Data Literacy and Visualization for GLAM Collections (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)

Are you a student in the humanities who has considered incorporating data visualization into your research but are not sure how or where to start? Then this workshop is for you! We will show you how historical research can be assembled into a visual product and will use the actual collections data of the Princeton University Art Museum as an example. Attendees will learn: an overview of the history of data visualizations, how to create a GLAM dataset, how to reconcile and clean data with OpenRefine, and easy no-code platforms to use to create visualizations. This workshop is intended to be an introduction to static data visualization for people studying or working with cultural heritage information: no coding knowledge is necessary.

Lunch will be provided.

Meet the Facilitators:
Matt Chandler: Matt has a PhD in Sociology and Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame, where his research focused on contentious political transitions and social network dynamics. He also has a background in the humanities, having concentrated on philosophy and religious studies as an undergraduate. Before joining the Princeton Research Data Service in November 2019, Matt completed a postdoctoral fellowship through the Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications at Notre Dame, where he was a core researcher and data manager for the NetHealth Project, a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Carolina Roe-Raymond: Carolina Roe-Raymond is a Visualization Analyst in the Princeton Institute of Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE) at Princeton University. As a Visualization Analyst, Carolina helps Princeton faculty, staff, and students explore and communicate their data through graphs, charts, and other visuals. Carolina has a Ph.D. in Resource Ecology and Management, where she used visualizations created in R and GIS programs to advance research in urban bee ecology.

Julia Gearhart: Julia Gearhart joined Visual Resources in 2014 as an art cataloguer and support specialist. She received her MLIS from Syracuse University and is active in the digital art history and digital humanities communities. Julia also holds a BA in art history from Vassar College and an MA in African and Asian art and archaeology from The School of Oriental and African Studies in London; at both institutions she pursued her interest in the art of Africa and the African diaspora.

Frances Lloyd-Baynes of PUAM:
Frances Lloyd-Baynes joined the Princeton University Art Museum as manager of art information in August 2022. She is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the institution's art information activities, including data access and preservation, digital retention, and open-access policies. Frances joined the museum from the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where she was most recently head of collections information management. Previously, Frances was head of records at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. In addition to publishing regularly on issues of data, collections and digital practice, she has served a variety of museum industry organizations on vital topics related to best practice standards and tools.

What to Expect:
Day Long

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Co-hosted with: PICSciE/Research Computing

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