iassist: A Pathfinder

This is a computer-generated pathfinder created against the Distant Reader study called iassist.

Each Distant Reader study carrel is composed of many individual items. Each item is bibliographically described with author, title, date, summary, and keyword values. Below is a list of the items' most signficant keywords as well as lists of the items themselves. Purpusing the content of this pathfinder provides the student, researcher, or scholar with one way to get their heads around the scope of the carrel. The keywords include:

Information; Iassist; Metadata; Science; Social; Access; Library; Archive; Use; Researchers; Survey; Archives; Files; Services; Census; Project; Ddi; System; Users; Students; Management; File; Statistics; Sharing; Records; User; Analysis; Software; Time; National; Documentation; Paper; Studies; Database; Qualitative; Variables; Repository; Government; Public; Libraries; Model; Literacy; Work; Preservation; Members; Support; Lassist; Countries; Technology; Service; Newsletter; Internet; Training; Canada; Search; Group; Conference; Center; Article; Librarians; Policy; Archiving; Icpsr; Tape; Machine; Reference; Education; Committee; Reproducibility; Databases; History; Articles; Authors; Citation; Respondents; Nigeria; Book; Banks; Classification; Response; City; California; Term; Lab; Display; Energy; Czech; Words; Integrity; Dash; Hii; Benefit; Interest

Depending on how this pathfinder was created, many of the bibliographic sections will include elaborations on the meaning(s) of the given keywords. These elaborations were generated by feeding the items' summaries to a large langauge model and asking the model to address the question, "What is X?", where "X" is the keyword. The result will be a few sentences of elaboration. Be forewarned. The elaborations are often plausible, but they should not be take as truth. Instead, they should be taken as points for consideration.

• Data literacy integration into development agenda. A catalyst to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe Goretti (2021) - Abstract The ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ (4IR) era characterized by ‘Information Communication Technology’ (ICT) based data literacy with respect to research data collection, documentation, preservation, intellectual protection/control and dissemination is a functional catalyst. The objectives of this study were to identify the role of data literacy in catalyzing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); identify challenges faced; and provide recommendations to the challenges faced. Keywords: agenda; data; development; education; goals; information; literacy; research; sdgs
• The development of institutional repositories in East Africa countries: A comparative analysis of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda by Mwalubanda, Joseph (2021) - 1/12 Mwalubanda, Joseph Mathew (2021), The development of institutional repositories in East Africa countries: A comparative analysis of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, IASSIST Quarterly 45(3-4), pp. 1-12. The development of institutional repositories in East Africa countries: A comparative analysis of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda Joseph Mathew Mwalubanda1 Keywords: access; africa; countries; east; information; irs; kenya; repositories; repository; tanzania; uganda
• Open geospatial data: A comparison of data cultures in local government by Majewicz, Karen; Martindale, Jaime; Kernik, Melinda (2022) - Open geospatial data: A comparison of data cultures in local government, IASSIST Quarterly 46(1), pp. 1-19. Open geospatial data: A comparison of data cultures in local government, IASSIST Quarterly 46(1), pp. 1-19. Keywords: council; counties; county; data; geodata; geospatial; gis; government; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1013; information; land; library; map; minnesota; open; public; state; wisconsin
• Data management instruments to protect the personal information of children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa by Hertzog, Lucas; Chen-Charles, Jenny; Wittesaele, Camille; de Graaf, Kristen; Titus, Raylene; Kelly, Jane; Langwenya, Nontokozo; Baerecke, Lauren; Banougnin, Boladé; Saal, Wylene; Southall, John; Cluver, Lucie; Toska, Elona (2023) - Sharing data and collaborating Collaboration & Data Sharing Agreements (CDSA) between collaborating research partners across different institutions clarify terms of (co-)ownership and (joint) responsibility for research data. It demonstrates that research data may be transferred to a third party governed by other regulations as https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1044 10/15 Hertzog, Lucas; Chen-Charles, Jenny; Wittesaele, Camille; de Graaf, Kristen; Titus, Raylene; Kelly, Jane; Langwenya, Nontokozo; Baerecke, Lauren; Banougnin, Boladé Hamed; Keywords: adolescents; africa; children; cluver; data; data management; doi; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1044; information; instruments; management; protection; research; south
• View points on data points: A shared vocabulary for cross-domain conversations on data and metadata by Alter, George; Rizzolo, Flavio; Schleidt , Kathi (2023) - DDI-CDI provides a bridge to data structures used in scientific domains that organize data around other concepts, such as ‘observations’ and ‘features.’ Metadata is data too, and we show how DDI-CDI can be applied to data structures containing metadata. Keywords: characteristic; data; data points; data structure; ddi; figure; flavio; format; gender; information; kathi; metadata; points; table; value; variable; view
• Application of emerging technologies for research support in Nigerian academic libraries: Trends, problems and prospects by Adeyeye, Sophia Vivian; Oladokun, Taofeek Abiodun (2023) - Emerging technologies in academic libraries The concept of emerging technology would seem straightforward to describe based on its name as a new technology that is just coming to people’s attention based on its uniqueness or usefulness. Application of emerging technology in research support As emerging technologies have been found to enhance research and information management, academic libraries have the option to adopt these technologies to enhance their service delivery, especially in the area of research support. Keywords: information; libraries; library; research; researchers; services; support; technologies; technology
• iassist-1082 by None (None) - Data literacy education in post-primary (secondary) education in Europe is gaining increased recognition as societies become more data-driven. Data literacy education has been shown to improve students' study habits and learning skills because these skills are fundamental to developing other literacies (information, statistical, digital, media, computational, and visual), known as meta or trans-literacy. Keywords: century; data; data literacy; education; information; literacy; nigeria; skills; students
• Exploratory and directed search strategies at a social science data archive by Lafia, Sara; Million, A.J.; Hemphill, Libby (2024) - Methods We analyzed user search queries at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), a large social science data archive. Using Search Queries to Understand Health Information Needs in Africa. Keywords: archive; data; exploratory; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1087; icpsr; information; lafia; queries; query; research; science; search; searches; strategies; users
• Data privacy and DNA data by Smith, J.H.; Horne, JS (2023) - For example, the minor indicator is essential for distinguishing forensic DNA profiles derived from minors, which cannot be retained on the Arrestee Index for over 12 months. The rapid advancement of technology in forensic DNA research and testing is unavoidably creating new challenges that threaten the security of personal information. Keywords: act; data; dna; information
• Designing the Cyberinfrastructure for Spatial Data Curation, Visualization, and Sharing by Li, Yue; Kong, Nicole; Pejša, Stanislav (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq11 Designing the Cyberinfrastructure for Spatial Data Curation, Visualization, and Sharing Yue Li1, Nicole Kong2, Stanislav Pejša3 Abstract Widely used across disciplines such as natural resources, social sciences, public health, humanities, and economics, spatial data is an important component in many studies and has promoted interdisciplinary research development. Though an institutional data repository provides a great solution for data curation, preservation, and sharing, it usually lacks the spatial visualization capability, which limits the use of spatial data to professionals. Keywords: cyberinfrastructure; data; dataset; gis; information; map; purr; research; server; sharing; users; visualization; web
• Open Virtuality or Virtually Open? Openess on the Web as Viewed by the IASSIST Membership by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2007) - This reveals some information about the precision of the measures obtained ������������������������������������������� ���������������������� ���������� ��� ���� �� �������������� �� ������������ �� �������������� �� ��������������� �� ������������������������� �� �������� �� ����������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������� Table 2. In table 2, the different services that were investigated in the questionnaire have been ranked by the membership, as only the opinions from IASSIST members are included. Keywords: area �; iassist; information; list; mailing; members; � table; � �
• State of the DDI Cloud by Wenzig, Knut; Han, Xiaoyao (2024) - Our findings may have implications for the deployment of DDI metadata and the further development of these standards. Therefore, we collected and analyzed DDI metadata in the wild. Keywords: cloud; codebook; ddi; element; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1116; information; metadata; oai; records; repositories
• Literature review on the competencies of data literacy for middle-grade learners by Yeom, Semi (2025) - Findings The results of my literature review are organized according to the two research questions: 1) what are the data literacy competencies for adolescent learners; and 2) what are the benefits of developing data literacy competencies during adolescence. What are the benefits of developing data literacy competencies during adolescence? Keywords: competencies; data; data literacy; et al; grade; information; learners; literacy; literature; middle; questions; research; review; students; studies
• Data competencies for liaison librarians: A scoping review by Brodsky, Meryl; Chapman Tripp, Hannah (2025) - Rice et al. wrote an article on a pilot course on Research Data Management (RDM) that data librarians led at the University of Edinburgh in 2012-2013 for librarians (Rice et al., 2013). Schneider combined the information literacy skills, and the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education (DPOE) curriculum from the Library of Congress for undergraduates, graduate students, LIS (Library and Information Science) students, data creators, data scientists, data librarians and data managers. Keywords: competencies; competency; curation; data; data competencies; data curation; data management; data services; information; journal; liaison; librarians; library; research data; research libraries; researchers; review; science; services; skills; support; training
• Conceptions of data literacy in the statistics education literature by Bauder, Julia; Cave, Libby (2025) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1156 and Statistics Education Research Journal (CAUSE, n.d.). Statistics Education Research Journal, 21(2), 1-. https://doi.org/10.52041/serj.v21i2.26 Bonikowska, A., Sanmartin, C., & Frenette, M. (2019, August 14). Keywords: 49(4; articles; bauder; cave; conceptions; data; data analysis; data discovery; data literacy; data quality; data science; doi; education literature; education research; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1156; information; innovations; journal; julia; learning; libby; mathematics; research data; research journal; science education; statistics education; students; teaching statistics; technology
• The ONS Longitudinal Study – opportunities for longitudinal research on the England and Wales population by Sizer, Alison; Mastrosavvas, Andreas; Duke-Williams, Oliver (2025) -       Occupa on       Loca on of main place of work  Work address       Occupa on one year ago  Year last worked DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1159 Geographical loca on five-years ago  Geographical loca on of second address   Marital status (including civil partnership)       Keywords: birth; census; data; england; information; members; ons; population; research; researchers; sample; statistics; studies; study; wales;  
• Assessing the landscape for discovery and access to historical Canadian census data by Campbell, Graeme; Cuyler, Katie; Guindon, Alex (2025) - However, access to Canadian census data is fragmented and inconsistent, with no single source of Census data for all census years, or in all census data formats. There is no single source of Census data for all census years or in all census data formats. Keywords: access; canada; canadian; census; census data; censuses; data; discovery; files; https://doi.org/10.29713/iq1167; information; microdata; public; publications; research; search; statistics; website
• DDI and Enhanced Data Citation by Hoyle, Larry; Vardigan, Mary; Greenfield, Jay; Hume, Sam; Ionescu, Sanda; Iverson, Jeremy; Kunze, John; Radler, Barry; Thomas, Wendy; Weibel, Stuart; Witt, Michael (2016) - Keywords Attribution, contributor role, data citation, DDI, Dublin Core, CDISC, enhanced citation, metadata Introduction The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an open structured metadata standard for documenting and managing research data, and as such, it needs to address these key issues of data citation and contributorship. Keywords: analysis; citation; conceptualization; contributor; creator; data; dataset; ddi; description; elements; iassist; information; lead; metadata; objects; quarterly; research; roles; software; supporting; types; writing
• Public Data In Use: A Case Study of Ireland by Blackwell, John (1986) - They could, in part, be substituted by CSO data if the basic CSO data were analysed in a form which facilitated the component of change work. Experience to date with some of non-CSO sources-with their lack of compatibility with CSO data and changes over time in categories which impede time series analysis - does not inspire confidence that this can be avoided without some policy initiatives. Keywords: cso; data; information; ireland; policy; records; sector; statistics; survey; users
• Prospects and Problems in the Use of Government Generated Data in India by Nijhawan, N. K. (1986) - Hopefully, given recent developments in government, particularly, in the computerization of government data, it may be possible for researchers to access primary data. The dictum of confidentiality and privacy in respect of government held data is so rigidly adhered to by various government agencies, that even interdepartmental exchange of data within the government is difTiculL Keywords: agencies; data; government; indian; information; researchers
• A Network System For the Flow of African Administrative Information Materials by Asiedu, Edward Seth (1986) - It is quite fair to say that this growing literature of adminisuative sciences is not yet under adequate bibliographic control and it is exceedingly difficult to know how to obtain access to the information and experiences which have been investigated in prinL With this growth of African administrative information comes an increasing demand to know about African experiences in the various aspects of administrative and managerial development It is an awareness of this situation, as well as the realization that no one African country can ever hope to become self-sufficient in the face of an expanding universe of administrative information, that the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) has, in keeping with one of its constitutional mandates, and in concert with African governments, initiated the African Network of Adminstrative Information (ANAI) - a description of which follows: Objectives of ANAI ANAI is aimed at bringing together materials from different African perspectives on administrative sciences as they relate to the African continent and bringing together literature which may have been gathered by different African libraries and/or documentation centres, but which provide in their combination a new and much greater resource, and synthesizing and disseminating the collected data at regular intervals and upon request Thus, the objectives of ANAI are: to improve co-ordination between the existing African administrative information services - i.e. libraries/ documentation centres of institutions and agencies of public administration and management; to foster the improvement and building of national administrative information services or systems; to supplement local collections by drawing more effectively on African external resources; to avoid unnecessary duplication and waste of resources; to provide a referral service for enquiries from organizations both inside and outside the African continent; to serve more users and improve national. 'Presented at lASSIST/IFDO International Conference May 1985, Amsterdam fall/Winter 1985 26 - iassist quarterly Sources of administrative information What is administrative information? Keywords: administrative; african; anai; data; development; government; information; library; national
• Colonial Control Information Available for Inuit Family Research: Disko Bay Church and Census Records by Nielsen, Per (1988) - O-i O- Fall/Winter 1987 16 — iassist quarterly figure 3 ...cont VjO ^O- 3> »• zo>o KO*^ «»^ ^(M^ UOO 0.0*0 UtO'O SO'O O*^ O'*^ Of^ < XO'O ** O.X* (>>_l*^ 0_jO fv** rviUiO (Vjiu* r; a JSi> ; o t! Of- o-«- o^ o^ o-^'^ c;0| OO- N.O OO pwO OO r^o *>o ^'0 oo oo oo oo oo o_j oo ^o oo o^ -oo Keywords: census; cpe; data; family; figure; greenland; iassist; information; lists; person; reconstitution; records; winter
• CD-ROM and the Data Archive: Beyond Retrieval by Green, Ann E. (1988) - iassist quarterly - 99 CD-ROM and the data archive: beyond retrieval Optical storage offers data archives a new medium for storing data and a change in the information retrieval This Fall/Winter 1987 100 - iassist quarterly means thai if data archives are to produce optical backups of their holdings, they must use WORM disks, and will have to acquire and maintain two kinds of optical devices. Keywords: data; information; retrieval; software
• Data Bank on the U.S.A. and Soviet-American Relations by Yudina, Tatyana (1991) - Happily we have other responsibilties in addition to building data collections. Work organization In developing our information system we have introduced some new elements of work organization - our researchers are invited to build data collections in their field of expertice. Keywords: american; data; information; institute; usa
• The Impact of Future Social and Technological Trends On the Dissemination of Census Bureau Information by Day, Donald L. (1992) - What will be the sponsorship and impact of standardization efforts to facilitate network access to federal government information? 6. Integration of facsimile devices with home entertainment centers will allow users to receive hardcopy on demand of a wide range of federal government information, if on- line access to depository databases is allowed. Keywords: access; bureau; census; data; depository; dissemination; future; government; information; knowledge; libraries; library; line; need; new; percent; program; public; services; software; technology; use
• Hands on the Census: Microdata from the 1991 Census of Population in Britain by Marsh, Catherine (1992) - In general, the English-speaking countries have tended to give primacy to rights to information, and have made census microdata available in various an- onymised and sanitised forms, whereas European Ta±)le 1 : Perception of census confidentiality in Britain and US Question: How confident are you that the Census Office will not release an individual's census information to other government agencies: are you ... In the lead up to the 1991 census, there were media programmes and newspa- per articles which expressed worry about the potential of census information about small areas to be linked to other private information databases both of these private companies. Keywords: britain; census; census offices; confidentiality; data; file; information; microdata; offices; population; public; release
• An Overview of Problems Associated with Process-produced Data by Müller, Paul (1977) - In particular, the development of a source criticism for mass data, analogous to the development of the methodology of survey data, can only be achieved in an interdisciplinary way. Similarly, cooperation with those people working on record-linkage prob- lems (e.g., Oxford Record-Linkage Study on medical record linkage) or with large-scale process-produced data (e.g. criminal statistics utili- zing court-records) should be initiated.... 1 .3 Quantities It is not possible to deal with these problems solely within the existing social science archiving movement which has so heavily concentrated on survey data. Keywords: data; information; process; record; research; social
