challenges in opening up qualitative research data
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“Um, yeah [laughs]”Challenges in opening up qualitative research data
Paula Goodale ¦ Information School ¦ University of Sheffield@PaulaGoodale ¦ @LifeOfData
#iFutures 7/7/15
The Secret Life of a Weather Datum
www.lifeofdata.org.uk
Four contrasting, but inter-connected case studies
Data Production
Citizen Science Financial Markets
Climate Science
Thematic analysis
Policy issues
The journey of the weather
datumSocio-cultural
values
Open research data:Web site, online data archive
Image: Jonathan Gray [Flickr]
Data collection:“The best laid plans of mice and men…”
Data collection:“Nothing to see here…”
Data collection:Controlled access
Anonymising participants:“Who’s that girl [boy]?”:
Redactions:Commercially sensitive information, controversial points of view,
humour, personal information about 3rd parties
Modifications:Personal & professional opinions. criticisms, humour,
3rd party anonymisation, clarifications…
“Umm, yeah [laughs]” (or, a transcript is a transcript, is not a transcript…)
Audio:All or nothing
No audio
Full audio
Clips
“Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.” (Ray Kurzweil)
People and places:Individual permissions, public spaces
Lessons learned [1]: informed consentMake sure participants read and understand the small print!
I have read the small print
Lessons learned [2]: Put yourself in their shoes…No ‘one-size-fits-all’
Lessons learned [3]: CompromiseSome open data better than no open data?
Would I do it again?
$1 million question?