Digital Social Science Lab- connecting academia

with data literacy

Christian Lauersen, Copenhagen University LibraryE-mail: cula@kb.dkTwitter: @clauersen

A library approach focusing only on study space and information resources is

not valid

We are past the area were the task of the librarian was to find stuff on a

shelve

When education and research

changes…

… so should libraries

DataMethods/tools

Skills

The respond:Digital Social Science Lab

An open platform for education and events on digital methods

Hardware and software for harvesting, cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data

A dynamic and aesthetically inspiring learning environment

The Proces

Inspiration

Funding

Hvad er Digital Social Science Lab?

• Et fysisk rum til understøttelse af forskning, uddannelse og læring

• Relevant software og hardware + vejledning og support

• En platform for digitale metoder og værktøjer indenfor samfundsvidenskaben

InputStakeholdersOwnership

Collaboration

Kub kort

Hvorfor?3 Data Labs

HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Natural and Health Science

Challenges in the proces• ”Is this a library task?”• ”On the expense of what?”• How do we get the relevant skills? • How do we talk about this project?• How do we position ourself towards

the local research and educational environtment?

What we do

Events, instructions and workshops

Students as partnersPeer-to-peerPromotionNetwork

Creating a network hub

Skills

DSSL is about peopleSelectionPlanning

Time

The Space

FlexibilityFunctionalityInspiration

Connecting the future

with the past

Visual storytelling

Create ’otherspaces’

AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

An alternative to the classic

learning setup

Who do we work with?

The Evolving DSSL Network

DSSL

Aalborg University

DTU

Faculty members

Students

Etnographic Exploratorium

ETHOS Lab

Tearching and

learning unit

Faculty

BADASS

Higher educationDanish

Business Authority

Open Data Network

Libraries and

archives

Society

Digital Social Science Lab, Spring 2016Opening 18th of February 2016

36 events10 own: NVivo, Zotero, Hindenburg16 facilitated: STATA, Open Data Day, Digital Methods Session, various seminars

650 have attended DSSL events

Highly daily use of the learning environtment

What we’re learned• It’s not enough to provide access to

software and hardware• Skill development is a long proces and has

to be in context of need and resources • The facilitating role is a good way to

create value• Network is key• The Library is a very strong platform for

bringing people together within academia

The Future?

Digital Social Science Lab, Autumn 2016

5 NVivo workshops2 SPSS workshops2 Hindenburg workshops2 Gephi + Netvizz workshops2 Excel workshops2 photoshop workshops1 python workshop

1 Digital Method Session1 Data sprint

Moving onNew partnerships

Re-skilling

Shaking the picture of the library

Digital Social Science Lab

Christian LauersenMail: cula@kb.dk | Twitter: @clauersenThe Library Lab: https://christianlauersen.net/

Questions?

Digital Social Science Lab dsslmail@kb.dk http://kub.kb.dk/DSSL