• Action Group Reports by Lasko, Lisa; Dodd, Sue A.; Ruus, Laine G.M.; DeVries, John; Morrison, Greg (1978) - Arguments to be presented in the paper are: that outside the field of quantitative research, social science numeri- cal data files are probably the least understood category of MRDF and, consequently, are in tfie most need of attention and clarification; that the terminology and definitions used to describe MRDF are confusing and often misleading and, therefore, a uniform standard for this medium is necessary; that social science numerical data files make up the largest on-going collection of MRDF and, consequently, this body of information is in immediate need of bibliographic control; that social science numerical data files are cited more frequently in scholarly journals than the two MRDF examples listed in the ANSI Stan- dard (i.e., computer programs and bibliographic data files), and there- fore, the need for relevant social science examples seems justified; that this justification is magnified by the fact that the manner in which social science data files are cited in the literature plays an important role both in terms of access and in terms of secondary an- alysis; and, that the two examples given (i.e., computer programs, and bibliographic data bases) are significantly different from the characteristics of social science numerical data files as to be less than helpful. Sue Dodd, Data Library, Insitute for Research in Social Sci- ences, Manning Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27514 Report of the Joint Canadian-United States Action Groups on Classification (C AG) Submitted by Sue A. Dodd, University of North Carolina Members Present Canada Martha Amschutz, Canadian Radio-Television Commission Krystyna W. Dynowski, University of Western Ontario Sue Gavrel , Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa Katrin Horowitz, Library of Consumer & Corporate Affairs Hans G. Schulte-Albert, University of Western Ontario United States Sue A. Dodd, Ch, University of North Carolina Gertrude Lewis, Rutgers University Mimi Schade, Brookings Institution Philip Sidel, University of Pittsburgh Agenda topics : Current problems and associated tasks within the mandate of the Classification Action Group include developing (1) examples and guidelines for bibliographic references for social science numerical data files, (2) a cata- loging-in-production scheme for major producers of social science data files, (3) a more universally based classification scheme for social science data files; and, reviewing (4) the cataloging efforts to date and discussing any or all related problems and (5) existing printed thesauri in the social sciences in terms of their future applications to data files. Keywords: action; archive; canadian; data; files; group; information; lassist; members; newsletter; science; social; university
• User Needs and Confidentiality by von Brunken, Erika (1979) - As questions related to registration of personal data have attracted considerable attention since the passing of this law, it became obvious that amendments would be needed in a near future. DALK examined the legal regulation of the protec- tion of privacy in conjunction with registration of personal data, chiefly problems associated with the use of ADP. Keywords: board; data; information; inspection; person; public; register; research
• A Model for User's Service: Providing for Information and Data Retrieval from an Archival, User, and Development Library by Dhanak, Harriet A.; Brown, Christoper D. (1979) - At present our biggest problem is to store, retrieve, and have available information on tape files and a machine retrievable document for each study with a description of each file. This is the period that technologi- cal change in data storage out- Ferguson (1977) notes the types stripped the means used to document of questions data file users ask of files and studies, library and computing organiza- tions. Keywords: archive; computer; data; file; information; library; problems; system; tape; user
• User Services in a Data Library by Ruus, Laine G.M. (1980) - In the brief report which follows, I have singled out for discussion three categories of reference tools for machine-readable socal science data which seem well-established Those reference tools which appear to play the most prominent role in directing users to appropriate machine-readable data are: (1) data catalogues describing the contents of individual social science data archives and data libraries; (2) directories describing the contents of more than one archive, or directories within special topical areas; and (3) penodicals, like .; NEWSLETTER vol. 4 no.2 USER SERVICES IN A DATA LIBRARY Laine G.M. Ruus Data Library, University of British Columbia There seems to be some confusion as to just what is meant by user services. Keywords: access; archive; data; documentation; files; information; library; services; user
• Reference tools for Machine-readable Data Files by Kolp, John G. (1980) - The aforementioned priorities in data reference, however, would seem to be somewhat contrary to the actual practice of individual data archives. no.2 Another type of data archive catalogue is common to a group of archives which serve primarily as regional, provincial, or state-viide resource facilities These are designed for consumption by individuals beyond the local computing environment as well as scholars from many departments on the local campus. Keywords: archives; catalogues; data; entries; files; information; newsletter; reference
• Confidentiality and Access: Legislative Initiatives in the United States Government by Aronson, Patricia (1985) - Congressional concern about personal privacy has existed for several years; in 1974, the United States Congress passed the Privacy Act. The conflicting demands for privacy protection ' The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone and do not reflect the official position of the National Archives and Records Service, nor of any other federal agency. and access clash repeatedly. Keywords: act; congress; information; privacy; united
• Archives Law and Machine-readable Data Files: A Look at the United States by Brown, Thomas E. (1986) - The Freedom of Information Act generally provides that a:ny person has the right of access, enforceable in court, to Federal agency records except to the extent that such records (or parts of those records) are protected from disclosure by any one of nine exemptions. The Census Bureau may not: use the information furnished under the provisions of this title for any purpose other than the statistical purposes for which it is supplied; or The machine-readable records of the Bureau of the Census can serve as an illustration of the management of Federal records even though a specific provision of the Federal Records Act governs access to some records in the Census Bureau. Keywords: census; information; records
• Titles: The Emerging Priority in Bringing Bibliographic Control to Social Science Machine-Readable Data Files [MRDF] by Dodd, Sue A. (1978) - Yet, without some control over titles and some mutually agreed upon primary source of title information, there can be no bibliographic control of social science data and none of the related products such as a union list of machine-readable data files. In establishing authority lists of titles there is also the need for es- tablishing a concensus on the primary source of title information. Keywords: data; example; file; information; science; social; survey; title
• iassist-291 by None (None) - As the readers will note, DPLS con- siders it essential that restrictions may be relaxed upon review and ap- proval of data access by the DPLS Faculty Advisory Committee. Data archives are concerned with the preservation of information. Keywords: access; archive; confidentiality; data; dpls; individual; information; microdata; privacy; public; research
• iassist-295 by None (None) - It will provide the profession with a stronger realization of its role in the information transfer process and it will provide traditional librarians with an understanding of the role of data archives in that process. All of the papers advance the conceptualization of the role of data archives in the re- search community. Keywords: data; files; information; library; network; research
• New Organizations/Reorganization by Robbin, Alice (1978) - It is intended that this Ad Hoc Committee will provide intellectual and policy guidance for the inclusion of social science information in UNISIST. The UNISIST Newsletter issues which were sent to the lASSIST Newsletter Editor contain a great deal of information on upcoming meetings throughout the world which will deal with an assortment of information problems (such as transfer, documentation and systems development, bibliographic data bases, management, training of staff, resource sharing) and descriptions of informa- tion systems (such as POPINS [International Population Information System], ISONET [International Standards Information Network]). Keywords: computing; countries; information
• iassist-328 by None (None) - In one sense it is a very flexible and open resource that allows users to log into numerous systems around the world, transferring files, searching file systems and executing programs. The file /etc/exports lists which file systems are exported. Keywords: access; break; computer; file; firewall; information; internet; network; password; security; system; user
• Locating and Accessing Data and Information on the Internet: Methods and Organizational Impacts by Davis, Christopher (1996) - Unfortunately, WWW browsers alone are not a universal solution for Internet server access. Data and information providers have a variety of types of resource servers to select from, each with its own functionality (see Table 1). Keywords: ciesin; data; gateway; information; internet; resources; www
• Toward Creating the Professional Data Librarian by Robbin, Alice (1979) - Almost all fed- these data are probably not useful eral legislation has included for reanalysis, a great body of requirements to collect, analyze, data continues to be useful for and report the findings of data research related to public policy gathering. Le,c- issues concerning MRDF and the data tures on social science research library and archive; (4) biblio- and data collection were given by graphic documentation and control an economist, sociologists, and a of MRDF; (5) planning a data survey methodolog ist . library and information service for MRDF; (6) special issues of concern Fourteen registered students and for MRDF and data librarians: auditors began and completed the copyright, strategies for file course. Keywords: course; data; information; library; mrdf; research; science; social; students
• SOSIG - a move towards subject-based services by Ferguson, Nicky (1996) - Moreover, the provision of networked information has largely been the realm of the technical specialist, not the information specialist. THE RETURN OF THE CATALOGUER With the advent of client or browser software giving users a graphical interface to networked information, the possibilities for junk or vanity publishing seemed to expand dramatically, the idea of making pictures, text and sounds available across the world -do-it-yourself multi-media publishing - was irresistible. Keywords: information; resource; roads; subject; url
• WWW: What do Researchers Want? by Henderson, Jim (1996) - Highest Rated Features The most desirable features center around three themes: collections level descriptions, availability of copies, and contact information. Researchers most highly value “subject oriented keywords pointing to related collections,” and “detailed descriptions” and “finding aids” for major collections. Keywords: collections; description; information; items; site
• 25 Tying Everything Together with a Relational Database by Hildebrand, Pat (1998) - Using the example of studies and datasets in a simplified version, let’s say we have two tables which is the accepted term in relation databases for the structure in which the records, called rows, are stored. vol21.3 Fall 1997 25 Rapid change in delivery method means that the information which is necessary to access data is also changing rapidly. Keywords: database; file; forms; information; system
• Data Archives Retrospective and Perspective by Nijhawan, N. K. (1980) - d wor nature hese d hased most e gro rporat social entl comi ut erat rati abs s ve Inio essa claL urge ar ra own n ma us ly as va k t ata prog 1m ups e t he r scl ent 1 y« ng f ron Ion ng oLut X Ing n t r y t dat nt n ngem dat chin t a wel r iou oget o lum and r amm port sh the t D th tal of t agenc e I y prob hat 1m a pro eed ent s a hoi e-rea grou 1 as s o her a e an help e f o ant ou Id esear st s Cou e V atta he 1 les esse lem . In other tlonally and in different problem words, data archives would gener- areas. Keywords: archives; data; icssr; information; processing; programme; research; science; scientists; sets; social; use
• Information that Come as Images: Overview of Issues by de Vries, Repke (1998) - Briefly formats, standards and applications are discussed to indicate how much actual progress is being made in putting image information into the hands of researchers and interested users. vol21.3 32 IASSIST Quarterly Abstract Increasingly information is available as images: colour, black and white - from satellites, photography, scanning in the biomedical sciences or scanning of printed sources, like codebooks accompanying numeric data and historic records. Keywords: images; information; internet; pdf; software; text
• The Organization and Management of the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) by Brosveet, Jarle; Henrichsen, Bjørn; Holm, Lars W.; Sande, Terje (1982) - THE EARLY YEARS The origins of the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) go back to 1967 when the Norwegian Research Council could no longer ignore various complaints about, long delays and frequent errors in the processing of social science data. ' In organizing these as well as other data the NSD has emphasized the paramount importance of documentation and data linkage . Keywords: data; information; nsd; research; science; social
• Innovations in Data Dissemination at the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia by Seid, Yakob Mudesir (2010) - With full deployment of PDAs CSA price data can be on-line within the same month in which data are collected. In fact, the data catalogue of the CSA becomes an effective portal into the rich treasure of survey data that the CSA archives without releasing any confidential information. Keywords: agency; census; country; csa; data; development; dissemination; ethiopia; information; management; system
• iassist-399 by None (None) - As with a numeric data file, an image file name needs to be carefully considered for consistency, logic and predictability so that users can effectively browse and retrieve image data and also to avoid confusion when multiple researchers are working and naming shared files. al. (2010) discuss at length the most recent trend of developing semantic-based image retrieval systems that allow users to query image data using high-level concepts. Keywords: analysis; collections; data; digital; example; file; format; iassist; images; information; lifecycle; management; metadata; need; research; researchers
• Book Reviews by Heim, Kathleen (1983) - While no subject access is provided under data archive or data library, ladings under survey research, public opinion, and social science do include ijor data libraries. If the lASSIST membership is interested in litter coverage of data libraries, comments should be forwarded to Gale Research I mpany , Book Tower, Detroit, Michigan ^48226. Keywords: data; files; information; libraries; library; research
• Canadian Social Trends: A New Statistics Canada Social Statistics Publication by McKie, D. Craig (1988) - In addition, each edition carries a social indicators page and notices of the release of new Statistics Canada publications which might be of interest to readers. The intention is to integrate sets of data and make the connections between isolated findings; 3. to provice committed information users with information about Statistics Canada's data holdings, information products, and services; 4. to provide Statistics Canada with a flagship with which to raise public awareness of its corporate character, value, and contributions to the public interest The publication supports the data collection process by showing a public return of information to respondents - this return helps justify impositions on respondents' time; to provide a vehicle with which to publicize the existence of Statistics Canada information and data products and statistical services to get the greatest possible use from a considerable investment of public ftmds in data collection while at the same time earning revenues to help defray the costs. Keywords: canada; canadian; data; fall; information; quarterly; social; statistics; trends; winter
• The Sampling Bias in Random Digit Dialing by Schmidley, A. Dianne (1988) - While sociologists are generally viewed as major collectors and users of the data resulting from surveys, they are not the only individuals interested in survey data. Pollsters, advertisers, program administrators and others have important uses for survey data. Keywords: census; data; households; information; population; sample; survey; telephone; yrs
• The Changing Nature of Networking in the Research Library Community by Avram, Henriette D. (1991) - Research libraries are moving ahead on several fronts through various organizations, both singly and collabora- tively, in dealing with non-bibliographic data in a network environment. As we move into the 1990s, it is fair to say that the implications for research libraries of networking and the changing network infrastructure are immense. Keywords: data; information; libraries; library; network; research
• Alternative Databases: The Research Resource Division For Refugees by Teichroew, Les (1991) - In addition RRDR pub- lishes a quarterly newsletter INSCAN (International Settlement Canada), each issue being devoted to a specific topic on refugee resettlement. A third database covers more general issues of refugee resettlement and integra- tion, including economic, cultural, linguistic, and civic and social welfare facets, among others. Keywords: documents; holdings; information; organizations; refugee
• iassist-423 by None (None) - Mention should be made at this point of several sources of image data for contemporary documentarians. Film and videotape are too fragile, necessitating recopying every so often because of oxidation and other chemical processes. - Audio and video information might best be cataloged and stored by social science discipline. Keywords: audio; data; documentary; film; images; information; sounds; time; video
• CD-ROM Publishing: Review, Developments and Trends by Nicholls, Paul T.; Link, Douglas G. (1992) - Geographic information databases which cater to munici- pal and rural communities where Universities and College reside. The networking of CD-ROM databases also carries its own problems; however, when networking is practical, it can suffice to greatly simphfy user access, addressing many of Dvorak's expressed concerns. Keywords: cdrom; databases; information; libraries; publishing; rom; technology; titles
• An Analysis Of Cd-ROM as a Long Term Archiving Solution by Oudard, Denis (1992) - This already happens when information is downloaded from a CD-ROM onto a word processor or a spreadsheet To recap the longevity factors relating to access systems, we have established that Hardware availability in the distant future is all the more likely if the technology is: 1 . Let's first tackle the 1st objective: access system longevity. Keywords: access; data; information; rom; system
• Electronic Reference Systems in the Year 2000: The Symposium on Advanced Information Processing and Analysis, March 24 - 26, 1992 by Gladwin, Lee A. (1992) - Optical Characters Recognition and Neural Networks The CIA currently is engaged in a five - six year research program aimed at translating source documents, in varying conditions and all languages, into machine- readable format. Central to the solution of the problem of coping with massive amounts of material is to shift the focus from document retrieval to managing discrete pieces of information, using visual indicators to point to other possibly relevant sources. Keywords: data; document; information; processing
• Problems in the Use of Business Data on Tape by Worrell, E. Kay (1987) - An alphabetic match on company name resulted in only a 60% match with their own list. iassist quarterly - 3 Problems in the Use of Business Data on Tape by E Kay Worrell, EHrector, Survey Research Center The Conference Board, New York Introduction This will be a description of some types of business data available on magnetic tape, the uses made of these data by companies and business researchers, and some problems that may be encoimtered. Keywords: business; companies; data; information; tape
• Papers Presented at the Second IASSIST North American Meeting, May 11-12, 1977 by Robbin, Alice (1978) - Problems in data archive development occur at three levels. With so diversified stock of social data being created, we need to ask who will keep what, and on what basis? Keywords: action; data; group; information; lassist; social
