A second edition of Managing and Sharing Research Data is now
available for postgraduate students and researchers looking to build
their data management skills.
Written by experts at the UK Data
Archive, with over thirty years of experience in working with and
teaching people to work with data, this book is widely regarded as the globally-reaching guide for data management.
Focused
on both primary and secondary data and packed with checklists and
templates, it contains everything readers need to know for managing all
types of data before, during, and after the research process. Building
on foundational data management techniques, it offers practical advice
and insight into the unique skills needed to work with newer forms of
data, like social media and big data.
It also demonstrates how to:
- identify quality data that is credible, ethically-sound, and available for use
- choose and collect data suitable for particular research questions and project scopes
- work with personal, communal, administrative, and other sensitive and public data
- make the most of metadata
- visualise and share data using innovative platforms like blogs, infographics, and podcasts.
Veerle van den Eynden, Manager at the UK Data Archive’s Research Data
Services, said this new edition includes guidance on the latest
developments in data research and management.
She said: “It’s
been six years since we published the first edition of Managing and
Sharing Data. This updated version gives researchers the information and
tools to improve and professionalise their data management skills.
“We have included a new chapter on the GDPR, as well as a section on big data, and our approach is
very practical. The book is full of case studies and exercises to embed
the learning, and is written using accessible language free of jargon.”
Other
members of the UK Data Archive team to co-author the work include
Director of the UK Data Archive Matthew Woollard and Associate Director
Louise Corti.
Managing and Sharing Research Data is published by Sage Publications and is available to purchase online. The hardcover is priced £85 and the paperback £29.99.