3-2-1…it’s time to backup your data

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Data Management Corner – Data Backup

Data is your valuable research materials and products, and getting data is hard work. Your data is expensive and most often, irreplaceable. Here is a simple rule to follow when backing up your data:

 

The 3-2-1 rule: save three copies of your data, two locally (on two different devices/media), and one off site. This means that you will have your original copy and two additional backup copies.

 

What could this look like at UBC? Your original copy data may be saved on a personal or lab laptop or desktop computer. However, either of those could be compromised by a virus or they could be stolen or damaged. The local copy could be stored on an external hard drive, or a departmental/university server. Never use a thumb drive or flash drive as a storage device. These should only be used as a means to quickly transfer data from one machine to another.

 

The offsite copy of your data could be stored in the cloud. At UBC, we have a few different storage options, depending on whether you are faculty, student or staff. The UBC IT Storage Solutions Comparison Chart could guide you what tool to use for online storage. See more information on the Library’s Research Data Management website.

 

Have questions? Feel free to reach out to research.data@ubc.ca or directly to Eugene Barsky, Research Data Management Librarian.

 

Colour Our Collections 2022

The UBC Library’s Digital Colouring book for 2022 is now available to download! Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons. UBC Library’s digital colouring books aim to inspire creativity and spark curiosity through the art found in our digital and physical collections. We are joining the New York Academy of Medicine Library and others to offer this unique way to engage with library content.

 

This year’s digital colouring book celebrates conservation and sustainability. The book features illustrated birds in nature found in UBC Library’s Open Collections from B.C. Historical Books and Historical Children’s Literature Collections.

 

Take a creative break each month and join us in celebrating #ColourOurCollectionsUBC. Download your own copy and start colouring!

Data aficionados, unite! “Love Data Week” is almost here

Love Data Week is an international celebration of all things data, scheduled annually in the week of Valentine’s Day. Its aim is to engage community and increase awareness with events that highlight the prominence, value, and appropriate handling of data in our lives and research.

 

For Love Data Week 2022, libraries at SFU, UBC, UNBC, and UVic collaborated to offer a series of talks and workshops. All events will be hosted online via Zoom, and registration is open to everyone. We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

Find out more, and register for events

Upcoming Workshops

NVivo Part 2: classification and datasets

 

Wednesday, February 16th | 4:00 – 6:00pm

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NVivo’s classification capabilities will help you add demographic data to your nodes, and bibliographic data to your sources. If you are comfortable with the basics of NVivo (importing sources, creating nodes, and coding) and would like to explore new ways of working with qualitative data, this workshop is for you!

 

note: this workshop was originally scheduled for February 9th and has been postponed to February 16th

Introduction to Git and GitHub

 

Monday, February 14th | 2:00 – 3:30 pm

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Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration. In this beginner workshop participants will learn key concepts, create their own Git repository, and publish to GitHub. No previous experience with Git is required.

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Podcasting

 

Wednesday, February 23rd | 10:00am – 12:00pm

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Learn how to create your own podcast in this introductory and interactive workshop. This workshop will cover all levels of podcast production including content creation, recording, editing, and promotion. No previous podcasting experience is necessary.

Working with data in Excel: Part 2

 

Wednesday, February 16th | 10:00am – 12:00pm

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This is the second part of the Excel workshop series. It is designed for intermediate users who feel comfortable with basic Excel commands (sorting, filtering, absolute and relative references, basic visualizations), but participants of all skill levels are welcomed. We will walk you through the process of importing, cleaning, and exploring a large dataset, while demonstrating some of the less known Excel’s capabilities, including OCR, macros, statistical analysis tool pack, and many other time-saving features.

 

 

More Events

Data Analysis and Visualization

NVivo part 1: getting started with Nvivo

Wednesday, February 23rd | 4:00 – 600pm

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Citation Management

Using RefWorks for Citation Management

Monday, February 28th | 4:00 – 5:30pm

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Writing (Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication)

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