[ICPSR] [OR-Announce] Summer Program Announces Weeklong Courses on Data Curation & Data Services

[Mark Thompson-Kolar]

The ICPSR Summer Program is offering the following weeklong courses this
year focused on data curation and data services. Follow the links for full
descriptions and information on enrolling.

*Curating and Managing Research Data for Re-use
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0149>*
*July 28-August 1, 2014*

(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0149)

This workshop, taught by Louise Corti (UK Data Archive), Jared Lyle
(ICPSR), and Veerle Van den Eynden (UK Data Archive), will explore and
apply the concepts and benefits of life cycle principles for data curation,
from selecting and preparing data for archiving to optimizing and promoting
data for reuse. ICPSR social science quantitative datasets and UK Data
Archive qualitative and cross-disciplinary data collections will serve as
case studies, and participants will track the datasets as they make their
way through the data assessment, review, processing, curation, and
publication pipeline. Participants will learn about and gain proficiency in
the full range of life cycle activities: data review and preparation;
confidential data management; effective documentation practices; how to
create, comply with, and evaluate required data management plans; digital
repository requirements and assessment; data dissemination and publication;
and running user support and promotional activities for data. Emphasis will
be placed on hands-on exercises demonstrating curation practices and on
small group discussions for sharing local experiences and learning from
others.

The workshop is aimed at individuals interested or actively engaged in the
curation and management of research data, in view of data sharing and
reuse, particularly data librarians, data archivists, data producers and
stewards with responsibilities for data management.


*Providing Social Science Data Services: Strategies for Design and
Operation <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0041> *
*August 4-8, 2014*

(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/courses/0041)

This workshop, taught by Bobray Bordelon (Princeton University), Jane Fry
(Carleton University), and Ron Nakao (Stanford University), is aimed at
individuals who manage or support local services for ICPSR and other
research data for quantitative analysis. The workshop is organized around
four data service areas: collections, users, access, and preservation. This
workshop will touch on the complete research life cycle. The structure of
the workshop will rely on presentations, participant collaborations, and
hands-on exercises. Fundamental topics are covered, including conducting a
data reference interview, searching for social science data, interpreting
data documentation, coping with various dissemination formats, accessing
and subsetting data through web-based tools (e.g. SDA and Nesstar),
selecting and downloading ICPSR data, and options for local data delivery.
Other topics will include data management, service promotion, preservation,
and sustainability. The final day concludes with an exercise drawing upon
the lessons learned throughout the workshop.

Those who should attend include anyone who is new to providing social
science data services, who is seeking to revitalize an existing service, or
who is looking to refresh and expand on previous knowledge.

*Note: This is not a course in statistical analysis, and attendees are not
expected to know how to use statistical software.*
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