Open datasets in psychology & social sciences: from sharing to FAIRing

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[ Session Name ] Open datasets in psychology & social sciences: from sharing to FAIRing [ Primary Space ] Openness [ Secondary Space ] Web Literacy

[ Submitter's Name ] Melissa Kline [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] MIT [ Submitter's GitHub ] @mekline

What will happen in your session?

Social scientists are beginning to openly share anonymous (or shared-with-permission) data on how people form categories, navigate the social world, and more. But uploading is just the beginning - how do we (as learners, scientists, and makers) actually discover and use these datasets? A key step is to build consensus (and technical specifications) for how we structure/document our data so we can find what we're interested in and extend each others' work in unexpected directions.

This session consist of a roundtable on the principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) sharing, and then an open-tinkering time where participants 'test-drive' these principles by identifying datasets to play with, what we need to make them usable, and what we can imaging building.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

To understand the idea of FAIR sharing as a step beyond open access data, and the importance of community and consensus in building the software and other tools we want to get the most out of our data.
To share and discover datasets in psychology and social sciences that people would be excited to use, rate how FAIR they are, and generate ideas for tools or ways we'd like to use these datasets for learning, research, and/or personal interest.
To discuss an evolving open-source technical specification for psychological datasets, especially understanding how to make it accessible for users with a wider varieties of interests and technical backgrounds.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

We can work with participants' own devices, but a projector for presentation and whiteboards and/or large sheets of paper & markers would be useful for brainstorming and discussion.

Time needed

90 mins