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The EUI Library’s 9th annual Love Data Week takes place from 12 to 16 February – to raise awareness of data discovery; data use and protection; and management of data throughout the research lifecycle.
This year’s theme is ‘Your kind of data’ and we are hosting three open conversations and a data visualisation workshop for the entire EUI community.
Register for Love Data Week discussions related to your department:
Join us to share your data experiences and to discuss:
- What kind of data you need and produce
- What kind of data-support you need/expect from the EUI
- How the Library can help, collectively and individually, in leveraging at best your data.
Political and Social Science
Your kind of data: Political and Social Science
11:00 – 12:30, Monday 12 February 2024
Badia, Seminar Room 2 and online [register for event]
Economics
Your kind of data: Economics
15:30 – 17:00, Monday, 12 February 2024
Villa la Fonte, Seminar Room 3rd floor and online [register for event]
History and Law
Your kind of data: History and Law
14:00 – 16:00, Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Salviati, Sala del Torrino and online [register for event]
Register for Data Visualization workshop – for the entire EUI community.
Exploring and understanding data through the theories of Data Visualization
13:00- 15:00, Thursday, 15 February 2024
Badia, Sala del Capitolo and online [register for event]
Organised by the EUI Library and EMIF for the entire EUI community, this workshop dives into the theory and practice of Data Visualization.
Data visualisation refers to the communication of data and information through visual representations, such as charts, tables, diagrams, plots, maps etc. Translating vast amounts of information into a visual context makes it easier to process, absorb, and identify patterns, trends or outliers.
In a world that is flooded with data, we are constantly presented with charts and infographics on social media or traditional media outlets. Having a trained and critical eye on this topic, allows us to quickly identify the key insights but also potential misleading traits. This session will cover the main theories behind the creation of effective visualisations, while emphasising the dos and don’ts with practical examples.
The session is provided by Visualitics representatives, Italian experts in the Tableau data visualization tool.
EUI Library supporting your data needs
The Library assists EUI members throughout the research data lifecycle and provides advice on data management plans (DMPs); data inputs and quality control; database copyright and protection, and the preparation of datasets for reposit in the EUI research repository, Cadmus.
Contact Simone Sacchi, Research Data Librarian for more information or to discuss your research data needs.