• Social Science Data Files and Bibliographic Control: Contributions Sue A. Dodd by Stephenson, Libbie (2014) - 2) Review of cataloging efforts to date … including discussion of the Working Manual for Cataloging Machine-readable Data files [MRDF] compiled by Sue Dodd; 3) Discussion of the ramifications of MRDF catalog records, such as the national union list of social science data; shared cataloging; cataloging-in-production; the MARC II record as a standard format for storing automated bibliographic records …; 4) Practical exercise in applying subject headings and descriptors for several large and uniquely held datasets, with a view towads compiling the beginning of the thesaurus or authority list of social science 10 IASSIST Quarterly 2013 IASSIST Quarterly terms for data files; 6) Discussion of the lack of adequate subject headings and sub-headings currently provided by the Library of Congress for social science data files, with a view toward providing constructive recommendations.” Dodd, S. A. (1977, May). Retrieved January 2014 from Commentary: “The primary focus of the CAG at the Canadian Working Conference centered on the first problem of how to cite properly a social science numerical data file in the published literature… Agenda topics : Current problems and associated tasks within the mandate of the Classification Action Group include developing (1) examples and guidelines for bibliographic references for social science numerical data files, (2) a “cataloging-in-production” scheme for major producers of social science data files, (3) a more “universally based” classification scheme for social science data files; and, reviewing (4) the cataloging efforts to date and discussing any or all related problems and (5) existing printed thesauri in the social sciences in terms of their future applications to data files.” Dodd, S. (1977, Fall). Keywords: cataloging; commentary; data; data files; dodd; files; iassist; information; library; machine; mrdf; science; social
• Social Science Metadata and the Foundations of the DDI by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2014) - From her focus on the catalogue description of machine-readable data that made users able to reference and identify data files as a research source, the description of social science data files gained further momentum. Multiple benefits of data documentation During the 1960s and 1970s the research data file became a regular resource available to other users for secondary analysis and the benefits of data sharing and data documentation was addressed consistently in the 1980s (Rasmussen and Grant, 2007, p. 60). Keywords: archives; data; data documentation; documentation; format; iassist; information; machine; metadata; quarterly; research; science
• Historical Research and Cataloging Using a Combination of Portable TRS-80 Model 100 and the Pick Database System on an IBM-XT by Clarke, David L. (1987) - so = Source wr = Writer COLLECTION; av = Archives CO = Collection fi = File ne = Newspaper jo = Joumal si = Series ERA: ce = Century de = Decade dm = DayOfMonth dw = DayOfWeek er = Era he = HalfCentury mo = Month sa = Season sf = Shift tm = Time we = Week ye = Year AREA: ad = AssemblyDistrict ao = Arrondisement ar = Area as = AssessmentDistrict This is also true of the lists of Writers, Data Types, names and sizes of data entry fields, size of the largest data entry form, the requirements of any database program to which you are transferring, as well as many other parameters. Keywords: data; database; entry; field; form; history; information; item; library; photo; pick; program; project; type
• Building the DDI by Green, Ann E.; Humphrey, Chuck (2014) - In the introductory chapter to the National Research Council’s report (2012), For Attribution – Developing Data Attribution and Citation Practices and Standards, Christine Borgman acknowledged that the current debate around drivers behind data citation and attribution has failed to recognize long-standing cataloguing practices for research data. In March, 1996, as part of the review of the proposed DDI elements, Sue Dodd encouraged via email9 that there be “a better distinction between required bibliographic information denoting intellectual identification (aka citation) and data abstract information (aka study description).” Keywords: citation; data; ddi; description; documentation; elements; files; iassist; information; metadata; quarterly; research; science; social; study; time
• The Evolution of Data Citation: From Principles to Implementation by Crosas, Mercè (2014) - 62 IASSIST Quarterly 2013 IASSIST Quarterly adoption of data citation and in the promotion of data sharing and its benefits. In this article we review the evolution of data citation standards and practices – to which Sue Dodd was an early contributor – and the core principles of data citation that have emerged through a collaborative synthesis. Keywords: access; attribution; citation; data; data citation; dataset; dataverse; iassist; information; metadata; practices; principles; quarterly; research; science; sharing; support; work
• Using SPIRES: The ICPSR Experience by Vavra, Janet K. (1987) - An appendix to this paper lists the indexes and elements found in each of these databases. The indexes consist of individual words that are found in a particular element or set of elements. Keywords: database; date; element; element element; file; icpsr; index; information; spires
• An Archivist's Challenges: Adapting to Changing Technology and Management Techniques by Harrison, Donald F. (1986) - The Spring 1986 12 - iassisl quarterly single manager concept has been extended to encompass all information, defined as ... all processes by which the user may receive, display or project desired information... (including) voice, text, graphics, audiovisual, video teleconferences, micrographics, files, records management, optical discs and other forms of published information.' In many ways, the single manager system makes a lot of sense. It is vitally important to overlay records management practices on the uses and outputs of small computers and of office automation systems. Keywords: agencies; archives; data; information; records; software; system
• Archives and Dinosaurs by Tanenbaum, Eric (1986) - From this state both had to confront a changing environment However, for all the similarities between the two, dinosaurs differ from data archives in at least one important respect — they no longer exist Thus while it is too late for dinosaurs to learn from data archives, archivists should consider the dinosaurs' progress if they wish to distance themselves from the dinosaurs' end. This orientation to data, for which the Italian and Norwegian data archives' work constructing ecological databases is a precedent, will have to be extended to many areas of social inquiry and will conceivably require a more active intervention in the work of data archives by subject specialists acting in an editorial capacity. Keywords: access; archival; archives; computer; data; information; sources; storage; users
• Topically-focused Data Archives: A New Paradigm for the Codification of Social Science Research by Card, Josefina J. (1986) - ol ol ol oi 01 DAAPPP staff members have written a simple computer program that uses the TOPIC and TYPE characters of the variable names as input to produce a matrix that depicts, at a glance, the topical emphasis of each data set For example, DAAPPP data set no. 2 is the 1976 U. S. National Survey of Young Women (John Kantner and Melvin Zelnik, John Hopkins University, principal investigators). Keywords: daappp; data; information; national; pregnancy; set; survey; u.s; variables; women
• From Census To Integrated Population Data Or Socio- Demographic Accounts by Vliegen, Mathieu (1990) - Toward integrated population data or socio- demographic accounts 4.1. Since the 1971 census various sources and methods have been come into use for the construction of a system of population statistics as comprehensive as possible from a demographic as well as from a social and economic point of view CVliegen and van de Stadt, 1988). Keywords: census; data; households; information; population; population registers; population statistics; results; sample; statistics; survey; system; total
• National Archives and Electronic Records: Where Are We Going? by Gavrel, Sue (1991) - As more types of records are created in electronic form - more such records are likely to be of archival value. Finally, new methods in records creation may have fundamental effects on traditional archival theory and principles. Keywords: archival; archives; data; information; records; systems
• Report On Possibilities For A Photograph Database by Engst, Adam (1991) - He also said that there is a new method of distributing videodisc images with a certain type of network called Broadtalk. EvidenUy the Hotel School has a videodisc of wine labels and the Vet School and the Law School are still looking into the possibilities of some sort of image database on a videodisc. Keywords: archives; company; database; hardware; hypercard; images; information; library; mac; macintosh; number; program; project; set; software; speed; stokes; system; use; videodisc; work
• Documentation - what we have and what we want: Report of an enquete of data archives and their staff by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (1995) - When preparing to discuss what kind of codebook documentation format should be used in the near future it is interesting to know whether an archive produces documentation. Machine readable codebook documentation (as 3. above but with the addition of explanation of the coding categories such as value labels in SPSS or user formats in SAS). Keywords: archives; codebook; data; documentation; documentation format; format; information; machine; questionnaire; studies
• iassist-563 by None (None) - Information technology, directed by a whole host of big business interests, has been increasingly put at the service of home-based consumption. Qualitative affects include such phenomena as the structural characteristics of information societies, as well as the “quality of life” issues which have been raised in analyses of the impact of computers on employment, privacy, health, etc. Keywords: affects; computer; computing; individuals; information; level; number; people; society; technology; time; use
• Developing Internet Based Teaching and Learning Resources for Social Sciences: A CSCW approach by Gayle, Vernon J. (1997) - Technomethodologically informed CSCW, when brought to bear upon the design and implementation of Internet based resources for social science teaching is an attempt to improve what Gurdin (1988) and Bannon & Harper (1991) term as the ‘distinctly random success’ of new information technologies. Given this, more general arguments about information technology and social science teaching also apply to Internet based resources. Keywords: computer; cscw; information; internet; learning; science; teaching; technology; work
• Supporting Data Users in a World of Changing Technology by Ward, Margaret (1997) - By logging all queries it is possible to identify the types of problem users are having and enables us to make appropriate improvements to the Archive’s services in order to reduce future problems. Pre-order queries in the UK Data Archive Two User Services staff focus upon enquiries before any data or documentation have been delivered. Keywords: archive; data; information
• Data Services Assists Teaching and Research: Delivery of Data Services via the World Wide Web by Kroeker, Brian (1997) - A shift away from Data Services staff to the subject specialist librarians providing initial contact information will probably get the patron directed to the resources they want, sooner. Many libraries would like to get resources directed towards having some sort of presence on the WWW, and the freeing up of Data Services staff from reference work should provide both badly needed computer expertise and people time in this critical area. Keywords: data; information; needs; patrons; services; staff; ubc; www
• The New Jersey Environmental Information Network: Providing Access to New Jersey's Environmental Literature by Jantz, Ron; Langschied, Linda (1998) - This paper will outline the efforts of a partnership in New Jersey to make environmental information widely and readily available. The specific goals of the Partnership include: • developing consistent, quality assured data and data dissemination mechanisms; • promoting involvement of the public in data collection, utilization, and education, • promoting mechanisms to facilitate transfer, access and use of environmental information. Keywords: access; database; design; digital; document; environmental; figure; information; jersey; new; njein; user
• The expanding roles of librarians for the new millennium by Tang, Jinhong (1998) - Indexing is the ancestor of such activities and professional indexers or librarians must be flexible enough to adapt their skills in indexing to information management and retrieval. 6. Glazier, J. D. Powell, R. R. Qualitative research in information management. Keywords: indexing; information; internet; knowledge; librarians; library; management; users
• The Virtual Training Suite: Internet Skills for Teaching and Learning by Dawson, Heather (2001) - Each has responsibility for selecting, cataloguing and classifying Internet resources in a particular subject field. • Additional Features – These are geared towards student needs and include a glossary of commonly used Internet terms and guides to citing Internet resources in essays. Keywords: information; internet; learning; students; subject; suite; training; tutorials; users
• Integrating Spatial metadata and Data Dissemination Over the Internet by Cromley, Robert G.; McGlamery, Patrick (2002) - Increasingly, the producers of spatial data are only distributing it as a digital database; not as paper or even as viewable information. The same dichotomy can be applied to spatial databases being disseminated over the Internet. Keywords: attribute; data; database; geography; information; metadata
• Counting Cows and Cabbages - Web-bases Extraction, Delivery and Discovery of Geo-Referenced Data by Macdonald, Stuart (2005) - Such resources highlight the role of data service providers, such as EDINA, in offering and strengthening networked access to a collection of data, information and digital materials to the UK tertiary education and research community. Three projects funded under the JISC 5/99 Programme relate to web delivery of spatial data to the UK HE/FE sector, and build on the national significance of Digimap (which delivers access to Ordnance Survey mapping) and UKBORDERS (digitised boundaries). Keywords: access; agricultural; census; data; edina; geo; grid; information; service; use
• Setting up Acquisition Policies for a New Data Archive by Laaksonen, Helena; Borg, Sami; Stebe, Janez (2007) - Data archives are typical service sector establishments. Accessibility to the data is increased by additional processing and distribution channels used by data archives. Keywords: acquisition; adp; archive; data; fsd; information; national; research; researchers; science; studies
• Problems of Comparability in the German Microcensus over Time and the New DDI Version 3.0 by Bohr, Jeanette; Janßen, Andrea; Wackerow, Joachim (2007) - DDI Version 3.0 The major change of DDI Version 3.0 from preceding versions is the increased scope of metadata which can be captured. Consequently, the application of the new model permits the documentation of coherences and variations among different census years. Keywords: data; ddi; information; level; subgroup; variable
• iassist-606 by None (None) - vol30-1.indd 20 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2006 by San Cannon and Meredith Krug* Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Building a Metadata Repository for Time Series Data at the Federal Reserve Board In support of the Board’s duty to conduct monetary policy for the United States, the research divisions at the Federal Reserve Board use a variety of time series data for both research and forecasting. This paper will examine the different types of metadata gathered for time series data, and how this information is collected, stored, and made available to staff at the Federal Reserve Board. Keywords: database; documentation; information; metadata; reference; series; structural; system; time
• Multilingual Web Services of Data Archives: Possibilities and Pitfalls by Jaaskelainen, Taina; Alatera, Tuomas J. (2008) - The article, based on a presentation at the IASSIST 2007 conference (Jääskeläinen and Alaterä 2007), draws from our experience at the Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD), which provides web services in three different languages, and from the examination of other European data archive websites. Having web services in multiple languages means more work, so they must also consider how much money and staff resources can be allocated. Keywords: data; information; language; users; web
• Data Visualization and Information Literacy by Womack, Ryan (2015) - Other literacies could be adduced, but the purpose of this article is not to provide precise definitions of the boundaries between these interrelated forms of literacy, or to introduce new terminology for data visualization information literacy. Understanding and using data visualization is now a core skill that should be incorporated into information literacy goals by librarians and educators. Keywords: data; education; iassist; information; literacy; quarterly; standards; students; use; visualization
• Discovering and Accessing Subnational Statistics and Geospatial Data of East Asian Countries: Trends and Obstacles by Yang, Jungwon (2015) - In this paper, I will review types of geospatial data and sub-national statistics of East Asian countries have recently developed via central and local governments, and academic institutions. Keywords: : GIS, sub-national statistics, East Asia, geospatial data, China, Korea, Japan Introduction The increasing use of geographic information systems (GIS), combined with the wider availability of sub-national statistics, has recently opened up new possibilities for more interdisciplinary academic research in the social sciences. Keywords: china; data; geospatial; gis; government; information; japan; national; statistics; sub; website
• Understanding Academic Patrons’ Data Needs through Virtual Reference Transcripts: Preliminary Findings from New York University Libraries by Smith, Margaret; Conte, Jill; Guss, Samantha (2016) - Our final goal is to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about how information needs are conceptualized and articulated, and how this knowledge can be used to improve data reference in an academic library setting. Keywords: academic libraries, data reference, grounded theory, virtual reference services, chat transcripts Introduction NYU Libraries serves the NYU ‘Global Network University’, the main campus of which is situated in Greenwich Village, next to Washington Square Park, in Lower Manhattan. Keywords: data; information; librarian; needs; patron; questions; reference; transcripts; users
• The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Adults As Parents And Children At Age 50 by Hauser, Robert M.; Sewell, William H.; Logan, John A.; Hauser, Taissa S.; Ryff, Carol; Caspi, Avshalom; MacDonald, Maurice M. (1992) - Thus, we expect that an overwhelming majority of WLS respondents will still have at least one living sibling. These analyses have provided a methodologi- cal template for the specification of more complete models of stratification (Hauser and Sewell 1986), and we are very excited about the prospect of extending them to cover the later achievements of WLS respondents and siblings. Keywords: data; earnings; educational; effects; family; health; information; interview; life; models; parents; percent; research; respondents; sample; sibling; status; study; survey; wisconsin; wls
• Electronic Media and Preservation by Eaton, Fynnette (1994) - Thus procedures for ensuring the proper han- dling of electronic media must be an integral part of a preservation program for electronic records. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss how general preservation practices can and should be applied to electronic media and to suggest that for many institutions or organizations there is a need to carefully consider how long the information currently stored in an electronic format will be retained by that institution. Keywords: information; media; national; preservation; records; tape
• The Library of Congress at a Glance: Text Visualization and Reference Rooms Without Walls by Gladwin, Lee A. (1994) - Document retrieval is accomplished by convert- ing the user’s natural language query into a context vector and searching for the nearest matching document vectors “Docuverse: A Context Vector-Based Approach to Graphical Representation of Information Content” (HNC, Inc. nd) Textviz, “Visualization of Large Text Document Databases: Suggested Statement of Work for Text Visualization (TEXTVIZ) Development and Demonstration (27 February 1992). Keywords: document; files; group; information; processing; retrieval; terms; text; user; visualization
