International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology
Abstract
In April 2009 the UK Timescapes Initiative, in collaboration
with the University of Bremen, organised a residential
workshop to explore the nature of qualitative (Q) and
qualitative longitudinal (QL) research and resources across
Europe. The workshop was hosted by the Archive for Life
Course Research (Archiv für Lebenslaufforschung, ALLF)
at Bremen and funded by Timescapes with support from
CESSDA (The Council of European Social Science Data
Archives, Preparatory Phase Project). It was attended by
archivists and researchers from 14 countries, including
‘transitional’ states such as Belarus and Lithuania. The broad aim of the workshop was to map existing infrastructures for qualitative and QL data archiving among the participating countries, including the extent of archiving and the ethos of data sharing and re-use in different national contexts. The group also explored strategies to develop infrastructure and to support qualitative and QL research and resources, including
collaborative research across Europe and beyond