Fantastic mysteries and where to find them

How do you conduct research when the data has already been collected for you? I face this question often as I catalog the Ballets Russes data. Since Jane Pritchard, Sarah Woodcock, and Lynn Garafola have already collected all of the Ballets Russes performance data...

Spreadsheets, Data, and Survival

Dear Future CURI Researcher, Data entry has a bad rep. Sure, typing in all those records can take a long time, and doesn’t usually make the top ten list of mentally stimulating activities, but when done right, the process can be downright enjoyable. Listed below...

5 Tips for Data Entry

Data entry can be both easy and tricky, and I wrestle with it every time I do it. Now that half of our summer research has past, it won’t hurt to share some of my experience and lessons with future CURI fellows who will definitely have so much fun in dealing...