• Implementing DDI 3: The German Microcensus Case Study by Wira-Alam, Andias; Hopt, Oliver (2010) - Therefore, we provide not only the metadata in DDI format, but also an easy way to view the metadata on the Web (as a continuation of the previous project). by 16 IASSIST Quarterly Spring - Summer 2009 Implementing DDI 3: The German Microcensus Case Study Abstract This paper shares experiences in developing an application for documenting the German Microcensus at the variable level. Keywords: census; ddi; editor; figure; information; metadata; project; variable
• Controlled Vocabularies for DDI 3: Enhancing Machine-Actionability by Jaaskelainen, Taina; Moschner, Meinhard; Wackerow, Joachim (2010) - Therefore, we fully expect that the definitions provided for the terms in DDI vocabularies will be an advantage both to metadata production and information retrieval. Controlled vocabularies play a critical role in metadata standards, which have two basic components: 1) semantics – definition of the meaning of metadata elements, and 2) content – declaration of instructions for what and how values should be assigned to elements (Chan and Zeng, 2006). Keywords: code; data; ddi; information; metadata; terms; vocabularies; vocabulary
• Notes on the Distribution of Labor in a Social Sciences Data Information Network by Peters, Paul Evan (1979) - 1 information bank: a; believe that the similarities are Desired data could be strong enough to invite coraparision described and the entire so that the light UK LIHS experi- bank could be searched ence can be shed on UIHS develop- Ithe retrospective raent. A discussion ot the characteristics of desired data would be held with a retrieval specialist who would compose search strategies, review results, and lorward what seemed to be the most relevant entries in the information bank to the inquirer. Keywords: bank; data; information; labor; search; tion; uhas; uiha
• Who Owns Contract and Grant Data and Who Can Use It?: A Look at the U.S.A. by Brown, Thomas E. (1983) - These legal questions about grant and contract data will become even more critical as Federal agencies increasingly rely on private organizations to per- form Federal functions. Before 1977, government agencies often used grants and contracts inter- changeably for administrative convenience to get work done. Keywords: agency; data; government; information; records
• Beyond the Public Use File: Confidentiality of Archival Records. A Case Study, the National Center for Health Statistics by Fox, Cynthia G. (1984) - The National Center for Health Statistics, an arm of the U.S. Public Health Service, states that its primary mission is to develop statistical information on health matters in the United States and to provide that information as quickly and in as useful a form as possible to all who desire it. It reads, Within prevailing ethical, legal, technical, technological and economic restrictions, it is the policy of the National Center for Health Statistics to augment its programs of collection, analysis, and publication of statistical information with procedures for making available, at cost, transcripts of data for individual elementary units-- persons or estab! Keywords: act; data; files; health; information; nchs; privacy
• Downloading Problems? by Worrell, Kay (1985) - We have tried to keep the size of data files downloaded rather small — less than three cards per case and only a few hundred cases. In their favor is the fact that virtually all PC statistical packages seem capable of accepting ASCII data files. Keywords: data; downloading; file; host; information; line; package
• iassist-675 by None (None) - The choice of data elements to be included in CULDAT was based on the fields in the MARC format for data files. The results of the 1982 survey indicated strongly that the research community continued to feel thai a union list of data files would be a valuable resource. Keywords: base; culdat; data; information
• Educating the Data User by Piovesan, Walter (1988) - The ofTerings include Library Orientation Exercises Library Research Workshops — one or two lecttire modules given within another course to meet specific information objectives within that course Bibliographic Instruction Courses — 3 credit courses designed to teach the conceptual aspects of information access as well as the specific skills of information retrieval Computerized Information Services Training Seminars — Programs designed to teach online information access; Data Resources Seminars — seminars devoted to machine-readable numeric datafiles specialized Study Center to provide resources and training for graduate business students. But has the ease of access to information sources increased information literacy, the ability to define a search strategy, identify good access sources, retrieve appropriate materials, and evaluate sources located. Keywords: data; information; sources
• Educating the Data User: the Data Archivist and Bibliographic Instruction by Siman, Bliss Beckman (1988) - On the other hand, one can be too successful in encouraging data users to become aware of the wide variety of data sources available. Working with data users, I became aware of the gaps in their information skills, the ver>- skills I was teaching in my sections of the Information Research in Business cotirse. Keywords: data; information; research; sources; students; users
• iassist-683 by None (None) - Information poses problems both political, in the sense of well-ordered organizations becoming chaotic in the face of too much information, and economic in developing feasible ways of dealing with information. In spite of the growth of programs for training information professionals, and for some, the concentration on that part of the spectrum of information science which can be styled information studies, the discipline is still in what can be described as a pre-paradigmatic stage in which the producers are characterized by training in other, usually related, disciplines. Keywords: business; data; information; new; program; students; studies
• iassist-684 by None (None) - Below is a sampling of the kinds of information sought most by students in these classes, with some representative public data sources about which students are informed. For information in books, students are shown how to look up information by subject, e.g. U. S. industries, or by governmental agency, e.g. U. S. Department of Commerce. Keywords: business; information; students
• Educating the Data User: The Role of Bibliographic Instruction by McDonough, Kristin (1988) - It features an expanded definition of the modalities of child care, with references to both individual and teams of researchers, as well as government agencies which have gathered data relating to neighborhood care for several million families (illus. 1). In any community, child care is recognized as occupying an important, though often ne- glected, position on a continuum of special- ized services to families at risk of dissolution. Keywords: bureau; care; census; children; d.c; data; day; department; family; income; information; population; reports; research; services; sources; states; statistics; students; summer; u.s; united; washington
• iassist-686 by None (None) - Baruch College Library has been offering access to online information since 1981. A more advance course on online information retrieval is offered for juniors and seniors. Keywords: access; databases; information; user
• End User Searching and Data: The Graduate Business Resource Center Experience by Ostrow, Rona (1988) - At -2.5 2.4 -V\-2.6% An autonated method ^for accessing quotes^ company news, financial data and profile information from eight News/Retrieval services Press To 1 Search by company stock syTubol 2 Access a QuickSearch help menu Or enter as much of the company name as you're sure of and press return ibm *END* PRESS FOR 1 IBM CREDIT CORP. OR ENTER ANOTHER NAME OR /T Keywords: access; business; data; graduate; iassist; information; news; students; summer; use; user
• Bibliographic References for Computer Files in the Social Sciences: A Discussion Paper by Dodd, Sue A. (1990) - To see if this effort had any impact on the number of computer file citations that could be visibly detected in the reference sections of Social Forces . A DISCUSSION PAPER by Sue A. Dodd' Background A recent discussion among the participants of the E-Mail Informal List for Official Representatives of ICPSR centered around citing computer files in references, foot- notes, and bibliographies; whether to cite a codebook or file (providing you have both); and a discussion on citing primary or secondary sources. Keywords: computer; data; file; information; research; review; science
• (An Outline of) The Impact of Future Social and Technological Trends On the Dissemination of Census Bureau Information by Day, Donald L. (1990) - The aging population > Changes in the work force > Multilingual services KEY ISSUES Should future information dissemination be oriented toward individual users or toward businesses and institu- tions? A reduction in incentives for individuals or companies to produce knowledge will cause the responsibility for and costs of satisfying information needs to fall to govern- ment Whether information dissemination is privatized and in what manner may affect the availability of that information significantly. Keywords: access; data; dissemination; future; information; library; technology
• And the Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Converging Destinies of the Rutgers University Libraries and the Center for Computer and Information Services by Lewis, Gertrude J.; Langschied, Linda (1990) - The census data was stored at the Princeton University Computer Center and upon request copies were made and housed at Rutgers University Center for Computer and Information Services (CCIS). Three hundred reels of census data and a number of utilities to aid in accessing the data were purchased at that time. Keywords: ccis; census; center; computer; data; information; library; rutgers; services; university
• iassist-704 by None (None) - | B.OF C-STATEMENT/AVE TOTAL ASSETS DOLLARS SCALAR FACTOR 6 SOURCE BANK OF CANADA REVIEW AVERAGE OF WEDNESDAYS CANSIM SERIES IDENTIFIER 000911. The following functions, although not critical for biblio- graphic database support, were important for accessing CANSIM: 1) Since end-users typically retrieve time series data for specified time periods SPIRES must prompt for the time series start and end dates. Keywords: cansim; data; information; library; screen; series; spires; type
• Samples of Anonymised Records from the 1991 Census for Great Britain by Dale, Angela (1995) - Y = national population (56 million) Z = smallest geographical area population (120,000 for individual SAR and 2.1 million (East Anglia) for household SAR Thus 25,000 and 2,700 were the two thresholds used for the individual and household SARs respectively. Others Inner London, Outer London amalgamated to form areas over and Rest), Wales and Scotland 120,000 Housing/household information Accommodation type 14 (14) Detached, semi-detached or As household sample terraced house; purpose built flat in a commercial or residential building; converted or not self-contained accommodation in a shared house or flat Availability of amenities ù bath/shower 3 (3) Exclusive, shared or no use As household sample ù inside WC 3 (3) Exclusive, shared or no use As household sample ù central heating 3 (3) Full, part or none As household sample Cars (number of) 4 (4) 0, 1, 2, 3 or more As household sample Floor level (lowest), of 7 (101) Basement, ground, 1st/2nd, As household sample accommodation (Scotland only) 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, 7th to 9th 10th or higher Number of household 4 (35) Top coded: 4 or more Not included (accommodation) spaces in dwelling Number of persons 12 (99) Top coded: 12 or more Not included (enumerated) in household Number of residents in Derivable 4 (99) 0, 1, 2 to 5, 6 or more household Number of dependent children Derivable 2 (99) 0, 1 or more in household Number of pensioners in Derivable 2 (99) 0, 1 or more household Number of persons with Derivable 2 (99) 0, 1 or more long-term illness in household Number of persons in Derivable 3 (99) Top coded: 2 or more employment in household Number of rooms 15 (19) Top coded: 15 or more Not included 10 IASSIST Quarterly Number of persons per room Derivable 5 Ranging from less than 0.5 to more than 1.5 Tenure 10 (10) Owner occupier or rented As household sample (public sector or private) Wholly moving household 2 (2) Keywords: census; cent; data; household; individual; information; sample; sars; variables
• iassist-706 by None (None) - Most data users go through a process that consists of four separate steps: 16 IASSIST Quarterly 1. identification of potential data sources 2. determination of the usefulness of the data 3. obtaining access to the data 4. obtaining analyses from the data Any data vending machine environment would have to play a role in each of these steps. And rightfully so: as the anarchistic nature of the Internet intrudes into information systems there is a recognized lack of standardization, centralized authority, and access control. Keywords: access; data; information; need; new; research; systems; technology; users; vending
• Sober Ways, Politic Drifts and Amiable Persuasions; approaching the Information Highway from the Dusty Trail by Hannigan, Ken (1995) - So there may be something of a self-fulfilling prophesy at work here, as the world of traditional archives has attracted those who have consciously not wanted to be part of a thrusting, aggressive, brash, profiteering, macho world. This should not pose any difficulties for traditional archives. Keywords: access; archival; archives; archivists; data; europe; information; internet; ireland; records; united
• Disseminating Data From Longitudinal Surveys: Issues Facing the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics by Webber, Maryanne (1995) - As a compromise, we are proposing to include a good range of family variables, but only for a subsample of respondents. The person-job is a unit of analysis used with data from labour market surveys with a one-year reference period, like the Survey of Work History and the Labour Market Activity Survey. Keywords: data; income; information; labour; survey; time; use; variables; year
• The Need to Train Librarians in Data Related Issues by Paris, Julia Dawn (1996) - In the absence of user driven filtering of information librarians are called upon to play the role of filtering and interpreting the information for those who choose to use libraries. A proactive and flexible manner is also required if academic librarians want to take up the challenge of technology, to interact and communicate effectively with clients who may not only be unfamiliar, but also uncomfortable with information technology. Keywords: academic; africa; information; librarians; library; needs; reference; south; technology; training; users
• Training in the Age of Digital Abundance - Technology or Information by Ferguson, Nicky; Huxley, Lesly (1996) - Their enthusiasm for exploration, the discovery that amongst the abundance of networked information sources there are some which could prove really useful, that there are ways of finding and handling information which are not trivial or a waste of time, is a great joy. We wanted to bring them back into the fold, bringing the newcomers with them, to show them that there were ways of locating useful networked information quickly. Keywords: information; look; page; participants; resources; search; time; training; web
• A Digitial Library for an Academic and Research Community by Borbinha, Jose Luis (1997) - The central archive is a repository at the National Library, onto which new documents are automatically copied when they are submitted to the local repositories. • Filtering: the profile is also used for an information filtering service, supported by electronic mail and by the WWW interface, through which users can be notified, for example, of new documents of potential interest. Keywords: arquitec; communities; digital; documents; information; knowledge; library; project; repository; server; technical; user
• Roads to Metadata by Hiom, Debra (1997) - Example of browsable listing in SOSIG Summer 1997 31 This allows ROADS gateways to register the need for new template types or new attributes within existing templates if or when required. The system is being piloted on a number of Internet subject gateways, namely ADAM (Art, Design, Architecture and Media), Biz/ed (Business Education on the Internet), IHR-Info (Institute of Historical Research), OMNI (Organising Medical Networked Information) and SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway). Keywords: gateways; information; project; resources; roads; subject
• The Statistical Metadata Repository: an Electronic Catalog of Survey Descriptions at the U.S. Census Bureau by Gillman, Daniel W.; Appel, Martin V. (1997) - Primarily, the MDR will be a standard tool for researchers and analysts to locate survey data and metadata. Supplier An external organization which provides data to augment the Census Bureau’s efforts Survey An investigation about the characteristics of a given Universe Survey-Dataset A dataset containing either case level data, aggregation of case level data, or statistical manipulations of either the case level or aggregated survey data, for a single Survey Instance Survey-Instance An identifiable activity which uses a System(s) to gather and process a set of Data Items from an identifiable set of cases, for a defined period of time, resulting in one or more specific deliverables System An identifiable process, either fully automated or computer assisted, which implements one or more Techniques to produce one or more deliverables. Keywords: boc; data; design; elements; information; mdr; metadata; model; processing; repository; standard; survey; system
• An Early Perspective on the "Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996" by Adams, Margaret O. (1997) - Yet compliance with it may require substantial reorientation in the way federal agencies treat FOIA requests for information in federal records, when those records are in an electronic format. One of these was a ruling that the National Library of Medicine’s on-line information systems were not agency records for the purposes of FOIA. Keywords: agencies; agency; amendments; foia; government; information; records; requests
• Establishing a Data Resource Centre:Experiences at the University of Guelph by Wandschneider, Bo; Horne, Doug (1998) - This tied in nicely with the services being provided in the Government Documents section of the library, where the traditional paper-based statistical sources are housed, and where many of the supporting documents that DRC users would require could be found. Basically, the DRC was prepared to undertake most aspects associated with collection care and user services. Keywords: access; data; drc; information; library; retrieval; services; staff; system; university; users; web
• Protecting Confidentiality in Archival Data Resources by Dunn, Christopher S.; Austin, Erik W. (1998) - In this paper, we briefly review the origins of ethical requirements and regulations for the protection of confidentiality of research data and ways that confidentiality can be violated. That discussion sets the stage for a description of the nature and development of ICPSR practices to assure confidentiality of research data. Keywords: census; confidentiality; data; icpsr; information; protection; public; release; research; statistical; study; subjects; use; variables
• Development of a Health Data Archive for Bangladesh by Leadbeter, Deana; Guinness, Lorna (1999) - Training Training for HEDA users will be carried out through a process of in-house workshops and learning by doing. As with other parts of HEDA development, the technical task of merging the individual dictionaries into one is likely to be more straightforward than the non technical issues i.e. the task of checking across studies for consistency of definitions and clarifying the situation where different definitions have been used. Keywords: access; archive; data; data archive; databases; development; health; heda; heu; information; study; tables; users
• Development and Prospects of the Data Bank of Sociological Research by Rostegaeva, Nina (2001) - The problem of storing empirical sociological data has arisen in our country in the late ’60s at a time when the first large-scale sociological studies were carried out. Therefore a concept has been developed that has the idea of consolida- tion and integration of sociological data at its core. Keywords: access; bank; data; information; research
• IASSIST Collaboration In Africa by Paris, Julia Dawn (2003) - South Africa, viewed to have the most developed information infrastructure, seems to be in the best position to be the first port of call for strengthening of collaboration between IASSIST and Africa. (Africa News, 2001) Studies on Africa reflect contrasting viewpoints of the current African situation. Keywords: african; data; iassist; information; region; research; science; south
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2004) - Management of these information products requires librarians to deal with information not just as a set of objects or artifacts such as data or files, but also as a process that extends from information identification (sensing), collection and organization through its processing, maintenance and use.”. Papers can be from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentation, etc. Keywords: iassist; information
