Managing Your Data

The theme of Love Data Week 2024 is "My Kind of Data". We will be celebrating UMass types of data as well as what makes your research and your data unique!

ICPSR is the official host of Love Data Week, and libraries across the world are celebrating and offering events. For more about Love Data Week in general, visit the Love Data Week website.

Monday February 12:

• Workshop: Where do I put my data? Find a repository for your data and research outputs. 4-5pm, Calipari Room, W.E.B. Du Bois Library 
  • Many research funders require data to be shared in a repository and available to the public. You may also have other data, conference publications, or other research products that you want to share. Repositories also preserve your data safely for the long term and ensure it will be available to you and to others in the future. Come learn about the different types of repositories, what you will need to do to prepare your data for deposit, and how to find the right type of repository for your data.  
  • Register for this event here

Tuesday February 13:

• Learn some stats about the library via our social media.

Wednesday February 14:

• Workshop: Cleaning Your Data with OpenRefine, 2:30-3:30pm, Room 1620, W.E.B. Du Bois Library
  • Do you do a lot of your work in spreadsheets? Is your data messy? Do you have to transform your data, or parse your data to make it usable? Come learn about the open-source desktop application OpenRefine! OpenRefine can help you clean your messy data, convert values to other formats, normalize your data, and more! You are encouraged to bring your own machine and follow along. Instructions on how to set up OpenRefine will be sent to registrants ahead of the workshop.  
  • Register for this event here

• Data activity in the Learning Commons: Vote for your favorite UMass Amherst dining commons!

Thursday February 15: Data activity in the Learning Commons: Vote for your favorite campus animal! 

Friday February 16: Results of your votes!