OpenRefine: Data Cleaning Made Easy

OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool that simplifies the process of cleaning, transforming and enhancing datasets. Whether you conduct data-intensive research daily or casually use spreadsheets, OpenRefine’s user-friendly interface helps individuals of all skill levels clean up messy datasets without needing to learn programming languages or complicated spreadsheet formulas.

This presentation will provide an introduction to OpenRefine including: importing data, using facets and filters, clustering and exporting the cleaned data.

Presented by Karalyn Ostler, assistant librarian in the STEM Division.