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WHAT IS DATA?(And why you should care)
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What is ‘data’?• How do you define
‘data’?
• Does it matter how ‘data’ is defined?
• What is your data?
From ‘C3PO vs. Data’ by JD Hancock on flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/4617759902/
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What is ‘data’?“A reinterpretable representation of information in a formalized
manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing.”
Digital Curation Centre
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What is ‘data’?
Any information you use in your research
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Why you should care
Reason 1:Data are fragile and
easy to lose
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‘data garbage’ by steffenz on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffenz/336512756/
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‘data garbage by steffenz on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffenz/336512756/
Storage media are fragile
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http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2011/08/01/why-you-need-a-data-management-plan/
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DON’T LET THIS BE
YOU!
http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2011/08/01/why-you-need-a-data-management-plan/
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“Fire” by andrewmalone via flickr.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewmalone/2032844649/
What would happen to your data if there was a fire in your office, department or
home?
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‘books in a stack (a stack of books)’ by austinevan on flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/
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‘books in a stack (a stack of books)’ by austinevan on flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/
Can you find things you know you have when you need them?
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Why you should care
Reason 2:Data are part of your
(research) legacy
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Love your data!
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Send your research into the future!
‘The Eduardo Paolozzi sculpture of Newton at the British Library’ by dumbledad on flickr :http://www.flickr.com/photos/dumbledad/3372398044/ CC-BY-2.0
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