Overview

Teaching: 5 min
Exercises: 5 min

Questions

• What other resources are available for working with OpenRefine?

Objectives

• Explore the online resources available for more information on OpenRefine.

• Identify other resources about OpenRefine.

Lesson

Identify other Resources about OpenRefine.

OpenRefine is more than a simple data cleaning tool. People are using it for all sorts of activities. Here are some other resources that might prove useful.

OpenRefine has documentation and other resources:

• OpenRefine web site
• OpenRefine User Manual
• OpenRefine Blog
• Official wiki List of OpenRefine External Resources

In addition, see these other useful resources:

• Getting started with OpenRefine by Thomas Padilla
• Cleaning Data with OpenRefine by Seth van Hooland, Ruben Verborgh and Max De Wilde
• Identifying potential headings for Authority work using III Sierra, MS Excel and OpenRefine
• Free your metadata website
• Cleaning Data with OpenRefine by John Little
• Grateful Data is a fun site with many resources devoted to OpenRefine, including a nice tutorial.

There are more advanced uses of OpenRefine, such as bringing in column or cell data using web locators (URLs or APIs). The links above can give you a start on your journey.

Exercise

Visit one of these sites and share what you find with another person.

Key Points

• Other examples and resources online are good for learning more about OpenRefine