• Economic Data as Snapshots in Time by Stierholz, Katrina (2006) - REASON FOR PROJECT Several years ago, Bob Rasche, the Research Director at the St. Louis Fed, began searching for economic data that would tell him exactly what economists knew at a particular point in time. FRASER is useful to a wide variety of audiences—not just economists but historians who want to see a contemporaneous look at economic data. Keywords: alfred; data; economic; economists; information; time
• The Local Data Support Landscape in the UK by Macdonald, Stuart (2006) - It was an informal initiative amongst UK data librarians represented by Oxford University, the University of Edinburgh and the London School of Economics. London School of Economics RLab Data Services The London School of Economics RLab15 Data Services started in 1999 providing data support to LSE’s research laboratory, a unique institution bringing together leading research centres in economics, finance, industrial relations, social policy and demography. Keywords: access; collection; data; information; library; research; services; support; survey; university
• Providing Context for Understanding: Insight from Research on Two Canadian Health Surveys by Hamilton, Elizabeth (2006) - As IASSIST members push forward in establishing protocols in the description of survey data for discovery and retrieval through DDI, it is incumbent upon us to think about the parameters of the information to be included in DDI information. National Population Health Survey: Design and Issues.” Keywords: canada; cycle; data; health; health survey; information; national; nphs; population; research; statistics; statistics canada; survey
• Microdata Information System - MISSY by Janssen, Andrea; Bohr, Jeanette (2007) - The next step is to have experts and users of Microcensus data analyze MISSY’s performance and make recommendations for improvement. An exercise- based introduction into working with Microcensus data is planned. Keywords: data; information; microcensus; missy; variables
• iassist-758 by None (None) - This Association was established with the assistance of international organisations promoting optimal management of survey data. The introduction explains: “AASDA represents practitioners in survey data curation in Africa and was established to facilitate co-operation among them with regard to the development and use of best practices in the preservation and sharing of survey microdata in the region. Keywords: article; data; iassist; information
• Snippets of Data at a Glance: Using RSS to Deliver Statistics by Cannon, San (2009) - For example, implementers of RSS-CB feeds should be aware that many RSS readers, including Live Bookmarks, have a 50 character limit so publishing exchange rates with lengthy rate names or many decimal places may not provide the best information for that observation. In a Google Reader window, a list of such exchange rates from the New York Fed appears as such: It is straightforward to see the information you want quickly. Keywords: bank; data; information; rate; rss
• iassist-765 by None (None) - Wikiprogress and Wikigender A way forward for online collaboration by Angela Hariche, Estelle Loiseau and Philippa Lysaght Box 1: Wikiprogress: goal and purpose Goal: To create a web community around the vision of measuring the progress of societies by creating a place where progress data and research articles can be loaded, visualised and analysed so good decisions about societies can be made at the local, national and international levels. Apart from presenting OECD data such as the Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) or the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), Wikigender links to www.my.genderindex.org, a tool allow- ing users to manipulate SIGI data for their own analyses. Keywords: community; data; iassist; information; progress; societies; wikigender; wikiprogress
• A User-Driven and Flexible Procedure for Data Linking by van der Ejik, Cees; Sapir, Eliyahu V. (2011) - The entire sequence of choices generates a syntax that speci- fies the required RDB operations and, when implemented, yields as an outcome the desired dataset with linked data. Flowchart of user decisions involved in merging voter study data into manifesto study data — Keywords: countries; data; european; information; linking; mas; media; merging; parties; party; study
• De-mystifying OAIS compliance: Benefits and challenges of mapping the OAIS reference model to the GESIS Data Archive by Schumann, Natascha; Recker, Astrid (2013) - But OAIS compliance could also mean “explicit application of OAIS concepts, terminology, and the functional and information models” or ”that the OAIS concepts and models are ‘recoverable’ from the implementation – in other words, it is possible to map, at least from a high-level perspective, the various components in the archival system to the corresponding features of the reference model” (Lavoie, 2004, p. 17). Functional Model Mapping The main tool to carry out mapping was a simple spreadsheet listing OAIS functions and the different processes/responsibilities that these comprise. Keywords: archive; data; information; mapping; model; oais; reference
• From Data to the Creation of Meaning Part 1: Unit of Analysis as Epistemological Problem by Joque, Justin (2015) - I think it is worthwhile, in our work with social data, to think of these as two types of classification problems: on the one hand political decisions and on the other infrastructural problems, such as the need to change zip codes to make the postal system more efficient. In working with data it quickly becomes evident how difficult and problematic it can be to deal with multiple datasets or research questions that do not align with available data, but these difficulties are infrequently explored in a wider context. Keywords: attempts; data; family; iassist; information; things; work; world
• Improving the Quality of Digital Preservation Using Metrics by Kleemola, Mari (2015) - Abstract The Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) is dedicated to preserving digital research data in the social sciences and to providing good quality services to the research community. Nowadays, FSD is an acknowledged and active national centre of expertise in the areas of preserving and providing access to digital research data. Keywords: archives; certification; cessda; data; dsa; fsd; information; oais; preservation; research
• iassist-785 by None (None) - during which time at least one individual will discuss problems in recruitment and training of data services' personnel, based on previous experience, and knowledge necessary to provide data services Hands-on experience in the various aspects of understanding data and providing data services will be provided. Begirning of May 1981: Notification of acceptance of papei • End of June—Beginning of July 1981: Preliminary Agenda for the Conference This schedule should allow ample time for lASSIST members to decide whether they want to attend the Grenoble meetings and to apply for institutional and/or extramural funding support. Keywords: conference; data; information; lassist; members; services; social
• A Strategy for Archiving Government Data to Meet the Needs of the Research Community by Knoppers, Jake (1981) - AND IMPROPER DESTRUCTION MUST CALL FOR AUTOMATIC PENALTIES Through the establishment of authorized records retention and disposal schedules, the Dominion Archivist ensures efficicnl and cost-effective management of government records, destroying those records of no further use or value and selecting for permanent retention those records having historical or research value • THE DOMINION ARCHIVIST MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECLARE ANY GOVERNMENT RECORD OR A COPY THEREOF AN ARCHIVAL RECORD AND WHERE A COPY IS CONCERNED TAKE EARLY POSSESSION WHERE EFFICIENCY OR THE NATURE OF THE RECORD DICTATES The greater proportion of administrative data are created as a result of ongoing programs Such data ac generically known as case Hies, i.e.. nies containing records related to speciHc repealable actions, events, persons, organizations, products, objects, etc and which are usually filed and retrieved by name, number or any other systematic identifier For the sake of administrative efficiency and timely delivery of programs the government has in recent years resorted to technologies which help it reduce the paper-shuffling. guaranteeing anonymity, would cover over 91)% of Ihe research needs Should an individual researcher not agree with such conditions, one would expect him to raise the question of public access (as distinguished from access for research purposes under specified conditions) either through the path open to him under freedom of information legislation or through the consultative channels between the research community and the government The above is an outline of the basic political-legal environment for government records which would ensure that both administrative and research needs can be met The reason for the statements made in this section wil become apparent in the model solution A MODEL SOLUTION Basic Approach The public ai large benefits from legitimate uses of administrative data for research and analysis by government, businesses, non-profit organizations, academics, etc. Keywords: archives; data; file; government; information; public; records; research; sample
• iassist-787 by None (None) - DC I'd like to start by making a few statements in general about user surveys, and then to discuss their goals, their different varieties, and finally some methodological pointers First, there's no such thing as an end user Second, information isn't a commodity like a bar of soap which can be bought, sold, and priced over the counter. Each of these five goals is related to the different kinds of user survey you might conduct And accomplishment of these goals is also related to the four points I made earlier 1 mentioned, for example, that there is no such thing as an end user. Keywords: information; survey; system; user
• Private and Public Sector Responsibility for the Collection, Distribution and Analysis of Statistical Data by Kasputys, Joseph E. (1981) - However, in 1480, we find a highly developed information industry, utilizing the latest technology, that has a strong capability to identify information needs, collect data, deliver results frequently tailored to the needs of specific clients, and even provide special analysis on the meaning of information for business decisions In lieu of unilateral government determinations on the nature of private sector information requirements, market demand and the profit motive can now be used more extensively to govern statistical collection. The collection and distribution of statistics is an essential role of government Like most resources, statistical data is indeed a limited resource. Keywords: analysis; data; federal; government; information; policy; public; sector
• IQ Editor's Notes and Guest Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye; Watkins, Wendy (2005) - Again, the importance of training for data librarians in how to both promote and teach data literacy arises as a pivotal matter. This subject has been the focus of many IASSIST efforts and the enhancement of data literacy is the daily work of many IASSIST members. Keywords: data; iassist; information; literacy; students
• Privacy and Computerized Data Bases by Brown, Thomas E. (1999) - In discussing the Clinton Administration’s position on health care, Secretary Shalala stated that personal medical information should be “for health care and health care only” with very few exceptions. Commercial Web sites collect personal information through a variety of means, including registration forms, user satisfaction surveys, contests, and order forms. Keywords: commission; data; individual; information; medical; new; privacy; protection; records; times; york
• Information Literacy, Statistical Literacy, Data Literacy by Schield, Milo (2005) - It is difficult to promote information literacy or data literacy without promoting statistical literacy. Statistical literacy must be an essential component of information literacy. Keywords: data; data literacy; iassist; information; information literacy; literacy; literate; statistics; students
• The Challenges of Integrating Data Literacy into the Curriculum in an Undergraduate Institution by Hunt, Karen (2005) - As Information Literacy Finding the best methods for ensuring students learn is the same whether we’re discussing information literacy, writing across the curriculum or data literacy (at the 20000 foot level at least). Proponents of data literacy should borrow heavily from information literacy and learning theory. Keywords: data; information; literacy; students
• Data and Statistical Literacy for Librarians by Gray, Ann S. (2005) - However, the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) was launched formally in 1996, which contributed signifi cantly to the growth of data support services within Canadian libraries.4 With the delivery of statistical tables using the Internet, there was a lot of concern over the potential misuse or misunderstanding of statistical data that would appear electronically without explanation. In the U.S., 1996 saw the beginning of a loosely organized approach to centralized delivery of statistical information from the various federal statistical agencies. Keywords: agencies; data; information; internet; knowledge; literacy; quality; resources; statistics; u.s; use
• Data Protection and Privacy in the United States and Europe by Stratford, Jean Slemmons; Stratford, Juri (1999) - The act has been characterized as “the centerpiece of U.S. privacy law affecting government record-keeping” In contrast to U.S. privacy law, privacy protection in Europe is addressed by omnibus legislation covering both public and private sectors The Council of Europe was set up after the Second World War to help unite Europe by fostering closer relations between the states belonging to the community, ensuring economic and social progress by common action to eliminate the barriers which divide Europe … and promoting democracy on the basis of the fundamental rights recognized in the constitutions and laws of the Member States and in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [17]. Keywords: act; data; information; privacy; protection; right; u.s
• The Impact of Computer Networking on the Social Science Data Library by Robbin, Alice (1978) - classification schemes and stand- ardized study descriptions, to file Support for the establishment of and variable level descriptions, data libraries is the result of Software, such as the Interchange recognition of the cost of social file, developed by Roistacher and research: Data libraries represent Noble (1976), will obviate the ne- savings in scarce resources with cessity of rewriting codebooks for- their potential for collecting m matted for different statistical one location studies which are of software packages. Data libraries will have an op- Obtaining a copy of a data file portunity to participate directly has been the only way that a datam cooperative ventures to create library increases its collection data bases containing information (and thereby justifies the number on the contents of data files which of personnel required to maintain are located at local data centers. Keywords: access; center; collection; community; computer; computing; cost; data; data library; documentation; file; information; ing; lassist; level; libraries; library; need; networking; newsletter; organization; products; resources; science; services; sharing; social; staff; support; time; user; vol; winter
• Resource Sharing Through Networks: Problems and Potentials for the Social Science Community by Borman, Lorraine (1978) - Most tutorials rely on user comments concerning user problems, errors, etc. to provide feedback to system designers. PROBLEMS AND POTENTIALS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY Lorraine Borman Northwestern University ABSTRACT T tive gene that two purp to e user be t tool pone syst data such need tent his ter ral man mech ose : nsur com rans nt em, bas cap s, iai paper minal pur£0 y or anism 1) Keywords: access; base; computer; data; design; feedback; information; need; network; provide; public; system; time; tutorial; user
• News and Notes by Geda, Carolyn L. (1978) - Two North retariat, Americans were invited to attend this meeting: Professor Jerome The European lASSIST conference Clubb, executive director of the is being held in conjunction with Inter-university Consortium for Po- the meeting of the International litical and Social Research (Ann Sociological Assocation and in or- Arbor) and executive secretary of der to attend the World Congress of the Social Science History Associa- Sociology the registra- tion; and Ms. Sharon Henry, execu- tion/reservation form found else- tive director of the Candaian where in this Newsletter must be Clearinghouse for Social Science completed and includ'e advance pay- Three panels are scheduled and include the following: Issues in Comparative Data and Research, El- ORGANIZATIONAL REPORTS liott Avedon, Department of Recrea- tion, University of Waterloo, MISIST/Social Science Information Waterloo, Canada, Chair; Researcn Problems Associated with Complex The following report was re- Data Bases, John DeVries, Depart- ceived from Fred Riggs, a member of ment of Sociology, Carleton Univer- lASSIST and UNISIST, describing the sity, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIS November, 1977 Pans meeting (see 5B6, Chair: and Privary versus Newsletter, 1, 4, 41-42, for fur- Freeedom of Information, Guido EKer information concerning ONI- ' ' ' ' - -----itte- --Martinotti, Archivio dati e pro- SIST) of the Ad Hoc Committee or grammi per le scienze sociali, via Social Science Information. Keywords: conference; data; information; lassist; members; newsletter; research; science; social; university
• Peace Research and Information Systems by Beck, Carl (1979) - In The remarks in this paper are doing so we learned a great dela focused on problems and possibili- about the conceptual, technical, ties for the integration of docu- and organizational problems con- mentation and information relevant fronting the development of an for peace and conflict studies into information system and the dissemi- social sciences information systems nation of information from one such and for the use of such systems by center to another, peace researchers. Indeed, I think one could easily document that any investment in information systems would soon be recouped. Keywords: information; international; lassist; newsletter; peace; research; researchers; science; services; studies; system; vol; winter
• Approaches to Information about Census Bureau Machine-readable Data Files by Aldrich, Barbara (1980) - As the nuriber of data files distributed by the Census EUreau increases, there is need for a systematic method of providing information about existing holdings of data files and updating that information as new files are released. I^$> ST NEWSLETTER vol.4 no. 1 APPRMCHES TC DJFORMATION ABOLTT CDeUS BUREAU MACHINE-REAEAELE MTA FILES ( 1 ) ferbara Aldrich Ifeta User Services Division EUreau of the Census U.S. Dept. of Camerce During the last several years, the canrLnity of Census EUreau data file tisers has expanded greatly and the nurber of files available has increased dranatically. Keywords: bureau; census; data; directory; files; information
• Metadata and Metainformation - Old Concepts and New Challenges by Soltes, Dusan (2000) - The most important and at the same time also the most voluminous part of any metadata base is its part regarding the core part of the data component of the particular object information system i.e. its operational data which in the case of statistical information systems are represented by (statistical) indicators. Before joining the faculty he was working as a researcher in the area of computerized statistical information systems not only in his home country but also under the cooperative and development programmes of the United Nations – Economic Commission for Europe and the Conference of European Statisticians. Keywords: data; information; metadata; metainformation
• Network Management of Machine-readable Data File Records by Nasatir, Marilyn (1983) - FOPJIAT INTO A BIBLIOGRAPHIC NETWORK The feasibility of integrating MRDF records into the database of a bibliographic network, which in netowrk terminology is called implementing a MRDF format, is depen- dent upon 1) the existence of data elements in a bibliographic record which are appropriate to MRDF users, 2) network systems and services already in place which meet the needs of MRDF users, 3) products which can be generated from these systems and services, and h) a viable mechanism for extending treatment of traditional infor- mation sources to new formats. The two primary considerations in this important system enhancement are 1) the applicability of existing standards for describing and accessing MRDF records and 2) the feasibility of integrating MRDF records with records of the traditional infor- mation sources which comprise a bibliographic network database. Keywords: cataloging; data; files; information; marc; mrdf; records; services
• Applications of Information Science to Social Measurement by Aborn, Murray (1984) - The Division of Social and Economic Science supports the establishment, evaluation, and improvement of social science data resources, research on social data, and the development of methods for analyzing such data. The National Academy of Sciences committee surveying NSF's social sci- ence programs in 1976 never made crys- tal clear precisely what was being referred to by deficiencies in the available base of social science data, and which of these were more or less responsible for impeding the progress of research. Keywords: data; information; nsf; research; science
