Research data management has received increased attention in the academic world in recent years. Across disciplines, researchers are being called upon to address the question of the whereabouts of their data and materials after the completion of a project or publication and, if necessary, to make them available for review or subsequent use. This poses particular challenges for the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies. The aim of this working area is therefore to develop and support an appropriate RDM at the Centre.
RDM at ReCentGlobe
As part of a pilot project in the Collaborative Research Centre 1199 “Spatialization processes under globalization conditions,” we examined the opportunities and challenges of dealing with research data. The questions were: What are data in our humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies subjects? How do we deal with legal and ethical aspects? How can we document and prepare data or materials so that others can reuse them – and when is this worthwhile?
The experiences from the pilot project are documented in the following publication: Eva Ommert (2023): Research data management in SFB 1199. SFB 1199 Working Paper, 29. nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-885985
Building on the pilot project, an RDM concept was developed for the entire ReCentGlobe, which is now open to all members.
Specific services include:
- creation of data management plans in research projects
- setup of technical services (e.g. storage, backup, encryption)
- advice on various RDM topics (e.g. data documentation and organization, legal aspects)
- archiving and, if possible, publication of research data and materials in the center's own repository GlobeData
- advice on RDM when submitting applications
- workshops for new research projects
Data Archiving in GlobeData
With GlobeData, ReCentGlobe has its own repository for archiving research data. This new infrastructure allows data and materials collected in the centre's projects to be stored. At the same time, it is also open to researchers from all over the world and will systematically collect data on the Centre's key research areas in Global and Area Studies. In this way, ReCentGlobe not only takes into account the need to organise research data competently and close to the subject, but also to develop thematically relevant data collections across institutions.
Find the repository here GlobeData
Individual Access Control
Between the publication of research data and closed archiving for review purposes, GlobeData also offers graduated variants such as the targeted release of data for specific persons or temporary embargoes. The repository thus fulfils the special requirements of research data in the humanities and social sciences, particularly with regard to possible legal or ethical restrictions when making data available. Ultimately, each researcher decides who gets access to the data.
Data Curation
The workflows for data curation were developed in close collaboration with researchers from the centre's diverse research projects. These include, among others:
- data quality,
- comprehensible documentation,
- standardised meta data,
- appropriate data formats,
- persistent identification (DOI),
- legal aspects such as terms of use, specific access regulations and licensing.
Data Collection
Thematic
- Global Studies, Area Studies
- research on global dynamics
- transnational, transregional and global history
- processes of transregional interaction
- global, transregional and transnational interconnections
Data Types
- textual data
- tabular data
- audiovisual data
- images
- data bases
- geovisual data
- etc.
File Format and Size
- generally no restriction with regard to file formats
- open and durable file formats are recommended
- larger data volumes by prior arrangement
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