Need help?
Need help working with data?
If you have questions at any point in the process of working on a data project, experts at the library are available to help. The quickest way to get into contact with us is through the Ask the Library service -- from there, you'll be directed to the person best suited to answer your question.
If you have questions about data management, reach out to our Research Data Team.
Tutorials
- Cleaning OCR'd TextLesson from the Programming Historian (a website dedicated to delivering technical instruction to humanities researchers) on cleaning up text data.
- Data Carpentry - Organizing Spreadsheet DataLesson from Data Carpentry that covers best practices for data entry into spreadsheets and how to organize variables.
- Data Cleaning with OpenRefineA quick video tutorial on the basics of using OpenRefine.
- Finding Data - Journalist's ToolboxHow-to video on searching for and locating open datasets
Reading and More Resources
- Data 4 Black LivesA movement of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people.
- Data Source Evaluation with SMART CriteriaCriteria developed by the University of Washington Libraries on evaluating data sources.
- Digital Humanities Data CurationTips and best practices for data curation in the humanities.
- Our Data Bodies ProjectAn organization focused on how personal digital information is collected, stored, and shared by government and corporations.
- Web Literacy for Student Fact-CheckersOpen access book on helping students and others learn to evaluate information they read on the internet.