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Sharon Bolton

Data Publishing and Curation Manager

Email:sharonb  add @essex.ac.uk
Tel:+44(0)1206 873951
Address:UK Data Archive
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex
CO4 3SQ
Job description

Sharon manages the Curation and Data publishing team for the UK Data Service. She oversees all aspects of ingest processing and related metadata creation and ensures that a smooth and efficient service is maintained. Sharon works closely with the Collections Development, User Support and Access teams to ensure a smooth workflow and integrated seamless user experience. She is responsible for the planning and development of ingest activities at the UK Data Service and undertakes research to develop and improve new ingest processing tools.

Research interests

Sharon completed her Ph.D. in Sociology (Criminology) at the University of Essex in 2005. Her research interests include: the collection of crime data and related methodological concepts, community crime prevention and the concept of 'active citizenship', the role of voluntary groups in local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, and late modern criminological theory.

Committee membership
  • Member, British Society of Criminology
  • Member, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
  • Member, British Sociological Association
Publications
  • Bolton, S. and Woollard, M. (2010) 'Strengthening data security: an holistic approach', IASSIST Quarterly, 32. Retrieved July 29, 2010, from http://www.iassistdata.org/downloads/iqvol321_4bolton.pdf
  • Kneeshaw, J. and Bolton,S. (2006) 'Cohort Support Project: NSHD', Consultants' report to the MRC, University of Essex

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE  

1 of 10: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences
2 of 10: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative
3 of 10: Each of our data collections has a unique persistent identifier (DOI) that makes it easier to find and cite
4 of 10: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades
5 of 10: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data
6 of 10: We are certified to ISO 27001, the information security standard, and helped develop the Data Seal of Approval
7 of 10: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data
8 of 10: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data
9 of 10: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead
10 of 10: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys

OUR SERVICES  

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supporting rural research data management
UK Data Service 
data promoting evidence-based research
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