The Data Team is hosting workshops on data management and privacy during Spring 2023!

Most workshops do not require registering, just show up at the scheduled time. For the Getting Started with Git and GitHub  workshops, we require registration due to the interactive nature of the event.

Workshop materials will be posted on Zenodo, check back to this website to find links to the Zenodo repositories after the workshops.

Find the schedule and description of events below, an ICS calendar can be found at the following link so you can see all the events in your calendar.

Spring 2023 Data Team Workshops Calendar 

File Organization (1 hour)

Creating file and folder organization structures can help groups of researchers collaborate and keep track of the data they use in a project. Using a good structure cannot only help researchers know how to name their files, where to place them, but also their colleagues to navigate to a project folder and find what data exists, and what still needs to be created. In this workshop the Data Team will demonstrate how to create a proper folder structure that can be easily shared within a research group, as well as good file naming tips to know the content of a file from the file name.

Materials Available on Zenodo

January 31 14u VMA 1.04 | Add to Calendar

February 2 10u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar

How to Write a README File (1 hour)

A Readme file is a simple documentation file that can be included with data packages, and it is a way to convey information to yourself and others about your data packages. Documenting your data packages can help you remember where you have placed data, how you structured data, which can be helpful when revisiting data after a vacation or a few years. Also, README files help others to understand and use your data/code. In this workshop, you’ll learn where to find the UU Geosciences faculty README template, how to edit, and what information to put in README files.

February 14 15u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar 

February 16 10u VMA 1.04 | Add to Calendar

Managing Research Data in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive (1 hour)

UU researchers have access to Microsoft software and cloud storage such as Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. In this workshop you will learn how to create and manage Teams, add tools for planning, calendars, wikis, notebooks to the team, and store and manage data within the Teams environment and associated SharePoint. You will also learn about managing and sharing data with OneDrive.

February 21 15u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar

February 23 15u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar 

Metadata in Practice (1 hour)

Metadata is all about giving information about data, code, or any digital object. Metadata can help you and others to interpret data better.Metadata can be provided in different forms but for practical purposes, the metadata needs to be readable by humans and machines. In this workshop, we introduce different types of metadata and give you guidelines for choosing the best metadata schema for your dataset/codes.

February 28  14u VMA 1.15| Add to Calendar 

Sharing Data within UU and Outside (1 hour)

Collecting and generating data is one thing, but to make data ready for sharing with collaborators from UU and external institutes, asks for different preparations. There are different platforms available to choose from, in addition it is important to provide the data in a suitable way and format with sufficient documentation. In this workshop the different platforms for sharing data will be treated, also considering the type of data to be shared, user-friendliness of the platform and possibilities in granting access to the data. This allows you to determine which method and platform to share your research data will suit you best.

March 9 10u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar

Getting Started with Git and GitHub (1.5-2 hours)

This workshop has a maximum of 5 attendees per date, please fill out the form next to the date to register. If registration is full and you have a group of users who would like to learn Git and GitHub, send an email to datateam.geo@uu.nl to schedule a special session.

Git is a code versioning and collaboration system to help developers track changes in code as it grows, and allows multiple people to collaborate and build the same code, GitHub is an online platform for widely sharing Git projects. ts. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Git and GitHub, and how to get started tracking and versioning your code. Class is limited to 5 people at a time, and will get hands on with Git and GitHub through the GitHub Desktop application.

March 14 14:30u VMA 1.10 | Workshop Registration Link

March 16 10u VMA 1.10 | Workshop Registration Link

Data Publication and Archiving (1 hour)

After all data processing steps have taken place, you can categorize your data in roughly three groups; data you like to publish, data you like to preserve / archive and data that you do not need any longer. Data is the first two groups need some preparations to be suitable for long-term preserving and making publicly accessible. In this workshop you will learn how to select your research data for either publishing or archiving, how to prepare your data and when to start doing so. In addition, several low-threshold platforms for publishing and archiving will be showcased to demonstrate how they can help you do this.

March 20 14u VMA 1.04| Add to Calendar 

March 23 10u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar 

Managing Research Data in YoDa (1 hour)

YoDa is the standard and reliable data repository provided by UU. It helps you manage your data from earlier stages till publishing. To use that efficiently, one needs to have some basic practical knowledge about that. In this workshop, we give you hands-on experience on how to access YoDa, upload data, share data, and publish data on YoDa.

March 28 10u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar

March 30 10u VMA 1.15 | Add to Calendar