In this episode, Joanne Ahern interviews Alìz Vorbatis, an Assistant Professor in East Asian History and Digital Humanities. Alìz's research spans East Asian cultures, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea, with a keen interest in intellectual history, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary digital approaches. Her research incorporates both archival and machine-readable annotated textual data for quantitative and qualitative analysis. Alìz finds the CESSDA Data Catalogue valuable, particularly the International Social Survey Program National Identity dataset. She also praises the CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide for its comprehensive insights, and she highlights the CESSDA Vocabulary Service and Metadata Validator as essential tools for researchers and students alike.