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Data Journeys: Healing Through Organization—Data Cleaning as Self-care for the Emotionally Wrecked Online
Data cleaning doesn’t have to be just a technical task—it can be a therapeutic one. In this workshop, we’ll reframe the often-tedious process of cleaning data as an act of care: for your project, your collaborators and yourself. You’ll learn how to spot and fix common issues, streamline messy data sets, and create workflows that feel less like punishment and more like progress. Come for the skills, stay for the emotional catharsis.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
• Identify and address common data quality issues
• Apply techniques for efficient and effective data cleaning
• Build workflows that support both technical accuracy and emotional resilience
This is an online event, please register to receive the event link. This workshop will be recorded, and the recording and workshops will be available online and sent to all registrants after the workshop. If you have accommodation requests or questions, reach out to libevents@uwaterloo.ca with your needs.
Please note: This is the final workshop of a four-part workshop series related to data and research data management. You do not need to attend all four; please register for each workshop separately.
Related LibGuide: Research Data Management
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 5, 2025
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Alumni Community Members Faculty / Instructors Graduate Students Library supporters Researchers Undergraduate Students Waterloo staff
- Categories:
- Workshop
Instructor
Antonio Muñoz Gómez is the cataloguing and metadata librarian at the University of Waterloo Libraries, where he also supports digital scholarship. Through his professional experience, Antonio understands the importance of data consistency and is familiar with workflows for batch cleanup and remediation. He takes a holistic approach to working with data, taking the necessary time to plan, collect, describe and cleanup, allowing for data discoverability and reuse.
Event Support
Amy Lim is the research programs and services coordinator at the University of Waterloo Libraries. She helps coordinate workshops alongside our librarians. If you have questions about this event, please contact her at libevents@uwaterloo.ca.
Facilitator(s)
Instructor
Metadata and Cataloging & Digital Scholarship Librarian
Event Coordinator
Research Programs and Services Coordinator