{"id":1525,"date":"2021-06-08T16:28:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/blog\/blog\/data-collection-remains-challenge-archival-research\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:28:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:28:59","slug":"data-collection-remains-challenge-archival-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/blog\/2021\/06\/08\/data-collection-remains-challenge-archival-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Collection Remains a Challenge in Archival Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two weeks ago, Audit Analytics<\/a> had the pleasure of attending the 2021 Annual Congress, hosted by the European Accounting Association (EAA).<\/p>\n

As defined by the EAA, “the Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association<\/a> is a major event that takes place in a different country during springtime each year. The EAA Annual Congress offers a unique opportunity for presenting research and finding out what colleagues in the fields of management and accounting are doing. Every year between 1,200 and 1,500 delegates attend this popular event and around 800 and 1,000 papers are presented in parallel sessions and research fora. In addition, the EAA Annual Congress provides a friendly and sociable context in which one can meet colleagues from other countries, formulate joint research projects, and generally keep in touch with European trends in education and research.”<\/p>\n

This three-day virtual event focused on embracing change<\/em>, and the agenda was full of sessions, symposia, and various discussions.<\/p>\n

Aside from being a gold sponsor, Audit Analytics proudly sponsored a symposium<\/a>. During the symposium, we dove into the challenges and opportunities of data collection and quality for archival research.<\/p>\n

Our Director of Research Analytics, Derryck Coleman, was joined by Jacob Justus Leidner (University of Würzburg, Germany), Beatriz Garcia Osma (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Jeremy Jennings (Regulatory Solutions, Belgium), and moderator Ann Vanstraelen (Maastricht University, Netherlands) to discuss the importance of accurate, comprehensive, and comparable data throughout Europe to create reliable and compelling research.<\/p>\n

The symposium, Data Collection for Archival Research<\/em>, focused on the creation of databases that are both descriptive and universal, the importance of accessible and reliable data, and the role and responsibility of academic archival research in policy development. Coleman began the symposium by speaking specifically about the obstacles involved in collecting data. He explained that there are five key characteristics in quality archival data:<\/p>\n