Data Science

Demystifying Data Journals [Mar 10 @ 13:00, online]

Demystifying Data Journals: Experiences of data journal editors

Data journals are a format of publication that publish datasets or ‘data papers’ rather than conventional research articles. They offer a route to increase the visibility of research data outputs whilst also rewarding creators with a peer-reviewed publication, credit, and increased opportunity for citation (Walters, 2020). This event will feature presentations from researchers from a range of disciplines, in both STEM and the humanities, involved in editing data journals, who will share their experiences and advice with attendees. The event will introduce the concept of data journals and how they operate and explore best practices when submitting papers to these journals or developing data journal publications. There will be opportunities for questions and discussions throughout the event. This event is delivered by the N8 Centre of Excellence in Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR) and attendance is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about data journals.

Walters, W.H. (2020) ‘Data journals: incentivizing data access and documentation within the scholarly communication system’, Insights: the UKSG journal, 33(1), p. 18.

Agenda

13:00 – 13:05: Introduction and welcome

13:05 – 14:25: Talks and Q&A session

  • Prof. Vanessa Higgins, University of Manchester. Editorial Board Member for the Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Judith Winters, University of York. Editor of Internet Archaeology.
  • Dr Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University. Editorial Board, Scientific Data.
  • Dr Laura Sbaffi, University of Sheffield. Section Editor for PLOS Digital Health and Associate Editor for JASIST

14:25 – 14:30: Final comments

Caught in the web: Digitising Arachnid Collections

16 September 2025, 11:00–12:00 [Online]

Caught in the Web: Navigating Challenges in Digitising the Arachnid and Myriapod Collections

Dr. Jason Dunlop, curator of the Arachnida and Myriapoda collections at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, will share insights into the complex process of digitising natural history collections and present the approach taken. While the focus of this online lecture is natural history artefacts it may also be of interest to those working with Cultural Heritage collections and the Collections as Data paradigm.

The presentation will address:

·               Transferring metadata from catalogues into usable digital formats

·               Ensuring data consistency

·               The importance of curatorial expertise in digitisation workflows

·               Ensuring long-term data integrity through committed curation efforts 

For more information about the talk and the link for registration: https://winoda.de/en/event/caught-in-the-web/

Network power: the humanities and data science in collaboration

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When: 25 September 16:00 to 18:30.

Free hybrid event – registration required.

This event, organised by the Humanities and Data Science Turing Special Interest Group and hosted by the Bodleian Libraries, marks a moment of reflection and renewal. It will look back at how far the special interest group have come in building infrastructure, knowledge, and communities of practice, and look ahead to what’s next. What is the role of the humanities in an increasingly datafied world? What forms of digital scholarship and collaboration will the next decade demand? And how do they, as a network, continue to support and shape those futures?

In person registration: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/in-person-registration-network-power
Online registration: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/online-registration-network-power