How to streamline the process of cleaning and transforming data

The lecture is held in English.

The session will introduce the key features of OpenRefine, demonstrating how it can address common data challenges such as inconsistent formatting, duplicate entries, and incomplete records. This lecture is intended for a broad audience, and showcases practical scenarios where OpenRefine can significantly reduce manual data preparation efforts.

About the lecturer

Colin Richard Robinson is a research engineer at the Center for Digital Narrative (CDN). He manages the data for the ELMCIP Knowledge Base and the CELL Project. They are currently in the process of renovating it to use a Wikibase backend and to link all of the records with Wikidata. He is part of the Digital Narrative WikiProject and the Electronic Literature WikiProject.

The DH Lecture Series

The DH Lecture Series is a collaboration between the Digital Lab at the University of Bergen Library, the D-lab at NTNU and the Norwegian Network for Digital Humanities and Cultural Organization (DHKO). The lecture series addresses DH-related topics, and gives researchers and others involved in DH projects or research the opportunity to share their experiences, successes and challenges related to the use of digital tools and/or methods.

Do you have suggestions for topics you would like to hear more about, or are you working on something that you would like to share in a lecture? Do not hesitate to contact us organizers by e-mail.

In the spring of 2025, you can attend digital DH lectures on the following dates and times:

Thursday 13th of February at 11.30-12.00

Thursday 13th of March at 11.30-12.00

Thursday 10th of April at 11.30-12.00

Thursday 8th of May at 11.30-12.00

Follow the Digital Lab's calendar for more information about each individual lecture.

Practical information

Sign up for the lecture by using the registration form. A Zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants the day before.