Archivist on Board: Contributions to the Research Team

Authors

  • Charles K. Humphrey University of Alberta
  • Carole A. Estabrooks University of Alberta
  • Judy R. Norris University of Alberta
  • Jane E. Smith University of Alberta
  • Kathryn L. Hesketh University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-1.3.1022

Keywords:

archiving, team research, data preservation, data sharing

Abstract

In this article, we demonstrate the advantages of including an archivist as a member of the research team based on our experience with two multi-site, multi-method, primarily qualitative projects. The Principal Investigator, committed to the principles of data sharing and preservation, recruited a data archivist at the inception of the projects. Several issues arose that are not typically encountered in a research project: investigators needed to agree to the principles of data preservation and sharingconcepts that are not typically discussed a prior; the research ethics application and approval had to incorporate the conditions of preservation and sharing; and we needed a comprehensive plan for preservation that would ensure the creation of high-quality data products worthy of deposition. This comprehensive plan required that we identify the standards of archiving, incorporating within the data management plan an appropriate inventory list and a design for tagged fields and a corresponding Document Type Definition (DTD) used in the mark-up of textual data. A plan for creating access to the data for secondary analysis was also developed. The conditions of use, cataloguing records, and citation guide are all part of preparing the data for access. Finally, the challenges of this approach are summarized. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs000356

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Author Biographies

Charles K. Humphrey, University of Alberta

Charles K. HUMPHREY is the head of research data services in the Library at the University of Alberta.

Carole A. Estabrooks, University of Alberta

Carole A. ESTABROOKS is an assistant professor in the faculty of nursing at the University of Alberta.

Judy R. Norris, University of Alberta

Judy R. NORRIS is an associate professor in the faculty of nursing at the University of Alberta.

Jane E. Smith, University of Alberta

Jane E. SMITH is a doctoral student in the faculty of nursing at the University of Alberta.

Kathryn L. Hesketh, University of Alberta

Kathryn L. HESKETH is the project coordinator for the Knowledge Utilization Studies in Practice Program (http://www.ualberta.ca/~kusp) at the University of Alberta.

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Published

2000-12-31

How to Cite

Humphrey, C. K., Estabrooks, C. A., Norris, J. R., Smith, J. E., & Hesketh, K. L. (2000). Archivist on Board: Contributions to the Research Team. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-1.3.1022

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Preconditions of Qualitative Archiving