Library-coordinated institutional membership in The Carpentries: A qualitative case study (Interview questions and coding scheme)

Abstract

This deposit contains the questions used during the semi-structured interviews and focus group, as well as the qualitative coding scheme. To protect participant identities, the transcripts that constitute this project's data are not shared. Any codes in the coding scheme describing potentially identifiable aspects of research participants are excluded from this shared version of the codebook.A Carpentries institutional membership can help an organization build a program of recurring workshops teaching computing and data tools and skills. However, little guidance is available for starting and sustaining a Carpentries membership. This qualitative case study examines the first five years, 2015-2020, of the University of Oklahoma's institutional Carpentries membership. The study explores the institution's Carpentries activities, membership workflows, multi-unit sponsorship, and perceived value by membership participants. Carpentries membership operations are labor-intensive and demand intention to balance employee and volunteer labor. Individuals value the welcoming instructor community a membership can help create. Carpentries philosophy can conflict with university priorities. Carpentries memberships should be run using the same practices as Carpentries workshops