• Acquisition and use of electronic records in the National Archives of Sweden by Geber, Magnus (1993) - Acquisition and use of electronic records in the National Archives of Sweden by Magnus Geber,' National Archives ofSweden, Stockholm, Sweden This paper genCTally reflects the experiences made at the National Archives of Sweden concerning the manage- ment of electronic records and describes how we try to solve the new archival problems that have been caused by these media. Before describing the situation in Sweden I will present some figures about the general situation concerning electronic records at national archives in the world. Keywords: archives; information; records; sweden
• Developing a Scottish Migration Monitor: a co-operative approach by Forster, E. (1996) - As McCleery (1980) emphasises, as a source of migration data, the Register of Sasines has to be used with care. Official data agencies release data at levels of aggregation which, on the one hand, protect confidentiality, but on the other hand, hide much migration activity. Keywords: areas; data; edinburgh; file; housing; information; library; migration; postcode; project; questionnaire; scotland; survey; university
• Facilitating Access to Comparative Data by Mochmann, Ekkehard; Gräf, Lorenz (1997) - ZA holdings of empirical social research data include European time series and comparative studies. Some mentioned the present pricing policy and expressed their wish for reduced charges for data access. Keywords: access; data; information; internet; research; researchers; social; use
• Social Science Data Services During the Last Five Years of the Millennium by Lubanski, Adam (1997) - • of all forty-eight respondents interviewed at the 17 research universities, 45 expressed unprovoked favourable opinions of data support services - although nearly all said this was an under resourced area (and were actively lobbying for better funding); only two researchers said that their level of data support was adequate for local needs; and • about half of the data support services/libraries were managed by the library service - a trend which was generally welcomed, but opposed by 4 respondents (3c and 1d - i.e. three computer staff and one data support person) who favoured independence. The following IT/computer issues were cited frequently: • around one third of data staff stressed that “computer skills were a basic requirement for data support staff” (10d=10 citations) • some IT support staff (below managers) were concerned that IT managers were not offering appropriate/relevant training for IT staff, particularly data skills (5c) • the use of public PC facilities by students was often 100% with queuing at peak times, indicating that demand exceeded supply - although some universities experienced a decrease in use of public facilities, as students stayed off-site (long journeys, bad weather, good support for modem links or local networking, etc. encouraged purchase of laptops) Keywords: computer; data; datasets; fte; information; library; productivity; research; researchers; services; staff; support; universities
• Can the Library and the Data Archive Meet in Active Support of Research in the Social Sciences? The Case of ILSES by de Vries, Repke (1999) - Introduction Data material collected for empirical research has traditionally been computer stored and electronically distributed by data archives and data libraries. Properly linking data and publications would need metadata standards that take such relationships into account and coordinated efforts between authors (proper citation of data sources or writing such metadata directly themselves), the library world (referencing with cross linking in new metadata formats) and the data archives (likewise referencing with cross linking). Keywords: data; information; linking; metadata; research
• The Role of the Web in the Provision of National Data and Information Services: the MIDAS Experience by Chruszcz, Julia; Cole, Keith; McCombe, Anne (1999) - Initial user feedback indicated that whilst the majority of MIDAS users had easy access to Web browsers there was still a sizeable minority of users with only telnet access and/or without access to a Web browser who would be inconvenienced if the gopher service were withdrawn. However, the MIDAS Web site (http://www.mimas.ac.uk/) soon developed into a much more sophisticated information resource which was more suited to meeting the diverse information needs of data set users. Keywords: access; data; information; midas; resources; services; users; web
• iassist-849 by None (None) - The main exceptions will be difficult to use data and the minority of HDS data which has more http://prospero.ahds.ac.uk:8080/ahds_live Winter1998 19 restrictive access conditions. The central goal of this programme of work is to improve and increase access to historical data by making the location, identification, assessment and use of data easier. Keywords: access; data; hds; information; users
• Toxics Release Inventory - An Environmental Database by Lee, Mary J. (2001) - In addition, the availability of TRI data along with similar efforts in other countries provides an incentive for cooperative efforts in international reporting and analysis of toxic release data. There is a two-year time lag in the release of TRI data. Keywords: data; environmental; information; international; release; tri
• Harmonising Methods of Disseminating Urban Heritage by Delgado-Gomez, Alejandro (2001) - It allows us to reconcile and harmonise this information with other databases. Since cultural heritage databases are using a standardised language, MARC, easy to convert, and even the active records are going to finish their life- cycle in the archives, we are working, simply, with XML and associated, and displaying the information by means of HTML and associated. Keywords: city; databases; information; materials; way
• University Information System RUSSIA: Scientific and Social Challenge by Yudina, Tatyana (2001) - The current version of the UIS RUSSIA includes the data and documents’ sources recommended as the first priority collections by the Center for Sociological Research and Economic Faculty of Moscow State University: • official data and documents (laws, presidential decrees and directives, governmental enactments, acts and regulations) since 1991; • stenogramms (daily records) of State Duma of Federal Assembly of RF from 1996; • Goscomstat of RF data (all available in electronic format); • election statistics of both federal and local levels since 1993, provided by Central Election Commission of RF; • mass media sources (8 newspapers and 2 information agencies); • databases, publications and reports of leading analytical centers; • reference data on the Russian political system (brief history, prerogatives, structure and personnel of federal institutions, political parties, churches, etc.); • extended reference information on the components of the Russian Federation. The Goscomstat of RF collections are received upon publication - on monthly, quarterly or annually basis. Keywords: data; information; research; russia; uis
• Reaching your end-user with MIMAS by Eustace, Jessica (2003) - This “no dead links” policy insures that Web of Science users will only get links that resolve to publishers ̓electronic full-text documents. A search on psychiatry produces a large set of results, totalling 12,485, amongst these results we can see material including books, journal articles, medical textbooks, handbooks, illustrated texts and even lecture notes. Keywords: articles; data; iassist; information; journal; library; mimas; paper; research; science; service; text; topic; users; web
• The IASSIST Wiki – a Copyleft Solution for the 4th Decade by Watteler, Oliver (2005) - The collaborative effort that ends up in well filled pools of information is probably the most appealing thing about the Wikipedia. To avoid the problems of the Wikipedia a certain regulative framework should be established that facilitates the dissemination of helpful and well considered information. Keywords: iassist; information; wikipedia
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2006) - The paper titled “Documenting Religion Worldwide: Decreasing the Data Deficit,” by Brian J. Grim, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), and Roger Finke, Pennsylvania State University and Association of Religion Data Archives, was presented in the session “Compare and Contrast: Using Cross- National Data.” The workflow of the research carried out has the following main points: A) discussion of IT security policy regarding the geospatial information service, B) outline risk analysis, C) making of a safeguard catalog, D) making of a baseline security model for geospatial information service, and E) proposal of a baseline security guideline prototype. Keywords: data; iassist; information
• Consideration for Information Security Issues in Geospatial Information Services of Local Governments by Hanashima, Makoto (2006) - On the other hand, standardization of the specification of Web Map Service (WMS) has been carried out by Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Inc., and the technical infrastructure of geospatial information service has been developed year by year. Therefore, in consideration of the circumstances of geospatial information services of local governments, to discuss those requirements for the information security systematically is required The meaning and the purpose of research Keywords: data; geospatial; information; information service; security; service; system; threat
• Accessing Indian Numeric and Statistical Data: a critical study of the Suprastructure and Infrastructure in India by Singh, Jagtar (2001) - In the networked environment, access to, validation, security, and updating of statistical data are some of the challenges facing the library and information professionals. Other clauses in the policy such as clause (vi) and clause (viii), deal with non-commercial use of data, and the Department of Statistics (DoS), GoI, acting as the nodal agency for dissemination of statistical data, respectively. Keywords: agencies; data; dissemination; government; india; information; national; policy; source; statistics
• iassist-892 by None (None) - Requirements FrequencyFrequencyFrequency Required Optional Not mentioned Description about content included Title of data Data collection date Types of data Subject terms for data Final report/publication generated by data Data file Codebook Instrument Data dictionary Data collection methodology Types and scales of variables Technical information about variables Sampling Data edit/cleaning procedure Relationship between documents/tables/variables Analysis performed on data De-identification Use of restriction check 4 8 7 5 3 4 14 7 6 2 7 4 5 7 3 2 4 4 7 - - - - - 3 - 1 1 1 - - 2 - - - 1 - - 10 5 7 9 11 7 0 6 7 11 7 10 8 7 11 12 9 10 7 File Requirements Given that the repositories studied are social science data repositories, most either have a requirement for data file formats, particularly regarding statistical data, or state the “preferred” file format for submission. TThis paper aims to understand the current requirements for depositing data in data repositories by analyzing the forms and guidelines for such deposits. Keywords: content; data; deposit; file; forms; information; oais; repositories; repository; requirements; science; study
• Semantic Web Applications for the Social Sciences by Bosch, Thomas; Zapilko, Benjamin (2015) - Regarding Semantic Web technologies Fedora supports interaction with RDF data, since the repository software can be connected with RDF triple stores. It is also available as an open source edition at http://www.openlinksw.com/wiki/main/. IASSIST Quarterly 2014/2015 9 IASSIST Quarterly With respect to semantic technologies Virtuoso currently enables the storing and querying of RDF data in its database. Keywords: colectica; data; ddi; iassist; information; metadata; missy; nesstar; rdf; research; sciences; technologies; web
• DDI-RDF Discovery – A Discovery Model for Microdata by Bosch, Thomas; Olsson, Olof; Zapilko, Benjamin; Gregory, Arofan; Wackerow, Joachim (2015) - Diverse benefits are connected with the publication of DDI data and metadata in the form of RDF. 24 IASSIST Quarterly 2014/2015 IASSIST Quarterly Members of the DDI community can publish DDI data as well as metadata in the Linked Open Data cloud. Keywords: -­‐; data; datasets; dcterms; ddi; disco; information; metadata; rdf; skos; studies; study; variables; xsd
• Linking Study Descriptions to the Linked Open Data Cloud by Schaible, Johann; Zapilko, Benjamin; Bosch, Thomas; Zenk-Möltgen, Wolfgang (2015) - We provide answers to these questions with respect to the effort and difficulty in producing such Linked Open Data. In this article, we describe the modeling and the publishing of a dataset as Linked Open Data and the procedure for how to interlink this resulting Linked Dataset to external data sources. Keywords: catalogue; data; information; links; metadata; properties; rdf; sources; study; vocabularies; xml
• New Curation Software: Step-by-Step Preparation of Social Science Data and Code for Publication and Preservation by Peer, Limor; Wykstra, Stephanie (2016) - Keywords Data curation, curation software, data sharing, social science, randomized controlled trials . We refer to preparing these materials for public use as data curation. Keywords: code; curation; data; files; information; metadata; research; results; sharing; software; tasks; use; variable
• iassist-903 by None (None) - The data sources have heterogeneous policies for data use, and some sources have no policies. Data use is largely unregulated except in a few exceptions (health care, credit reporting) and re-use of Big Data renders meaningless the notions of notice and consent due to the complexity and numerous possibilities of aggregating the data (Ohm, 2014). Keywords: analysis; cameras; data; feeds; iassist; information; policies; policy; privacy; public; terms; use; video
• More Data, Less Process? The Applicability of MPLP to Research Data by Lafferty-Hess, Sophia; Christian, Thu-Mai (2017) - A key aspect of this is clear communication of the data curation tasks that will (and will not) be performed as part of a program of expectation management that distinguishes roles, rights, and responsibilities of the data producer, data user, and data archive. Data are complex, and the archival processing—or what we equate to data curation—required to make them available and usable for researchers has been informed by uncompromising standards of quality. Keywords: archival; archives; curation; data; file; information; materials; mplp; processing; quality; research; science; users
• Establishing an Australian Social Science Data Archive: Progress and Plans by Jones, Roger G. (1982) - The newly estab- lished Survey Research Centre had as one of its objectives the collec- tion of information on survey data that could be made available for secondary analysis and was seen as the logical location for the national clearing-house. The publication Australian Social Surveys: Journal Extracts 1974-78 is based on a search of thirty Australian social science journals published in 1974- 78 for articles reporting the use of survey data. Keywords: acspri; archive; australia; data; information; national; research; researchers; science; social; survey
• Three Reasons for the Underutilization of Social Sciences Data Services in the Information Age by Robbin, Alice (1982) - It offers administrators and researchers the opportunity to assess the technical, administrative, economic, and policy issues related to standards of data quality, docu- mentation, access, and distribution. My recommendations for improving data quality, planning, and coordination should be under- stood as two aspects of the larger philosophical and moral dilermas which we confront. Keywords: data; government; information; new; policy; quality; records; research; science; services; system; technologies
• The European Union initiatives in the digital archive area: achieving the Information Society by de la Peunte, Concha Fernandez (2001) - As a result, eContent, a “Multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote the linguistic diversity in the Information Society”, was adopted by the Council on 22 December 2000 for a period covering 2001 to 2005. The programme is aimed at supporting the production, dissemi- nation and use of European digital content and to promote linguistic diversity on the global networks and it is based on three main strands of action where EU added value can be maximised: 1. Keywords: access; citizens; commission; content; cultural; digital; european; information; information society; management; programme; society
• Elaborating a Crosswalk Between Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and Encoded Archival Description (EAD) for an Emerging Data Archive Service Provider by Peuch, Benjamin (2018) - If DDI files can be converted into EAD files in a fully or partially automated manner, then the tools and the skills of the State Archives can be re-used for the needs of the future Belgian service provider just like researchers will be able to re-use the data made available. The idea is not fully to replace DDI files with EAD files, but to funnel the content of DDI files into the ‘pipeline’ of the State Archives by means of EAD even while retaining and making the DDI files accessible. Keywords: archival; archival description; archives; crosswalk; data; data archive; data documentation; ddi; description; documentation; ead; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq924; information; metadata; provider; service; social; state
• One store has all? - the backend story of managing geospatial information toward an easy discovery by Kong, Ningning Nicole (2019) - Drawing upon the increased needs of data management in academic libraries, digital repository is an excellent option for geospatial data management. This paper focuses on the data organization, storage, cyberinfrastructure configuration, preservation and sharing perspectives of these efforts with the goal to provide a range of options or best management practices for information managers when curating geospatial data in their own institutions. Keywords: data; data management; datasets; doi; geoportal; geospatial; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq927; information; libraries; library; management; map; metadata; web
• The State of Preparedness for Digital Curation and Preservation: A Case Study of a Developing Country Academic Library by Ndhlovu, Phillip (2018) - Many libraries have responded to digital technologies by setting up digital libraries and digital repositories, especially academic and research libraries (Kim, Warga and Moen, 2012). Keywords Digital curation, digital preservation, digital disaster preparedness, data management 1. Keywords: case; curation; digital; information; library; preparedness; preservation; research; results; skills; staff; state; study; technology
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2003) - The paper addresses the questions: 1) Can we observe any direct relation between transformation and growing demand for social science information service? and 3) Are social science information services ready to supply users with necessary information? Keywords: information; paper
• An epic journey in sharing: The story of a young researcher's journey to share her data and the information professionals who tried to help by Karcher, Sebastian; Lafferty-Hess, Sophia (2019) - Just like the chorus in Greek drama provides commentary on the action, a chorus of data elders in our drama points out larger lessons that the case study has for research data management and data sharing. However, she also faces a common challenge - she did not initially plan for data sharing when she wrote her IRB protocol, and therefore, did not gain consent for archiving and sharing. Keywords: data; information; irb; jessica; journey; professionals; repository; research; sharing; sophia; story
• Social Science Information Service in Poland: an attempt to present the state of art by Wildhardt, Teresa; Sokolowska-Gogut, Anna (2003) - § Are social science information services ready to supply users with necessary information? § Are social science information services ready to supply users with necessary information? Keywords: information; science; services; social; users
