There are two Graduate Search Clinics happening next week.
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Discovering and Depositing Social Science research data
Thursday 5 March 12.30 – 13.30
SSL IT Training Room
This 1 hour session provides an opportunity for doctoral students to learn about the deposit and discovery elements of the ORA-Data service. By the end of the session you will:
- know how to locate and cite data
- understand how the description of your own data can help to increase its visibility and add to your research profile
- provide feedback on the usability of ORA-Data’s deposit mechanism
- briefly compare it with similar resources at other institution
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Working with sensitive or confidential research data
Thursday 5 March 14.00 – 15.00
A workshop outlining some of the key principles to bear in mind when working with restricted research data. It is aimed at those who have completed the introductory sessions of Research data management and data archive. This session will also be of use to those creating data they consider sensitive or accessing similar data held in an archive. Examples of scenarios drawn from the research of participants are particularly welcome. Subjects to be covered include:
Creating data
- Using Informed consent agreements
- Maximising usage potential of data
- Types of data – numbers text and beyond
- Strategies to protect data; embargoes, vetting and restrictions
- Accessing archived data
- Understanding access conditions
- Importance of metadata
- Trends in data access – greater detail v harder access
The role of support services at Oxford will also be outlined and in particular the new role of the Bodleian Social Science Data Librarian. Feedback will also be invited on whether you feel the needs of your own research are being addressed in the developing data support infrastructure.
These are the last Graduate Search Clinics of this term but there will be more running in Trinity. For details, check our website.