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The Intricacies of Managing Qualitative Data from Human Subject Research

Qualitative data is inherently nuanced and deeply contextual. While it offers rich interpretive possibilities, its analysis and presentation often demand considerable resources. Moreover, due to its sensitivity, managing qualitative research data obtained from human subjects—such as interviews and observations— poses distinct ethical challenges. This handout delineates key considerations, practical tips, and available resources for effectively handling this data type across its lifecycle.

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TAGS: Data Management, Data Sharing, Data Ethics, Qualitative Data, Human Subjects, Sensitive Data
DATE: 03-2024


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Research Data Scares

To celebrate the scariest month of the year, we have compiled six eerie short data tales from the TKFDM Network.

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TAGS: Data Stories, Data Management
DATE: 10-2022


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Our Data Services

Are you working on a research project or seeking to improve your data skills? The UCSB Library departments Research Data Services (RDS) and the Data, Research, Exploration, Access, and Methods (DREAM) Lab have many resources available to you.

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TAGS: Data Services, Data Management
DATE: 09-2022


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Data Management Planning Made Easy (DMPTool)

This document helps researchers strategize and outline plans for data generation, organization, preservation, and sharing during and after the research project.

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TAGS: Data Management, DMPTool, Funder Mandates
DATE: 05-2022


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Take full control of file versions!

Managing asynchronous contributions to multiple documents can be time consuming and cumbersome, especially in highly collaborative projects.

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TAGS: Version Control, Data Management, Project Organization
DATE: 09-2021


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What should you keep in your project folder?

To ease data management and make your research more shareable and reproducible, we suggest you organize your project folder following this basic structure.

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TAGS: Project Organization, Data Management, Data Documentation, File Organization
DATE: 08-2021


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UC Love Data Week

Join us on a week-long of presentations, demos, and workshops focused on data access, management, security, sharing, and preservation.

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TAGS: Love Data Week, Events, Data Management
DATE: 02-2021


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Data Deli (RDS Menu)

Data is served! Check out the menu of topics and skills we can "feed" you via consultations, presentations and workshops.

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TAGS: Data Services, Data Management
DATE: 05-2020