Data Interview Instrument Report: What is a data interview? Lecture

Andrew and Julie will present about the data interview process: how to prepare

an instrument, how to conduct the interview, and how to use the information

gathered to then create a data management plan. In order to prepare for this

presentation, you will choose an instrument/questionnaire model to explore

and share your findings with the class.

Report due during class activity/discussion: September 20th

1. Choose a resource:

● Digital Curation Centre’s Checklist for a Data Management Plan:

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/resource/DMP_Checkl

ist_2013.pdf

● JHU Data Management Services Questionnaire:

http://dmp.data.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/JHU_DMS_Data_Mg

t_Planning_Questionnaire.doc

● Purdue Data Information Literacy Interview Instruments:

http://wiki.lib.purdue.edu/display/ste/materials

● University of Virginia Data Interview Initiative:

http://dmconsult.library.virginia.edu/research-and-development-

initiatives/

2. Prepare your report with the following:

● Who created the questionnaire/instrument

● Describe the lay-out of the resource

● What do you like about this resource

● What do you think is lacking in this instrument

● Would you use this resource to build your own interview questions