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Module 2:

Active research: identify open file formats

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Learning Objectives

Identify different types and standards of metadata

Select relevant open file formats

Manage sensitive data to ensure privacy and compliance with relevant national or international regulations

Apply open licenses and Data Usage rights

Apply best practices for storing data securely and efficiently

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Content

  • File Formats
    • Text, Audio, Image
    • Open vs Proprietary

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Describe the current policy landscape that shapes knowledge production

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Data Types & File Formats

  1. Archival Documents
  2. Interviews
  3. Images or Photographs
  4. Maps
  5. Survey results
  6. Census information
  7. Newspaper Clippings
  8. Case notes & Field notes
  9. Archaeological material
  10. Software, Online Tools & Code

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File formats

Name Surname | Event | Date

Audio

Text

Image

Statistical

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File formats

  • Open Format specification
  • Widespread use
  • Text based format
  • File Functionality

Name Surname | Event | Date

What is important is to consider when implementing data conversion to Open File Formats:

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  • Open
  • Standard
  • Interchangeable
  • Long-Lasting

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File formats - Text

Name Surname | Event | Date

PDF/A (.pdf)

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OpenDocument Text (.odt).

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Rich Text Format (.rtf).

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HTML (.htm).

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R Markdown files (.rmd) (with HTML version as well)

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File formats - �Audio

Name Surname | Event | Date

BWF (.bwf)

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MXF (.mxf)

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Matroska (.mka)

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FLAC (.flac)

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OPUS

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File formats - Images

Name Surname | Event | Date

TIFF version 6 uncompressed (.tif).

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JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)

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TIFF (.tif, .tiff)

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PNG (.png)

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JPEG 2000 (.jp2)

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DICOM (.dcm)

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File formats - Statistical

Name Surname | Event | Date

SPSS (.dat/ .sps)

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STATA (.data/ .DO)

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JASP (.csv/ .HTML

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R

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Discussion

What type of file formats do you usually work with?

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[Link to a document where participants can make collaborative notes]

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Thank you!�Questions?

[Trainer’s email address]