Transforming research spreadsheets into websites.
Often the output from academic research can be described using an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file. Research Application Support have developed a tool called Cape to quickly turn these spreadsheets into websites that make the data searchable and downloadable. The websites run entirely in the browser, they are fast, archivable, follow accessibility guidelines and are (almost) free to host. We can include tools for reporting on website usage to assessing research impact. Each website can be styled to match the needs of the research project and include image data and audio or video clips.
We have listed example sites below. Get in touch if you have a spreadsheet you would like to turn into a website in this way.
CoNGA
The CoNGA website exposes data from the Vulnerable Native Grammars study which investigated attrition in the native grammars of bilingual/bidialectal migrants. We collaborated with the researchers to provide a website that allows easy searching of subjects based on data such as age, language pairs, and gender. All data and recordings of subjects may be downloaded via the website.
Erddig Hall
Erddig Hall is a National Trust country house and gardens near Wrexham, Wales. The study took audio recordings of sounds and music played within the house. The website exposes these audio recordings and makes them searchable based on criteria such as location, type of recording and instrument. It also provides a random play feature to engage members of the National Trust who visit the website.
KlebPhaCol
KlebPhaCol is a research dataset containing information on klebsiella bacterial strains, viral phages, and their interactions. For this project we collaborated with there searchers to create a straightforward way for them to update the website records. We created two independent websites with a look and feel that matched the study’s existing website. The websites include a custom grid to express the relationships between the entities in the study.
