We describe a pilot project designed to assess the feasibility of re-use across 12 diverse qualitative datasets related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the UK, from research projects undertaken between 1997 and 2013 – an approach which is chronically underused. First, we consider the sweeping biomedical changes and imperatives relating to HIV in this time frame, offering a rationale for data re-use at this point in the epidemic. We then reflexively situate the processes and procedures we devised for this study with reference to relevant methodological literature. Hammersley’s and Leonelli’s contributions have been particularly instructive through this process, and following their lead, we conclude with further considerations for those undertaking qualitative data re-use, reflecting on the extent to which qualitative data re-use as a practice requires attention to both the given and the constructed aspects of data when assembled as evidence.

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漫长而曲折的道路：归档和重用跨越 16 年的 12 个研究项目的定性数据

我们描述了一个试点项目，该项目旨在评估英国 12 个与人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 相关的不同定性数据集的重复使用的可行性，这些数据集来自 1997 年至 2013 年间开展的研究项目——这是一种长期未被充分利用的方法。首先，我们考虑了在这个时间范围内与 HIV 相关的全面生物医学变化和必要性，为在这一流行病阶段重新使用数据提供了理由。然后，我们参考相关的方法论文献，反思性地定位我们为本研究设计的过程和程序。Hammersley 和 Leonelli 的贡献在这个过程中特别有启发性，在他们的带领下，我们总结了对那些进行定性数据重用的人的进一步考虑，