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Corti et al (2014)
[New page Jan 2019: last updated 4 Feb 2019]
Corti et al
Managing and Sharing Research Data: A Guide to Good Practice (publisher's blurb)
(Sage, 2014)
Authors
Corti et al
Managing and Sharing Research Data: A Guide to Good Practice (publisher's blurb)
(Sage, 2014)
Authors
- Louise Corti - University of Essex, UK
- Veerle Van den Eynden - University of Essex, UK
- Libby Bishop - University of Essex, UK
- Matthew Woollard - University of Essex, UK
[Pedantic note: The word "data" is plural: therefore "data are", not "data is": it's good to see these authors are grammatically correct.]
A new edition is planned, but until it is published here are my initial comments on the current edition.
Initial comments:
The authors describe this book as a "handbook": as such it is more like reviewing the Bible than a methods textbook.
In addition to reports and papers submitted for publication, research funders and publishers increasingly insist on deposit of the raw data on which the findings are based. Gone are the days when researchers could cling to "their" research data because of "computer problems" or through fear of being "scooped" to publication. Nowadays researchers are required to take appropriate steps to document and curate data generated in their research.
This timely and impressive tome incorporates diverse references and advice into a single volume and helps navigate a perilous minefield: it is packed with essential information on regulations, sources, and official bodies and offers highly detailed advice based on years of intensive and wide-ranging professional experience. It deals sensitively and thoughtfully with thorny issues such as copyright and consent and is an absolute treasure-chest with a jewel on practically every page.
As well as quantitative data from surveys and scientific research from fields as diverse as science, medicine, health and environment, the authors cover qualitative data such as diaries, interview transcripts, images, audio and video.
This book should be lodged in every social science department and IT research support section in every university. Before applying for research grants or undertaking post-graduate research, there should perhaps be a condition requiring investigators, supervisors and students to demonstrate that they have read and understood it.
Coverage includes:
The companion website contains hyperlinks to most chapters in the book: and each chapter contains hyperlinks to key references and to the latest versions of online resources such as additional exercises, key templates and data collections used. Dozens of the references also have URLs, but not all are open source.
Links are to:
Flysheet with contents and comments
Main UKDS site page: hyperlinks to most chapters in the book, within which are hyperlinks to the latest versions of online resources such as additional exercises, key templates and data collections used.
Companion material for Managing and Sharing Research Data handbook
A new edition is planned, but until it is published here are my initial comments on the current edition.
Initial comments:
The authors describe this book as a "handbook": as such it is more like reviewing the Bible than a methods textbook.
In addition to reports and papers submitted for publication, research funders and publishers increasingly insist on deposit of the raw data on which the findings are based. Gone are the days when researchers could cling to "their" research data because of "computer problems" or through fear of being "scooped" to publication. Nowadays researchers are required to take appropriate steps to document and curate data generated in their research.
This timely and impressive tome incorporates diverse references and advice into a single volume and helps navigate a perilous minefield: it is packed with essential information on regulations, sources, and official bodies and offers highly detailed advice based on years of intensive and wide-ranging professional experience. It deals sensitively and thoughtfully with thorny issues such as copyright and consent and is an absolute treasure-chest with a jewel on practically every page.
As well as quantitative data from surveys and scientific research from fields as diverse as science, medicine, health and environment, the authors cover qualitative data such as diaries, interview transcripts, images, audio and video.
This book should be lodged in every social science department and IT research support section in every university. Before applying for research grants or undertaking post-graduate research, there should perhaps be a condition requiring investigators, supervisors and students to demonstrate that they have read and understood it.
Coverage includes:
- how to plan your research using a data management checklist
- how to format and organise data
- how to store and transfer data
- research ethics and privacy in data sharing and intellectual property rights
- data strategies for collaborative research
- how to publish and cite data
- how to make use of other people’s research data, illustrated with case studies of data use.
The companion website contains hyperlinks to most chapters in the book: and each chapter contains hyperlinks to key references and to the latest versions of online resources such as additional exercises, key templates and data collections used. Dozens of the references also have URLs, but not all are open source.
Links are to:
Flysheet with contents and comments
Main UKDS site page: hyperlinks to most chapters in the book, within which are hyperlinks to the latest versions of online resources such as additional exercises, key templates and data collections used.
Companion material for Managing and Sharing Research Data handbook