Data Management Training for the Humanities - A Half-Day Workshop

Data Management Training for the Humanities is a half-day workshop to discuss how institutions might meet growing requirements for training in the management of research data within humanities research. The aim is to learn more about research data management training already taking place at UK universities, plans for such training, relevant scoping studies, and related experiences.

We are adopting a broad approach to data, taking it to mean not just structured information on computers, but the whole range of materials that researchers must assemble and analyse in order to produce their research outputs. This potentially includes, therefore, printed books, articles, and even handwritten notes, in addition to electronic sources and datasets. Although the focus is on data management training in the humanities, the workshop will hear experiences from other disciplines as well.

The workshop is being organized as part of the Sudamih Project (Supporting Data Management Infrastructure in the Humanities, http://sudamih.oucs.ox.ac.uk/), funded by the JISC and led by Oxford University Computing Services. The project seeks to develop tools and training that will enable researchers in the humanities to organize their information more effectively.

Presentations include:

Introduction - Prof. Paul Jeffreys, University of Oxford
Sudamih Project Training Recommendations - Dr. James A J Wilson,
University of Oxford
INCREMENTAL Project : "Perfection is the enemy of the good"
Supporting research data management: A pragmatic approach - Dr.
Catharine Ward, University of Cambridge
Humanities Information Practices - Dr Eric Meyer, University of
Oxford
Preservation Exemplar at King's (PEKin) - Gareth Knight, King's
College, London
Data management training: making the most of limited resources -
Joy Davidson, Digital Curation Centre
Researcher Development: A national perspective - Dr. Ross
English, Vitae
Data and information management training: a collaborative
approach - Stéphane Goldstein, Research Information Network