Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH) and University of Helsinki Data Support have published English versions of the data management handbooks that were published in Finnish last year. These resources were developed to support researchers, teachers, and students in applying general data management principles to the practical realities of academic work in the social sciences and humanities.
The five handbooks focus on commonly used data types in SSH research: survey data, social media data, research-ready text data, registry data, and video/audio recordings. Each handbook offers guidance tailored to the specific challenges of handling these data types, highlighting how good data management is shaped by both the nature of the data and the research context.
The handbooks are living documents and will continue to evolve based on user feedback and developments in the field. Additional handbooks are also in development, with future topics including interview research, ethnography, and experimental measurement data.