Other Resources in OpenRefine

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Overview

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.

Other resources about OpenRefine

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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
  • Exploring Facets
  • Reconciling
  • GREL
  • Wikibase
  • Troubleshooting
• OpenRefine Blog
• OpenRefine External Resources linked in their Wiki
• Recipes in the OpenRefine Wiki

In addition, see these other useful resources:

• Use of OpenRefine with GBIF - PDF guide
• 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.

Key Points

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