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THE author notes that the heritage sector has a lot to catch up on in terms of open-source data, and this publication by Henriette Roued- Cunliffe aims to help practitioners, research- ers and students working in the galleries, libraries, archives and museums field to do just that. Roued-Cunliffe is an Associate Professor in digital humanities at the University of Copenhagen with an inter- est in information behaviour and online interaction. Open Heritage Data explains just what open data is and how it can be used, with good working examples being chosen from websites across the world to help demonstrate best practice and aid understanding of what can be achieved. The book is fully illustrated with case studies highlighted. Roued-Cunliffe wants to encourage and explain how those with no practical knowledge or experience can start to code and develop sites from scratch using open data. She encourages readers to explore and play with datasets to gain confidence and understanding. Copyright issues are discussed alongside Creative Commons licensing, as is data reuse including combining datasets, high- lighting the difficulties of working with certain types of complex data such as that in the field of archaeology.
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A valuable resource and guide on research and sharing knowledge
Roued-Cunliffe, Henriette. Open Heritage Data: an introduction to research, publishing and programming with open data in the heritage sector. London: Facet Publishing, 2020. 147pp. ISBN 978 1 7833 0359 5. £64.
Open Heritage Data is a highly accessible, clearly explained publication from an author who is truly passionate about her field of study, wanting to help others achieve so much more with the data held in collec- tions. An interesting read for anyone working or looking to work in the heritage or humanities sector.
Julie Davis
County Local Studies Librarian
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Chippenham
AS ‘open access’ and the ‘Research Excellence Framework 2021’ become increasingly hot topics in universities and colleges, the appearance of this well-written guide to the role academic librarians can play in scholarly com- munications and research support is timely. After explaining the dif- ference between scholarly communication and research support, the book is divided into seven chapters on schol- arly communication, research data management, open access, disseminating research results, metrics and impact, careers in research support, and the scholarly communications process. Surprisingly there is no chapter on copyright – a deliberate omission by the author who instead directs read- ers to some recent works on the subject. Whilst appreciating the author’s viewpoint, a chapter on copyright would have enhanced the work. Each chapter is well-written in easy to under- stand language and concludes with a useful practical exercise, such as decoding open access policies, to help the reader put into practice some of the skills discussed in the chapter. The chapter on the potentially dull topic of research data manage- ment is particularly helpful and the guidance on producing data management plans is useful for both researchers and librarians. The book not only explains how librarians can support academ- ics in their research but also encourages librarians to get involved in research and share
Sewell, Claire. The No-nonsense Guide to Research Support and Scholarly Commu- nication. London: Facet Publishing, 2020. 184 pp. 978 1 78330 393 9. £59.95.
their knowledge with other librarians through publishing in journals or newsletters, pre- senting a paper at a conference, or discussing findings on social media. As the author suggests, the book can be read in its entirety or can act as a useful aide-mémoire – for example, the section on promoting research can be used by any author to create a promotional strategy for their work. The author’s obvious passion for the subject and in-depth knowl- edge can be seen throughout the work and this book serves as an excellent guide to those wanting to know more about this increasingly important area of academic librarianship.
Lisa Peters University of Chester June 2022
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