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Life of a Dataset: DisseminateWednesday, January 30, 2013
Program Outline• Life of a Dataset, short introduction• Dissemination
– Goal of Dissemination– Metadata– Release– Means of Dissemination– Post-Dissemination Enhancements
Life of a Dataset - the Web site
• www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/datamanagement/life-of-dataset.html
Dissemination• The goal of data processing and enhancement is to render data
usable to researchers interested in accessing them after they are deposited in a repository. In the social sciences, archives add value to data by making them easier to use for secondary analysis.
Metadata• Technical documentation or the codebook
– XML – eXtensibe Markup Language• Developed by W3C, the governing body for all Web
standards• For example: <question>Do you own your own
home?</question> – DDI – Data Documentation Initiative (ddialliance.org)
• Written in XML• Has rules specially for describing social, behavioral and
economic data• Offers authoring tools on Web site
Metadata View (external)
Metadata Viewer (internal)
Metadata Reviewer’s Duties
• Build study-level and dataset-level metadata– Works cooperatively with the Process to complete
tasks needed to provide quality document to support data
• Build document set– Performs Quality Checks on all documentation– Digitizes any hard copy documentation and converts
that to .pdf format– Assembles and conveys documentation to Processor
Release Manager’s Duties
• Prepares data to be released through the Web site, SDA, and/or restricted data use agreements.
Web Manager’s Duties• Announce the new study
– Register DOI – Post announcement to ICPSR blog and email list about recent
updates and new studies
Means of Dissemination
• Public and Member’s Only Studies
Means of Dissemination• Restricted and Enclave Studies
Post-Dissemination Enhancements• Instructional Materials
– Data-Driven Learning Guides– Exercise Sets
• Bibliography of Data-Related Literature
Email Lists
Contacts
• Matthew Richardson, Web Project Manager, [email protected] , 734-615-7901
• Sue Hodge, Instructional Resources, [email protected], 734-615-7850
Thank you!
Life of a Dataset: DisseminateWednesday, January 30, 2013