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IMLS Empowering Museums

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Start Date:September 1, 2021

End Date:2025

Description:Training modules outlined in the IMLS Empowerd grant, Data Fundamentals, Data Cleaning and Data Assessment.

Credit Line:These presentations have been made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) GrantME-249136-OMS-21.See Notes Tab for full IMLS credit line.

Audience:Museum Staff

Organizers:

Ms Sharon D. Grant : Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department
Helen Robbins : Field Museum of Natural History - Center for Repatriation, Tribal Relations, and Provenance Research
Ms. Janeen M. Jones : Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department
Kate Webbink : Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department

Funding:IMLS - Institute of Museum and Library Services - Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff

Learning Resources

Fundamentals in Data Cleaning

This module examines the fundamental things participants need to know, before the data cleaning to happen. It includes 2 sections, Terminology and Implementaion.

Data Cleaning with Databases

This module consists of 2 main units, the Data Cleaning with Access and Data Cleaning with Libre Office Base.

Data Cleaning using Microsoft Access

This module contains all the documentation to either self-direct training or teach to a group of staff members how to use Microsoft Access to clean data for use in museums.

How to clean data with Spreadsheet applications

This module consists of 3 main presentation and associated training materisl to either learn by self-directed teaching or to teach others how to clean data using Excel, OfficeLibre Calc or Google Sheets.

Rubric for How to Clean Data using spreadsheet programs. (pdf)

Data Cleaning With Open Office Calc

This module covers how to clean data using Open Office or Libre Office Calc

Data Cleaning With Excel

This module covers how to clean data using Excel.

How to use Open Refine for Data Cleaning training module

This module explains the basics for use the tool Open Refine to clean Museum data.

Multimedia and Rights and Licenses

This module consists of 3 main presentation and associated training materisl to either learn by self-directed teaching or to teach others how to document multimedia and the rights and licenses for museum professionals.

How to use R for Data Cleaning training module

This module explains the basics for use the programming language R to clean Museum data.

Can Data be Cultured? Cultural Sensitivity and DEAI in Museum Data

This module consists of 5 sections and a course overview. The Course discusses the roles of Language, Communication, Self-Awareness and Systems in the existance of culturally insensitive elements and derogatory language contained within Museum data. The Praxis unit exams how to,use the information learned in the other four units to acknowledge, address and mitigate if possible continuing harm caused.

Can Data be Cultured? Praxis

This module consists of 5 main presentations and a course overview presentation. The Course discusses the roles of Language, Communication, Self-Awareness and Systems in the exists of culturally insensitive elements and derogatory langues ontained within Museum data and the,Praxis unit exams how to use the information learned in the other four units to acknowledge, address and mitigate if possible continuing harm caused.

Can Data be Cultured? Self

Can Data be Cultured? Communication

Can Data be Cultured? Systems

Can Data be Cultured? Language

Empowering Museums by creating open, collaborative, online training and tools to improve digital experiences

The Field Museum technology team with partners from different departments such as Collections, Repatriation, and the Learning Center have created training materials, including an open-source slide deck template and an icon set, encouraging F.A.I.R (findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability) and C.A.R.E. (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) principles.

Shared data in service of shared goals

In addition to training materials, we are working to build a cohort of Field Museum professionals equipped with new and expanded data management skills — and a mutual understanding of collections data as a shared resource that should be cared for by departments across the Museum.

Leveling up our data standards and practices

These include slide presentations, hands-on data activities, and card games that teach about data accuracy, sharing, and access, so they can be used in online training sessions. A new training section called "Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity in Museum Data." was also developed to help foster a better understanding of F.A.I.R. and C.A.R.E. principles. These training modules have been made publicly available here for download and use by other museums and libraries to encourage findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability (FAIR) and Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics (CARE) principles in data.