Data diaries

A situated approach to the study of data

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ID5260465
AutoresNathaniel Tkacz (0000-0002-5796-4105, University of Warwick, autor correspondente), Mário Henrique Da Mata Martins (0000-0002-1370-300X, Fundação Getulio Vargas), João Porto De Albuquerque (0000-0002-3160-3168, University of Warwick), Flávio Horita (0000-0002-7138-9223, Universidade Federal do ABC), Giovanni Dolif (0000-0001-7996-4934, Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais), Giovanni Dolif Neto
Ano2021
Volume8
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBig Data & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2053-9517 • E-ISSN: 2053-9517
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2053951721996036
OpenAlexW3138457837
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas49

This article adapts the ethnographic medium of the diary to develop a method for studying data and related data practices. The article focuses on the creation of one data diary, developed iteratively over three years in the context of a national centre for monitoring disasters and natural hazards in Brazil (Cemaden). We describe four points of focus involved in the creation of a data diary - spaces, interfaces, types and situations - before reflecting on the value of this method. We suggest data diaries (1) are able to capture the informal dimension of data-intensive organisations; (2) enable empirical analysis of the specific ways that data intervene in the unfolding of situations; and (3) as a document, data diaries can foster interdisciplinary and inter-expert dialogue by bridging different ways of knowing data

Computer security · Data science · Ethnography · Situated · Sociology · Computer Science · Data Quality and Management · Geographic Information Systems Studies · History · Information Systems Theories and Implementation · Artificial Intelligence