[Air-L] Fwd: Forthcoming event: How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data

[Anderson, Ben]

thought this might be of interest given recent discussions about archiving data. 

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> From: "Etheridge, Anne" <aether at ESSEX.AC.UK>
> Date: 11 May 2011 08:15:53 GMT+01:00
> To: <ESDS-NEWS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Subject: Forthcoming event: How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data
> Reply-To: "Etheridge, Anne" <aether at ESSEX.AC.UK>
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> How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data
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> A once-a-year opportunity for data archivists to go behind the scenes and learn first hand from specialists at the UK Data Archive is happening on 13 and 14 October 2011.
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> Over two days participants will learn about the strategies and practices used in the Archive's daily work, with a focus on storing and sharing social science data, including microdata, aggregate, qualitative and historical data.
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> The Archive has over 40 years experience in selecting, ingesting, curating and providing access to data. We are a designated Place of Deposit for The National Archives and are internationally acknowledged experts in this field.
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> The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) will be supporting three fully funded scholarships to attend this workshop.
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> Further details including programme and booking: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/news-events/events.aspx?id=2864
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> ANNE
> ETHERIDGE
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> SENIOR OUTREACH AND PROMOTION OFFICER
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> UK DATA ARCHIVE
> UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
> WIVENHOE PARK
> COLCHESTER
> ESSEX, CO4 3SQ
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> T +44(0)1206 873159
> E aether at essex.ac.uk
> W www.data-archive.ac.uk
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> ENSURING CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY DATA IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
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Ben Anderson

Sociology @ Essex
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Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation
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