An introduction to data management and handling data in research and teaching. Learn about creating data management plans, defining data in context, metadata, and finding and using open data sources.
Speakers:
Reid Boehm, PhD, Research Data Systems Manager, PURR, Purdue University
Erika Mann, MLIS, Helmke Library, Data Science for Library Program, PFW
Join us in person at the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus in conference room LB112 in Helmke Library or online via Teams.
Learn about the relationship between data management and transparency in research. Topics covered include open science, open data, archiving and preservation of data, and data management plans in grants.
Speakers:
Reid Boehm, PhD, Research Data Systems Manager, PURR, Purdue University
Erika Mann, MLIS, Helmke Library, Data Science for Library Program, PFW
Join us in person at the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus in conference room LB112 in Helmke Library or online via Teams.
Adopting a dataset is kind of like adopting a pet, except less messy. Get started by reviewing the list of datasets on the ICPSR Love Data Week page and find something of interest to you. Fill out the Dataset Adoption Form, and then download, analyze online, or just review the summary information for your adopted data. Your role is to bring your dataset to life by learning about the information it contains and to share the information you're learning through email, social media, virtual meetings, and more.
Did you know that almost half of new cars sold in Norway are electric? Or that world hunger has reached its lowest point in 25 years? Or that more girls are enrolling in secondary school worldwide? Learn more "beautiful news" in the data visualizations available on Information Is Beautiful.
As described on the website, "Information is Beautiful is dedicated to making sense of the world with graphics & data-visuals. We set out to explain, distill and clarify. All our visualizations are based on facts and data: constantly updated, revised and revisioned."
Follow the link to check out the hundreds of datasets and visualizations available, and look for the tab for "beautiful news" for a jolt of positivity!
Do you work with weird data? Have you come across any open data that is wonderfully unique? Share it!
Check out these wonderfully weird data sets and add your own -- email links to either of the contacts listed on this guide!
80,000+ documented close encounters from the past 70 years
10 years of survey data by the National Retail Federation's on V-Day celebration
From the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs
The National Public Toilet Map shows the location of more than 17,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia.
This table contains squirrel data for each of the 3,023 sightings, including location coordinates, age, primary and secondary fur color, elevation, activities, communications, and interactions between squirrels and with humans.
