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Call for Papers: Special Issue of IASSIST Quarterly

By QSSHDIG Leadership Team

November 24, 2024

Guest editors from the QSSHDIG Leadership Team invite proposals for a special issue of IASSIST Quarterly on Aligning Qualitative Data Services with Open Science and Access. In 2019, members of the IASSIST Qualitative Social Science & Humanities Data Interest Group (QSSHDIG) edited an IASSIST Quarterly special issue (Vol. 43, No 2 ) focused on extending data services to qualitative research by exploring training, service visibility, transparency, and reuse practices. A second special issue of IASSIST Quarterly is warranted to explore qualitative data through the lens of FAIR, CARE, open science, and access.

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Editors' notes: Building infrastructure and networks – rewards and challenges

By IQ Editor

September 27, 2024

Welcome to the third issue of IASSIST Quarterly for 2024, IQ vol. 48(3) 2024 . As we are moving towards an open research environment, institutions are building infructractures that will enable sharing data and other research resources with a wider audience. The authors of the three papers in this issue offer our readers the benefit of their experience by sharing what they have learned through the process of establishing new infrustractures and networks.

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Editors' notes: Assessing needs and developing solutions

By IQ Editor

June 26, 2024

Welcome to second issue of IASSIST Quarterly for 2024, IQ vol. 48(2) 2024 . It was wonderful to meet so many old and new colleagues at the Best IASSIST Ever in Halifax. It was really inspiring to learn about all the great work that is being done by members of this community. For those of you who presented, please consider turning your conference presentation or poster into a paper and submitting it to IQ.

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My First IASSIST Conference Experience

By Ruby Lindsay

June 19, 2024

As an early-career academic librarian, I was grateful and excited to attend the 49th Annual Conference of IASSIST. The conference took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from May 28 – 31, 2024. This year, the conference theme was Uncharted: Navigating the Future of Data. Georges Island National Historic Site near the Halifax waterfront. Photo: Ruby Lindsay. When planning my conference schedule, I found sessions on topics related to my expertise, aiming to gain a deeper understanding.

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Editors' notes: Developing systems to encourage FAIR and secure research data

By IQ Editor

March 28, 2024

Welcome to first issue of IASSIST Quarterly for 2024; this is Volume 48 of the journal, IQ vol. 48(1) 2024 . The three papers in this issue represent different aspects of researchers’ use of data archives. Experts from three major data archives (ICPSR, IPUMS, and GESIS) share their experiences developing systems to make research resources in their archives more findable, accessible, and usable. Lafia, Million, and Hemphill in their article Exploratory and directed search strategies at a social science data archive investigate search strategies of users of a large social science data archive.

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Unlocking Insights: What Awaits at IASSIST & CARTO 2024

By Tuomas J. Alaterä

March 20, 2024

What Awaits at IASSIST & CARTO 2024 The countdown to IASSIST & CARTO 2024 is on, and with just more than a week left in the early bird registration period, now is an ideal time to secure your spot. Join us in the charming city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s picturesque East coast, for a week of insightful discussions and networking opportunities. This year’s program boasts a diverse range of sessions, offering valuable insights for data professionals everywhere.

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Guest editors' notes

By Robert Stalone Buwule and Winny Nekesa Akullo

December 18, 2023

We are excited to note that IASSIST’s Africa chapter has continued to grow bigger and stronger. After a successful first IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop in Uganda during January 2021, a second IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop took place in Ibadan, Nigeria in West Africa October 4th through October 7th, 2022. We are delighted to share with you the papers in this issue, most of which were presented at the second IASSIST Africa Regional Workshop at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Editors' notes: Much new research, and advances for the IQ

By IQ Editor

December 18, 2023

Welcome to this special double issue of IASSIST Quarterly for the year 2023, IQ vol. 47(2) 2023 . We are delighted to close out the year by offering the second special issue of the IASSIST Quarterly to showcase articles from the Africa workshop. Articles in this issue were presented in the second Africa Workshop which was held in Ibadan, Nigeria, in October 2022. Guest editors Winny Nekesa and Robert Stalone Buwule have again expertly steered the editorial process to bring us this research.

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Data Skills Training for Zimbabwean Academic Librarians

By Phillip Ndhlovu

September 20, 2023

Data Skills Training Workshop for Zimbabwean Academic Librarians was held at Gwanda State University (GSU), Epoch Mine Campus, Filabusi, Zimbabwe from the 19th to the 20th of July 2023, with support from an IASSIST Program Sponsorship award. The event was hosted by the GSU Library. The training workshop targeted academic librarians in Zimbabwe with the main objective of increasing 1) their knowledge of research data management and 2) their capacity to assist researchers in this area.

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IASSIST Research Data Management Workshop at MUST

By Winny Nekesa Akullo and Dr. Robert Buwule

September 14, 2023

The International Association of Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) sponsored a one-day Research Data Management workshop at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The theme of the workshop was “Research Data Management for promotion of scholarship among academic staff”. A group photo with some of the participants at the workshop. The workshop took place on 17th August 2023, at the Pharmbiotrack Board room, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology building.

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Call for Papers: Special Issue of IASSIST Quarterly

Editors' notes: Building infrastructure and networks – rewards and challenges

Editors' notes: Assessing needs and developing solutions

My First IASSIST Conference Experience

Editors' notes: Developing systems to encourage FAIR and secure research data

Unlocking Insights: What Awaits at IASSIST & CARTO 2024

Guest editors' notes

Editors' notes: Much new research, and advances for the IQ

Data Skills Training for Zimbabwean Academic Librarians

IASSIST Research Data Management Workshop at MUST

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