Illuminating RDM: Open Government Data

Open government data refers to data collected and managed by government agencies that is made freely available to the public. In this session, we’ll discuss finding and using this type of data for all levels of government, and considerations for including it within your data management plan.

Presenters

Paul R. Pival is currently Research Librarian for Data Analytics and Liaison Librarian for Economics. He predominantly works with qualitative data within the Spatial and Numeric Data Services unit within Libraries and Cultural Resources, and is the institutional contact for the Statistics Canada Data Liberation Initiative.

Heather Ganshorn is the Research Data Management Planning coordinator for Libraries and Cultural Resources at UCalgary. She is also the subject librarian for various disciplines in the sciences and health sciences.