Research Data Management

The University of Erfurt is a partner of the  Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management, which provides information and materials on the subject of "Research data management in Thuringia" on its website. Here on site we advise all members of the University of Erfurt as well as members of the Thuringian universities of applied sciences from the areas of humanities, economics and pedagogy on all aspects of research data management that emerge during research.
The Research Data Management Service located at the library works closely with the Research and Graduate Service and the URMZ. We cooperate with the data protection officer and establish the contact for the publication services of the Electronic Text Center.

For your project,  we would be happy to bring the right partners together.

We offfer consultation services on the following topics

• FDM-related support for funding / project applications
• Creation of a data management plan
• Finding and citing research data
• Publication of research data, licenses and persistent identification
• Securing and archiving of research data

Winter semester 2024/2025 events on research data in Thuringia

Researchers at the University of Erfurt who would like to improve their data skills are cordially invited to the following online events:

1st Workshop: Best practices for spreadsheets and their data documentation

In this workshop you will learn how to avoid typical mistakes when working with spreadsheet data and how to document your data in a structured and comprehensible way. We will also introduce you to the Collectica tool, which supports you with data documentation. The course combines theory and practice, and all exercises are demonstrated using Excel.

Date: 29 October 2024, 09:00 - 11:00 am

Location: Online (Zoom)

Language: English

Registration and further information: Qualification portal of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena

2nd workshop: Data cleansing and quality improvement with OpenRefine

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use the free tool OpenRefine(https://openrefine.org/) to clean, correct and transform your tabular data. All content will be tested directly on a practice data set. Ideal for anyone who regularly works with large data sets and wants to improve their data quality efficiently.

Date: 5 November 2024, 09:00 - 13:00

Location: Online (Zoom)

Language: English

Registration and further information: Qualification portal of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Prerequisites for participation: No prior knowledge is required to participate in the workshops.

Both courses offer practical insights into tools and methods for handling tabular research data used in different scientific fields.

The exciting workshops are organised in cooperation with FDM-HAWK (EAH Jena) and TKFDM (University of Jena).

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the speakers Sarah Beolter and Cora Assmann!

News

•  DFG Specification of Requirements Relating to the Handling of Research Data in Funding Proposals. It will now be mandatory for proposals to include details (cf. Ckecklist) 
• The DFG Priority Programme 1859 "Experience and Expectation. Historical Foundations of Economic Behavior", the Gesellschaft für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin have founded the open access repository and research data hub "Emporion" together. .It is intended to promote free, standard-compliant publication – in particular based on the FAIR principles – of socio-historical research data (e.g. time series, statistical and panel data, text mining analyses) and data papers and is also available for contributions from corporate, environmental and technical history.  [further Information]