DIGITAL PRESERVES: HOW DO PEOPLE USE ARCHIVED FOOD DATA? ………………………………………… LIBBY BISHOP …………………………………. RESEARCH LIAISON UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX …………………………………. BRITISH LIBRARY – TALES FROM THE ARCHIVE 19 NOVEMBER 2012

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE (SOME OF) UKDA’S FOOD-RELATED DATA

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE FIRST LOOK AT RE-USE OF QUAL FOOD DATA Very, very preliminary (not for citation) Search on Keyword = food and data type = qualitative Excluded two and added one not properly coded Total of 15 studies (data collections) Re-use data for qualitative and mixed collections Omitted studies – Edwardians and 100 Families Based on descriptions provided by re-uses of their projects – varying quality (June 2009 – February 2012)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE SAMPLE (1) SN 6616 Attitudes To Genetically Modified Foods, 2009 SN 5360 Relocalisation And Alternative Food Networks: A Comparison Of Two Regions, SN 5557 Going Local? Regional Innovation Strategies And The New Agri-Food Paradigm, SN 5049 Retail Competition And Consumer Choice, SN 5069 Presentation Of Genetically Modified (GM) Crop Research To Non-Specialists, : A Case Study SN 5072 Mothers Alone : Poverty And The Fatherless Family, SN Cultural Capital and Social Exclusion: a Critical Investigation, SN 6599 Food Practices In Residential Care,

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE SAMPLE (2) SN 5801 Concepts Of Healthy Eating Food Research: Phases I And II, SN 6227 Boomers And Beyond: Intergenerational Consumption And The Mature Imagination, 2006 SN 6228 Discourse Of The School Dinners Debate, SN 6524 Changes Around Food Experience: Impact Of Reduced Contact With Food On The Social Engagement And Well-Being Of Older Women, SN 5556 Collective Rights To Health: Exploring The Experiences Of Homeless Families, SN 5663 Domestic Cooking And Cooking Skills In Late Twentieth Century England,

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE REPORTS SENT TO ALL DEPOSITORS Hello – this is fantastically helpful, thanks very much. I had no idea that my data was used so much by such a range of people.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE PRELIMINARY PROFILE OF RE-USE Who re-uses food data? Mostly students, especially post-grads. For what purposes are data used? Majority for education Are most re-use projects about food? No, most use is for other topics Primarily teaching methods And diverse data collections can be used in many, many ways. Watch this space – full paper due in May

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE EXAMPLES – FOOD AND NON-FOOD I want to look at the barriers to entry that exist in the UK’s grocery retail sector and the effect that these have on the market structure. To investigate linguistic features of stance in transcripts of research interviews available through the Qualidata archive.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE EXAMPLES - EDUCATION Teaching Masters of public health students about qualitative data analysis. Many of students are interested in physical health and obesity issues in Public health. I will teach thematic analysis techniques. Information will be used to help inform primary research which is being carried in the food deserts of [name of city]. I am currently preparing for my [ ] research, in which I am planning to focus on the cheese industry. I am interested in all players, large and small, who contribute to this industry and the supply-chain which connects farms to consumers. My research interest is centred around the issue of energy. I am very interested to know more about the efforts of farmers, retailers, in adapting their businesses to reduce energy consumption.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE EXAMPLES - RESEARCH The data will be used to perform spatial analysis of the association between dietary patterns and the surrounding food environment. I am currently conducting a qualitative study on one dieting group in the UK, looking particularly at the use of religious and theological motifs within the diet group. My field of research is the relationship between supermarkets and suppliers in the UK and in Chile, in connection to competition policy issues. I am focusing on consumer behaviour with regard to labeled products with an ethical, sustainability, or environmental background.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE DATA FOR “NOSE TO TAIL” EXPLORATION Longitudinal surveys Other studies Food Standards Agency - Food and You Survey Living Costs and Food Survey – detailed geog. var. International data – Young Lives Rural Economy and Land Use Programme Effects Of Scale In Organic Agriculture, Managing Food Chain Risks, Food – big picture Production Distribution Consumption Policy

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..… UK DATA ARCHIVE CONTACT UK DATA ARCHIVE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX WIVENHOE PARK COLCHESTER ESSEX CO4 3SQ ……………………………….…………. T +44 (0) E