retaining your old research data
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This presentation describes a few techniques to improve the odds that you will be able to use your research data 5 or more years into the futureTRANSCRIPT
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Retaining Your Old Data
Kristin Briney, PhDData Services Librarian
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FUTURE FILE USABILITY
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Future File Usability
• What?– Can you use your files from 10 years ago?– Data needs to be• Accessible• Interpretable• Readable
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Future File Usability
• Why?– You may want to use the data in 5 years– PI sometimes keeps data and notes– Prep for data sharing– Per OMB Circular A-110, must retain data at least
3 years post-project• Better to retain for >5 years
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Future File Usability
• When?– (As you work on a project)– When you wrap up a project
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Future File Usability
• How?– Back up written notes• People always forget this one• Difficult to interpret data without notes• Options
– Digitally scan (recommended with digital data)– Photocopies
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Future File Usability
• How?– Convert file formats• Can you open digital files from 10 years ago?• Use open, non-proprietary formats that are in wide use
– .docx .txt– .xlsx .csv– .jpg .tif
• Save a copy in the old format, just in case• Preserve software if no open file format
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Future File Usability
• How?– Move to new media• Hardware dies and becomes obsolete
– Floppy disks!
• Expect average lifetime to be 3-5 years• Keep up with technology
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Future File Usability
• How?– Put into a repository– It will preserve data for you– Find a repository in your discipline• databib.org• www.re3data.org• Ask me!
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WHAT TO DO FROM HERE
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Data Services
• uwm.edu/libraries/dataservices
• Data Services Librarian– Kristin Briney
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Thank You!
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