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Research data management in the humanities

Research data management in the humanities. Sudamih Project, OUCS. What is research data management?. The aspects of research that take place between gathering sources and producing the final outputs Organising and structuring material Storage and backing up

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Research data management in the humanities

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  1. Research data management in the humanities Sudamih Project, OUCS

  2. What is research data management? • The aspects of research that take place between gathering sources and producing the final outputs • Organising and structuring material • Storage and backing up • Preparing material for analysis, or to share with others • This may include working with databases

  3. Key aims of research data management • In the short term, to ensure you have the information you need at your fingertips • In the longer term, to ensure information remains secure, easily retrievable, intelligible, and adequately documented

  4. Data management basics • Be proactive – plan ahead • Take time to look at your existing ways of dealing with information • Do they meet your current needs? • Will they continue to do so for the duration of your research project? Beyond that? • Think about how you’ll integrate new material with what you already have

  5. Information management tools • Explore the tools that are available • Word processors can’t do everything • Consider using a relational database... • ... or some bibliographic software • ... or software to annotate, organise, analyse... • Visit the Research Skills Toolkit website • Ask colleagues for recommendations

  6. Storage and backing up • Your data is valuable – so keep it safe • Make a backup plan • Keep copies in multiple places • OUCS’s HFS service offers free backup and archiving to postgrads and staff • If you work on multiple computers, investigate synchronisation services • Dropbox is popular – though others exist

  7. Training and advice • OUCS IT Learning Programme offers courses on a wide range of software • Also database design, working with digital images, Web publishing... • The Skills Hub (on WebLearn) lists other training providers • The OU Research Data Management Portal provides information and guidance

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