The Ingest Services Data Curation team – impact for data creators and users
Dr. Russell Sceats, a data curation expert from the UK Data Service, describes the work and ethos of the UK Data Archive’s Ingest Services Team.
Our Ingest Services Team handle the majority canada rcs data of the datasets deposited with the UK Data Archive, part of the UK Data Service, including government data, economic data, history data and social science research data, resulting from quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods research. We handle data across the information security spectrum, from Open to Safeguarded and Controlled.
We are a team of highly specialised Data Scientists working at the core of the UK Data Archive, validating and enhancing the throughput of data deposits. We have a variety of academic backgrounds, experiences, and a range of highly transferable skills, with some 90 years of Data Curation experience between us.
As data curation professionals, our work is certified to ISO 27001, and the team adheres to all data security protocols. We are recognised as a leading authority in managing and curating data, demonstrating our curation techniques to national and international audiences and more recently, advising Big Data researchers in best-practice data handling.