Questions to Ask Across the Ethnographic LifecycleDOING ANTHROPOLOGY IN A DIGITAL AGEAAA ANNUAL MEETING, 2016

CELIA EMMELHAINZ - ANTHROPOLOGY LIBRARIAN – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

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* Literature review* Grant applications

* Additional literature review* Open access, publicizing, archiving

* Organizing materials* Securing materials

* Analysis software* Documenting your analysis

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1. Where can I find research materials?

GLAM & Fieldwork Sites

• Galleries• Libraries• Archives• Museums

Collaborative / Secondary Research

• Longitudinal• Team projects• Archival fieldnotes• Qualitative data

AFOtDAR

Left: Ruth Benedict’s fieldnotes at Anthropological Fieldwork Online. Right, fieldnotes from a day’s work at Second Woods, NY

Malawi Journals Project I: “Can't a person have AIDS in the village?”

R: “S/he can have it, if s/he's careless by accepting marriage or having unprotected sex with people from town.”

2. How do I keep up?

3. How can I organize digital materials?

Building a System

• Folder and file naming systems

• Raw vs. working files• Budget for this!

Adding Context

• Headers• Readmes• Keep a process log

4. How am I securing my fieldnotes?

Encryption

• Hard drives (Password)• Secure server or VPN• Passwords / Backups• Anonymize pre-coding

Exposure

• Beware the Cloud• Wipe drives or devices• Train assistants

5. Can I still view my notes in the future?

Durable Formats

• Save to open formats• Export coded docs• Export code system• New storage media

6. How am I preparing for archiving?

Thinking about archiving

• Restrict or embargo• Add to consent form • Secondary IRBs and

Data Use Agreements• Fieldnotes will

7. How am I publicizing my research?

https://library.uwinnipeg.ca/scholarly-communication/index.html

In short, you can ask yourself: Where can I find research materials, including others’ data? How can I best keep up with new articles? How do I organize and add context to my field records? How do I secure my fieldnotes, images, and transcripts? Will I can still be able to view my own notes in the future? Can I set things up to make archiving easier in the future? How can I more easily share and promote my research?

And librarians can help you: Find background material Find and reuse “secondary data” Organize your research materials Secure your fieldnotes Document and archive your records Share and promote your results

COPAR Online guides Currently revising advice

Research Data Office Data management plans Sponsored grants

Your Library Liaison librarian Scholarly Communications Data Librarians

Contact: emmelhainz@berkeley.edu