• Calendar; 1983 Annual Conference Preliminary Program; and Book Reviews by Stephenson, Libbie (2019) - Herengracht 410-412, 1017 BX Amsterdam, The Netherlands United States : Judith S. Rowe, Computer Center, 87 Prospect Street, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, U.S.A. MEMBERS-AT-LARGE John de Vries, Department of Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, KIS 5B6, Canada Sue A. Dodd, Social Science Data Library, Manning Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, U.S.A. Carolyn Geda, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, U.S.A. Jackie McGee, The RAND Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406, U.S.A. Nancy Carmichael McManus, Social Science Research Council, 1^38 Corcoran Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009, U.S.A. Ekkehard Mochmann, Zentral archi v fur Empirische Sozial forschung. University of Cologne, Bachemerstrasse 40, D-5000 Cologne 41, Federal Republic of Germany David Nasatir, California State University, Dominguez Hills, California 90747, U.S. A Per Nielsen, Danish Data Archives, Niels Bohrs Al 1 e 25, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark Laine G. M. Ruus, Swedish Social Science Data Service, Storgatan 13, S 411 24 Goteborg, Sweden Don Trees, The RAND Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406, U.S.A. EX OFFICIO Treasurer : Ed Hanis, Social Science Computing Laboratory, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada Editor: Elizabeth Stephenson, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Colifornia, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY Judith S. Rowe, U.S.A. Secretariat Princeton University Computer Center u^s postage 87 Prospect Street PAID Princeton, New Jersey P^^:,?JS'tor: 08544 U.S.A. L'ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE POUR LES SERVICES FT TECHNIQUES DTNFORMATION EN SCIENCES SOCIALE Keywords: cataloging; center; computer; conference; contact; data; databases; files; information; international; lassist; library; machine; manual; mrdf; new; research; science; services; social; university; workshop
• geoXwalk - A Gazetteer Server and Service for UK Academia by Reid, James (2003) - geoXwalk – A Gazetteer Server and Service for UK Academia The JISC promotes the innovative application and use of information systems and information technology in FE and HE across the UK by providing vision and leadership and funding the network infrastructure, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and information services, development projects and high quality materials for education. Furthermore, all polygonal features can be optionally queried as point features if desired. Keywords: fall; gazetteer; geoxwalk; iassist; information; jisc; service
• How many ways can we teach data literacy? by Dai, Yun (2020) - Data literacy, and its variations (data information literacy, research data literacy and science data literacy in terms of terminology), has been viewed by the library community as a subset, or extension, of information literacy in the time of high performance computing and an increasingly networked environment (Schield, 2004; Stephenson & Caravello, 2007; Carlson, Fosmire, Miller, & Nelson, 2011; Prado & Marzal, 2013; Womack, 2014; Maybee & Zilinski, 2015; Shorish, 2015; Frank & Pharo, 2016). How many ways can we teach data literacy?, IASSIST Quarterly 43(4), pp. 1-11. Keywords: class; data; data literacy; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq963; information; information literacy; instruction; library; literacy; research; ways
• Learning from data reuse: successful and failed experiences in a large public research university library by Scoulas, Jung Mi; De Groote, Sandra L.; Dempsey , Paula R. (2020) - They also addressed the challenges of obtaining library data from the data warehouse like delays in obtaining the assurance of anonymized data, the process of securing data from various sources, and ensuring the “integrity and completeness of the reported data” (2017, p. 5). Case specific examples of library data reuse practices 3.1. Keywords: academic; data; data reuse; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq966; information; learning; libraries; library; research; researchers; reuse; students; survey; university; university library
• iassist-967 by None (None) - Primer of terminology and findings Reproducibility issues or challenges This exercise revealed many concepts surrounding research reproducibility, though several ideas appeared much more frequently across the board. Numerous studies and reports identifying the status of research reproducibility reveal problems at all levels of study across multiple research disciplines. Keywords: analysis; christiansen; crisis; data; federal; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq967; information; issues; jacquelyn; leighton; literature; perspective; professional; reproducibility; reproducibility crisis; research; resources; science; solutions; terms
• Methods reporting that supports reader confidence for systematic reviews in psychology: assessing the reproducibility of electronic searches and first-level screening decisions. by Fehrmann, Paul; Mamolen, Megan (2020) - Importantly, that guidance includes descriptions and examples of what should be reported of SR electronic search methods, and the current study drew on that methods guidance to address our research objectives. If electronic search reproducibility is viewed as dependent on reporting that is equivalent to what we call our PRISMA set, our findings suggest that readers would not have a strong basis for confidently assuming that the electronic searches in psychology SR are reproducible. Keywords: confidence; et al; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq968; information; items; methods; prisma; psychology; psychology sr; reporting; reproducibility; research; reviews; searches
• The matter of meta in research data management: Introducing the CESSDA Metadata Office Project by Förster, André; Borschewski, Kerrin; Bolton, Sharon; Jääskeläinen, Taina (2020) - The matter of meta in research data management: Introducing the CESSDA Metadata Office Project, IASSIST Quarterly 44(3), pp.1-17. The matter of meta in research data management: Introducing the CESSDA Metadata Office Project André Förster1, Kerrin Borschewski2, Sharon Bolton3 and Taina Jääskeläinen4 Keywords: cessda; cmm; ddi; element; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq970; information; language; management; mdo; metadata; office; project; research; service; vocabularies
• Informed consent for linking survey and social media data - Differences between platforms and data types by Breuer, Johannes; Al Baghal, Tarek; Sloan, Luke; Bishop, Libby; Kondyli, Dimitra; Linardis, Apostolos (2021) - Case study 1: Twitter The first case study on Twitter data is based on two studies, one from the UK and one from Germany. These three broad areas simplify the complexity that underlies Twitter data. Keywords: consent; data; facebook; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq988; information; linkedin; linking; media data; public; research; sloan; social; survey; survey data; twitter; twitter data

• IASSIST gone glocal by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2021) - 1/1 Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2021), Editor’s notes: IASSIST is now glocal., IASSIST Quarterly 45(3-4), pp. 1-1. Having IASSIST members in USA, Canada, and some (west) European countries was for a long time what we myopic westerners considered to be international. Keywords: iassist; issue
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2006) - The ongoing IASSIST list-server, weblog and periodic IASSIST Quarterly should be a positive answer to that matter. We try to offer an answer to the jesting question: “Is there IASSIST life between IASSIST conferences?”. Keywords: data; iassist
• Factors contributing to repository success in recruiting data deposits by Hayslett, Michele; Jansen, Matthew (2022) - Those that have survived and those that accept data deposits need to manage resources carefully and find the most efficient platforms, features and services to entice data deposit. Abstract What factors make data repositories successful in recruiting research data deposits from scholars? Keywords: curation; data; data deposits; deposits; factors; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1037; hypothesis; iassist; jansen; numbers; recruiting; repositories; repository; research; researchers; services; success
• Taking count: A computational analysis of data resources on academic LibGuides by Hennesy, Cody; Kubas, Alicia; McBurney, Jenny (2023) - Taking count: A computational analysis of data resources on academic LibGuides. Taking count: A computational analysis of data resources on academic LibGuides in the U.S. Cody Hennesy1, Alicia Kubas2, and Jenny McBurney3 Keywords: analysis; count; data; data resources; doi; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1040; iassist; institutions; libguides; librarians; library; links; quarterly; research; resources; statistics; statistics resources
• Deposit data - including qualitative data - and support students in obtaining the skills for data-driven research by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2022) - Qualitative research is seldom central to the support for research data in academic libraries. Quantitative data research has the focus here, but I have confidence that in all areas qualitative data are also being recognized and used - including among big data. Keywords: article; data; iassist; research
• Self-Reflection of Virtuality in a Professional Association: A Compact Description of Mailing List Data by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2006) - This work contributes to methodology by offering a refined typology for the description and analysis of mailing lists in general, as well as a specific subject categorization for the IASSIST mailing list based on findings in the mailing list communication. The third type of mailing list is the 16 IASSIST Quarterly Fall 2005 digest list which sometimes resembles a newsletter by having several subjects included and commented on by an editor. Keywords: communication; data; emails; iassist; list; mailing; mailing list; members
• iassist-107 by None (None) - Articles can be papers from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentations, discussion input, etc. The session involved looking backwards and forward through the following presentations: “IASSIST: Origins and Evolution as Revealed in Its Archives and Other Materials” by Margaret Adams, “Early IASSIST as Recalled By Its First President” by Carolyn Geda, and “Social Research Infrastructure from A European Perspective” by Ekkehard Mochmann. Keywords: article; iassist
• The Origins and Early Years of IASSIST by Adams, Margaret O. (2007) - They included data inventories, archives of raw survey data, a current file of information on progress in cross-national and cross-cultural research, guides for research workers in need of data for other countries, standardization and manuals of information on existing and proposed data classification standards for the social sciences, and regional working conferences and seminars of senior social scientists as well as some for graduate students.[5] During the 1960s the ISSC sponsored several conferences on social science data archives, most of which focussed on European issues, with one in the U.S. hosted by Yale University. CSSDA did, however, sponsor several national meetings and in 1967 published a directory of social science data archives in the United States, covering the activities of twenty-three U.S. data organizations and one in Canada, and included an entry for the CSSDA itself.[8] Both ISSC’s Standing Committee and the CSSDA focused primarily on the interests of social science researchers. Keywords: archives; committee; data; data archives; iassist; international; issc; meeting; science; science data; services; social; standing
• iassist-109 by None (None) - Many organizations were still using carbon copies as a means of distribution for documents and correspondence. On the other hand, since data archive development was defined differently in Europe and North America, a decision was made to create an additional Action Group to deal with data organization and management. Keywords: action; committee; data; iassist; individuals; organization
• Yes, we are international by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2023) - A computational analysis of data resources on academic LibGuides in the U.S.'. The data cleaning showed a high degree of inconsistency and dead links, leading the authors to suggest a more centralized management of data resources. Keywords: article; data; iassist; resources
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2010) - With the short title of Numbers, Flavio Bonifacio takes us on a tour of numbers from the representation of reality, through processing as a system of guarantee and numbers as model parts, to what is called a path between numbers and society. Articles can be papers from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentations, discussion input, etcetera. Keywords: article; data; iassist; numbers
• Assessing needs and developing solutions by Schwartz-Soicher, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2024) - Assessing needs and developing solutions Welcome to the second issue of IASSIST Quarterly for 2024, IQ 48(2). Assessing needs and developing solutions, IASSIST Quarterly 48(2), pp. 1-2. Keywords: data; iassist
• Evaluating new technologies and organizational structures by Schwartz, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2024) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1149 new technology may reduce the time and effort required by data repositories staff for data curation and may enhance data findability and usability. The first two evaluate methods to enhance findability of data deposited in data repositories. Keywords: data; iassist
• Tides of transformation: Enhancing research through data and community by Schwartz-Soicher, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2025) - The FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) standards are among the core principles used for improving open science and research data management. The paper describes a collaborative effort by the Duke University Libraries and the Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI) to better understand the status of data management and sharing plans submitted from Duke to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2021. Keywords: data; iassist; research
• Being international - and proud of it! by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2017) - Depositors and funding bodies will be assured that data are reliably stored, researchers can reliably access the data repositories, and repositories are supported in their work of archiving and distribution of data. The second article brings us to the actual use of data. Keywords: data; iassist; international
• The data is out there - just like the truth! by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2017) - Sven Vlaeminck works in research data management for ZBW – German National Library for Economics / Leibniz Information Centre for Economics in Hamburg, Germany. They argue that spatial data is an important component in many studies and has promoted interdisciplinary research development. Keywords: data; iassist; issue; research
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2011) - They can be papers from IASSIST conferences or other conferences and workshops, from local presentations or papers especially written for the IQ. Hopefully the rest of the world will enjoy these papers and there will probably be more papers both from Europe but also from the others regions covered by the IASSIST members. Keywords: iassist; papers
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2014) - IASSIST Quarterly Fall Winter 2012 5 IASSIST Quarterly Editor’s notes Special issue: The organizational dimension of digital preservation Welcome to the special double issue 3 & 4 of the IASSIST Quarterly (IQ) volume 36 (2012). The two guest editors Astrid Recker and Natascha Schumann from the GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne have earned special thanks. Keywords: iassist
• Guest Editor's Notes by Adams, Peggy (2014) - Sue Dodd would be very pleased to see this guide, we think, as it seems to be exactly the kind of product that she expected of future generations of data professionals, as expressed in the quote by which Libbie Stephenson closes the introduction of her comprehensive bibliographic essay. 6 IASSIST Quarterly 2013 IASSIST Quarterly Guest Editor’s Notes The Evolution of a Special Issue of the IQ in Honor of Sue A. Dodd: How remembering a pioneer data librarian became a tribute to the contributions of IASSIST over the decades In the months before the 2012 annual IASSIST meeting, Libbie Stephenson contacted me to toss around ideas for some type of memorial we might plan for the coming meeting to honor our friend and colleague, Sue A. Dodd. Keywords: data; dodd; iassist; sue
• A Practical Approach to Data Citation: The Special Interest Group on Data Citation and Development of the Quick Guide to Data Citation by Mooney, Hailey (2014) - SIGDC & the Quick Guide to Data Citation The SIGDC was started in late 2010 with a goal to promote awareness of data-related research and scholarship through data citation. So it comes as no surprise that advancing the cause of data citation has been embraced by the membership since the beginning. Keywords: citation; data; guide; iassist
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2017) - Depositors and funding bodies will be assured that data are reliably stored, researchers can reliably access the data repositories, and repositories are supported in their work of archiving and distribution of data. The second article brings us to the actual use of data. Keywords: data; iassist; international
• Sue A. Dodd’s Lasting Influence: Libraries, Standards, and Professional Contributions by Gray, Ann S. (2014) - Dodd Sue A. Dodd’s Lasting Influence: Libraries, Standards, and Professional Contributions by Ann S. Gray1 Their final report would lay the foundation for a chapter on what were called Machine- Readable Data Files 16 IASSIST Quarterly 2013 IASSIST Quarterly often said that her award winning book Cataloging Machine- Readable Data Files: An Interpretive Manual, published in 1982, was a result of the Airlie House conference, but her recognition that library procedures for bibliographic control could be applied to data files preceded that event. . In any case, her study of Library Science demonstrated a desire to obtain professional insight in the classification of data files. Keywords: cataloging; data; dodd; files; iassist; library
• A Legacy of Inspiration and an Enduring Smile by Burnhill, Peter (2014) - 18 IASSIST Quarterly 2013 IASSIST Quarterly Abstract This is written in appreciation of the pioneering contribution made by Sue Dodd to what we would now call metadata standards for research data files. It describes two occasions when I had good cause to cite her work, the first when writing in 1984/5 about data libraries and how these might develop in the UK. Keywords: access; burnhill; data; data library; digital; dodd; edinburgh; files; iassist; libraries; library; research; scholarly; sue; university; web
• The DDI Matures: 1997 to the Present by Vardigan, Mary (2014) - Having convened the first DDI Committee two years earlier, ICPSR was the “home” for DDI, providing administrative and substantive support. DDI also rebranded its specifications after the review to give an indication of their scope: DDI 1.X and 2.X became DDI Codebook, while DDI 3.X became DDI Lifecycle. Keywords: alliance; committee; community; data; ddi; documentation; iassist; lifecycle; meeting; metadata; model; new; specification; university
• DDI Timeline by Vardigan, Mary (2014) - View the Charter 2003 Final meeting of original DDI Committee held in Washington, DC (see related article for members’ names). DDI now covers aggregate data and geography View Version 2 and successive iterations DTD Version History http://www.ddialliance.org/sites/default/files/final.pdf http://ddi-alliance.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ddi-alliance/ddi/dtd/Version1.dtd?view=log http://www.ddialliance.org/sites/default/files/evalsummary.pdf http://www.iassistdata.org/downloads/ddi_workshop.pdf http://www.iassistdata.org/downloads/ddi_workshop.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20120405100126/http:/www.ddialliance.org/alliance/charter http://www.ddialliance.org/DDI/committee-info/minutes/2003-02-07.html http://web.archive.org/web/20070307225957/www.ddialliance.org/codebook/index.html http://www.ddialliance.org/DDI/committee-info/minutes/2003-02-08.html http://ddi-alliance.cvs.sourceforge.net/ddi-alliance/ddi/dtd/ http://web.archive.org/web/20060711204401/http:/www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/dtd/version-history.html IASSIST Quarterly 2013 53 IASSIST Quarterly 2003 DDI Expert Committee meets for first time in Ann Arbor, MI. Keywords: alliance; committee; data; ddi; expert; february; iassist; minutes; version
• The Decades of my Life by Rowe, Judith S. (1999) - An increase in local service data libraries in service environments with primary data becoming a routine part of library collections and data analysis a routine part of education at all levels. By 1972 several academic libraries began to catalog census data in a form other than print. Keywords: american; archives; census; computer; data; decade; end; iassist; library; national; new; research; science; surveys; u.s; war; world
• iassist-580 by None (None) - The articles show great involvement and enthusiasm in data archiving and dissemination. A survey was carried out and I have observed that one of the results was that only one-quarter of those who teach with data were familiar with the national data services. Keywords: data; iassist; learning; teaching
