Creating Data Others Can Understand: Metadata and Documentation
Date & Time: October 8, 2026, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Creating Data Others Can Understand: Metadata and Documentation
This workshop covers best practices for documenting data to ensure it is understandable and re-usable. Hands-on activities and take-home resources will support the development of README files and data dictionaries, two types of documentation that can be applied regardless of field. This workshop also highlights examples of field-specific data standards and introduces more field-agnostic standards like Frictionless Data Package and PsychDS, along with tools that can support their adoption.
Presented by the Research Data Stewardship Dept