In this webinar, researchers will learn about options for sharing qualitative data, with a focus on the Qualitative Data Repository, in which UC Berkeley is an institutional member. Sebastian Karcher, Associate Director of QDR, and Dessislava Kirilova, Senior Curation Specialist, will show how the deposit process works and explain how sensitive data can be securely shared under varying levels of access control. More broadly, researchers will gain a better understanding of qualitative data sharing norms and practices in the social sciences and public health, and of simple steps they can take to manage qualitative research materials which will help them stay organized in their own work and enable future archiving and re-use of the materials they so carefully collect. This webinar is designed for anyone who uses qualitative or multi-method techniques in their research, such as faculty, graduate students, and independent researchers—and the staff who support them—and is especially timely for those applying for federal or nonprofit funding who need to prepare a data management plan (DMP) for their qualitative research projects.

Presenters: Sebastian Karcher, Associate Director of QDR, and Dessislava Kirilova, Senior Curation Specialist