<p>While open data may be an unfamiliar concept in humanities and social sciences, it’s likely that you actually work with lots of data in your HSS research, just under another name. </p>
When we refer to data for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, we mean all underlying materials in your study. This can include:
Archival documents
Interviews
Images or photographs
Maps
Survey results
Census information
Newspaper clippings
Case notes
Field notes
Archaeological material
Software
Online tools
Code
These can take the form of materials that you have created yourself throughout your research project, or third-party materials that you have reused, for example from museums, galleries, or libraries.
So, while open data may not seem relevant to you as a HSS researcher, it’s likely that you use data every day.