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2002) - vol26no1 4 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2002 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2002 5 Editor’s Notes This issue Vol. 26-1 of the IASSIST Quarterly brings you three papers: Vernon Leighton from Princeton University delivered a paper “Developing a new Data Archive in a Time of Maturing Standards” at the session “A New Topical Data Archive: Patricia Cruse, California Digital Library, University of California; Ilona M. Einowsky, UC Data/SRC, University of California, Berkeley, and Juri Stratford, Government Information and Maps, Shields Library, University of California, Davis presented at the IASSIST 2001 conference in Amsterdam the paper “Applications in the Real World: The Counting California Experience with the DDI”. Keywords: data; iassist
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2004) - The Reed, Blunsdon, McNeil & McEachern article has the title “Integrating public domain data to construct community profiles”. From a variety of sources data is included on businesses, crime and suicide, licensed premises, information about religious institutions, schools, recreational facilities, cultural organizations and services. Keywords: data; iassist
• A Reflection on the Past Decade by Humphrey, Chuck (2004) - Many of these new members are the only individuals on their campuses providing data services. During the past decade, structural changes occurred in several universities that altered the institutional location of data services. Keywords: conferences; data; iassist; members; membership; organization; research; science; services
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2005) - Papers can be from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentation, etc. The Geographic Information Systems are a growing area for the IASSIST community of data professionals. Keywords: data; iassist
• IASSIST 2006 Call for Papers & Strategic Plan Publication Award by Editors (2006) - IASSIST conferences bring together data professionals, data producers, and data analysts from around the world for presentations and workshops covering new and persistent issues relating to access to data, its documentation, and digital preservation, with special emphasis on the social sciences. Yet as the world of social science data grows increasingly complex, staying abreast of new developments in the profession is likely to present an ever increasing challenge for IASSIST members. Keywords: conference; data; iassist; papers
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2007) - The Federal Reserve Board uses a variety of time series data for both research and forecasting. The reference metadata contain more detail about the calculations behind the number, such as data collection, sampling, etc. Keywords: data; iassist; metadata
• IASSIST 2007 Call for Papers & Strategic Plan Publication Award by Editors (2007) - With this announcement, we seek proposals for papers, sessions, panel discussions, poster/ demonstration sessions and workshops on topics that address all aspects of the conference’s theme, including: * open data and the development of knowledge communities * the principles of open data * open data and its implications for documentation, metadata dissemination, preservation, curation and data authentication * new data partnerships in knowledge communities * e-science, cyberinfrastructure and open data * open data and digital repositories * developing trusted data repositories in knowledge communities * open data and issues of confi dentiality and disclosure * the development of statistical literacy in knowledge communities * developing an agenda for open data literacy * open spatial data and GIS * open data and the role of the data librarian * life cycle models for managing data in knowledge communities * empirical research results on any of these areas For other key topics see previous IASSIST Conferences at http://www.iassistdata.org/conferences/index.html What is required to make data more “open” and available; what are the outcomes from open data; andwhat is the role of the data community in helping this happen? Keywords: data; iassist; knowledge
• iassist-612 by None (None) - The three papers in this issue bring reports on the presentation and availability of data in a geographical portal for geospatial data, the collection and dissemination of holdings in a data archive, and on access to trans-national data and the accreditation involved.. But there still remain areas where improvement is needed for better trans-national data access.. Keywords: data; iassist; paper
• Scholars Geoportal: A New Platform for Geospatial Discovery, Exploration and Access in Ontario Universities by Hill, Elizabeth; Trimble, Leanne (2013) - In addition, each institution had its own Scholars GeoPortal: A New Platform for Geospatial Data Discovery, Exploration and Access in Ontario Universities by Elizabeth Hill and Leanne Trimble1 Since 2002, Scholars Portal has hosted shared collections ... The project’s official name is the Geospatial and Health Informatics Cyberinfrastructure Portal Project, however the portal itself has since been branded “Scholars GeoPortal”. Keywords: collections; data; geoportal; geospatial; iassist; map; metadata; ocul; project; scholars; user; web
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2015) - A panel of four individuals from or affiliated with the UC Curation Center (UC3) at the California Digital Library presented tools for data management in libraries and for researchers sharing their datasets, including uploading and providing metadata. The conclusion on data management is that there is no one-size-fits-all 6 IASSIST Quarterly 2014 IASSIST Quarterly technological solution. Keywords: data; iassist
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2016) - San Cannon and Deng Pan, working at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City and Chicago, created a pilot for an infrastructure and workflow support for making the publication of research data a regular part of the research lifecycle. In the paper 'Social Science Data Archives: A Historical Social Network Analysis' the authors Kristin R. Eschenfelder (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Morgaine Gilchrist Scott, Kalpana Shankar, and Greg Downey are reporting on inter-organizational influence and collaboration among social science data archives through data of articles published in IASSIST Quarterly in 1976 to 2014. Keywords: data; iassist; paper; research
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2010) - The article also showcases the work of the DDI Controlled Vocabularies Group and its efforts to create vocabularies for DDI 3, which will be made available as separate products using a format called Genericode. “DDI 3 Development at DDA” by Jannik Jensen and Dan Kristiansen of the Danish Data Archive provides a fascinating look into the development of an authoring tool for DDI metadata, a tool that is being designed to play a central role in the work flow at the DDA archive. Keywords: data; ddi; development; documentation; iassist; metadata
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2010) - The article also showcases the work of the DDI Controlled Vocabularies Group and its efforts to create vocabularies for DDI 3, which will be made available as separate products using a format called Genericode. “DDI 3 Development at DDA” by Jannik Jensen and Dan Kristiansen of the Danish Data Archive provides a fascinating look into the development of an authoring tool for DDI metadata, a tool that is being designed to play a central role in the work flow at the DDA archive. Keywords: data; ddi; development; documentation; iassist; metadata
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2010) - The groups consider the most effective interventions for enhancing accessibility to digital data to be that research grants should include funds for preparing the data for sharing and archiving, and that archiving data for use by the scientific community is acknowledged to be of scientific merit. Read more in the article, and also about reasons given for not reusing digital data, and the seven suggested obstacles to sharing digital data. Keywords: article; data; documentation; iassist
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2003) - “IQ” is a beautiful name and most IASSIST members know the type of content to be found in the IASSIST Quarterly. But the “welcome” does not seem to have any effect, as the content of the Quarterly is almost exclusively papers from presentations at the IASSIST conferences. Keywords: iassist; quarterly
• iassist-750 by None (None) - At the session called Using National Data the paper on Economic data as snapshots in time was presented by Katrina Stierholz from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. They start with a tax assessment from 7th century, mentions the Domesday Book from 1086, but quickly moves on to the establishment of the start of UK Data Archive in 1967, and others to follow. Keywords: data; iassist
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2007) - These fields have been discussed before during the close to 50 years of documentation of data sets, and the fields are not so unambiguous now not to be discussed further. Articles can be papers from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentations, discussion input, etc. Keywords: article; data; iassist
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2011) - They can be papers from IASSIST or other conferences, from local pres- entations or papers especially written for the IQ. Chairing a conference session with the purpose of aggregating and integrating papers for a special issue IQ is much appreciated as the information reaches many more people than the session participants and will be readily available on the IASSIST web- site at http://www.iassistdata.org. Keywords: data; iassist; paper
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2015) - The investigation found a positive attitude towards data sharing and the benefits of data archives. This issue brings you a potpourri of papers from the very theoretical or philosophical through the technical issues faced in well- established data archives to the supportive reasoning on the creation of new national data archives. Keywords: data; iassist; quarterly
• From Data to the Creation of Meaning Part II: Data Librarian as Translator Kristin Partlo by Partlo, Kristin (2015) - Drawing on examples from work as a subject librarian and data professional at an undergraduate institution, I will elaborate on ways in which translation permeates the daily work of data librarians, from helping new researchers learn the language and methods of a field, to supporting faculty as they expand their teaching and research across disciplines. But in working with patrons who wrestle with other priorities, librarians also know that not everyone From Data to the Creation of Meaning Part II: Data Librarian as Translator by Kristin Partlo1 ...the work of data librarians involves bridging systems of meaning and acting as translators. Keywords: data; iassist; language; librarians; meaning; research; translation; work
• 2006 IASSIST Strategic Plan Publication Award by Editors (2005) - Yet as the world of social science data grows increasingly complex, staying abreast of new developments in the profession is likely to present an ever increasing challenge for IASSIST members. --inclusion of specifi c suggestions for action or specifi c projects that will further the education of IASSIST members or otherwise encourage progress in support of the IASSIST Strategic PlanIASSIST members or otherwise encourage progress in support of the IASSIST Strategic PlanIASSIST --potential in building a base for future IASSIST activity --quality of writing - -bibliographic content including references to related materials --clarity in presenting issues and viewpoints as outlined above Competition details: All papers are to be submitted in English. Keywords: iassist; papers
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2002) - Papers from the conference are scheduled to appear in this and coming issues of the IASSIST Quarterly. For the session on ”The New Frontier for Archives” Tom W. Smith and Michael Forstrom from National Opinion Research Center and University of Chicago had prepared a paper with the title “In Praise of Data Archives: Keywords: data; iassist
• Open Source Software for Libraries: from Greenstone to the Virtual Data Center and Beyond by Altman, Micah (2002) - What are the advantages and disadvantages of OSS software? It is important to note, however, that commercial software suffers similar risks, and that the relative longev- ity of commercial versus OSS software is an open ques- tion (Lerner and Tirole 2002). Keywords: data; digital; iassist; libraries; library; oss; software; source; use; winter
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2005) - Papers can be from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentation, etc. The article describes the project to demonstrate the use of grid technologies for data retrieval, manipulation, and analysis in an economic application. Keywords: data; iassist
• IASSIST call for papers by Editors (2005) - Additional topics might also include data, information and statistical literacy, GIS and spatial data, and such as data publishing, annotation, provenance and authenticity in digital curation. The social sciences have a long history of data sharing activity which may make the conference of interest to colleagues in disciplines where open access practices to data have been on the policy agenda, with clear overlaps with digi- tal curation, data publishing and e-science/ cyberinfrastructure initiatives. Keywords: conference; data; iassist
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2005) - The ARGUS software intention is to “modify unsafe data in such a way that safe (enough) data emerge, with minimum information loss”. As Lu Chou explains The Statistical Disclosure Control is mainly concerned by obtaining a balance between the need for data and the need for confidentiality. Keywords: data; iassist
• IASSIST 2006 Call for Papers & Strategic Plan Publication Award by Editors (2005) - IASSIST conferences bring together data professionals, data producers, and data analysts from around the world for presentations and workshops covering new and persistent issues relating to access to data, its documentation, and digital preservation, with special emphasis on the social sciences. Yet as the world of social science data grows increasingly complex, staying abreast of new developments in the profession is likely to present an ever increasing challenge for IASSIST members. Keywords: conference; data; iassist; papers
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2008) - The author is defining the problems in the concept of data as a public good: “In the data sharing case, data producers make efforts to prepare the data for deposit, but the benefit of the data preparation largely goes to secondary users. In addition, data producers are at risk of being harmed by the misuse and misinterpretation of data by unqualified users, or by being charged with misconduct. Keywords: data; iassist; mash
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2001) - I am certain it has been a successful conference and that you can look forward to receive papers from that conference in the coming issues of the IASSIST Quarterly. This issue of IASSIST Quarterly brings you a paper from the IASSIST/IFDO conference last year in Amsterdam. Keywords: iassist; paper
• iassist-900 by None (None) - The reader can refer to the figure provided in Annex 1 to find a panoptic view of SKOS and XKOS properties. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/isic-4.asp 33. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-07- 015/EN/KS-RA-07-015-EN.PDF IASSIST Quarterly 2014/2015 57 IASSIST Quarterly Annex 1 SKOS and XKOS properties relating concepts Note: SKOS properties are in the two upper boxes, XKOS in the two lower. Keywords: classification; concept; data; example; iassist; items; properties; quarterly; rdf; relations; skos; xkos
• Research Data Repositories: Review of Current Features, Gap Analysis, and Recommendations for Minimum Requirements by Austin, Claire C.; Brown, Susan; Fong, Nancy; Humphrey, Chuck; Leahey, Amber; Webster, Peter (2016) - The present survey is a broad overview of the current features of Canadian and international repositories and data sharing platforms. Support for standard metadata is highly variable between repositories and data sharing platforms. Keywords: access; canada; data; deposit; features; iassist; management; metadata; online; platforms; repositories; repository; research; research data; sciences; sharing; terms; use
• iassist-944 by None (None) - However, you have to take note that the Jeff Rothenberg statement from 1995 that 'Digital information lasts forever – or five years, whichever comes first' has not yet sunk in with politicians and administrators, who will immediately associate the term 'digital' with 'saving money'. Digital curation after digital extraction for data sharing, IASSIST Quarterly 42 (3), pp. 1-2. Keywords: data; digital; iassist
• Learning and Teaching with the UK Census by Carter, Jackie; Brown, Mark; Chappell, Cressida (2003) - A Census resource discovery system to facilitate discovery of Census data and associated learning and teaching resources; 3. Learning and Teaching Resources A series of learning materials (ʻunitsʼ) are being developed both by the project team, and commissioned by distinguished authors who have used Census data in their teaching. Keywords: census; chcc; data; iassist; learning; materials; teaching; units; use
• iassist-98 by None (None) - Papers can be from IASSIST conferences, from other conferences, from local presentation, etc. The award is $250 US and one year membership in IASSIST and the competition is not limited to current IASSIST members. Keywords: data; iassist; web
• DATABOOK : a standardised framework for dynamic documentation of algorithm design during Data Science projects by Nesvijevskaia, Anna (2021) - Abstract This paper proposes a standard documentary framework called Databook for Data Science projects. Keywords Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Documentation, Reproducibility, Algorithm Transparency, Project Process, FAIR, Human Data Mediation Introduction The proliferation of Data Science projects has accelerated knowledge discovery and generated new algorithms for commercial use. Keywords: 45(2; algorithm; algorithm design; anna; business; data; data science; databook; design; documentation; dynamic; figure; framework; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq989; iassist; management; metadata; model; module; nesvijevskaia; non; outputs; progress; project; results; science projects; skills; structure; usage
• Sharing open data without risk, and with machine-actionable provenance metadata by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2020) - 1/3 Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2020) Editor’s notes: Sharing open data without risk, and with machine-actionable provenance metadata, IASSIST Quarterly 44(4), pp. Sharing open data without risk, and with machine-actionable provenance metadata Welcome to the fourth issue of 2020 and the last issue of volume 44 of the IASSIST Quarterly (IQ 44(4) 2020). Keywords: data; iassist; metadata; provenance; sharing
• Differences in data-sharing attitudes and behaviours, extended version to African data curators and data management experts by Bonifacio, Flavio; Nekesa Akullo, Winny (2021) - Differences in Data-Sharing…) among Scientists Worldwide and grouped into three main conceptual frameworks: 1. items influencing data sharing propensity (6 items) 2. items influencing work satisfaction (7 items) 3. problems emerging in data sharing (21 items) 2021 Survey, goal and general description The goal of the work already reported in the previous survey “is to analyse attitudes toward data sharing in order to find strategies to expand data sharing and to show the best paths to gain new ‘Premium Followers’, as we call the best performers in Data Sharing (below). Keywords: africans; data; differences; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq993; iassist; sharing

• Getting in touch with metadata: a DDI subset for FAIR metadata production in clinical psychology by Castro, João Aguiar; Rodrigues, Joana ; Mena Matos, Paula; M D Sales, Célia ; Ribeiro, Cristina (2023) - Over time, we have engaged in interviews and data description sessions with research groups in the Social Sciences, identifying a manageable DDI subset. We scheduled interviews to assess practices and domain-specific metadata requirements in November 2017 and December 2017, and researchers were also involved in data description sessions at the beginning and the end of 2018. Keywords: castro; data description; ddi; description; doi; domain; metadata; metadata production; production; project; psychology; researchers; ribeiro; subset
• Engineering a machine learning pipeline for automating metadata extraction from longitudinal survey questionnaires by De, Suparna; Moss, Harry; Johnson, Jon; Li, Jenny; Pereira, Haeron; Jabbari, Sanaz (2022) - This necessitates a continuous build and integrate approach, with the different combinations of input data, feature engineering methods, model parameters and their resultant outputs being attached to an ML pipeline. Thus, this paper also showcases the integration of the abstraction of model parameters through pipelines (through Data Version Control (DVC) (Kuprieiev et al., 2021)) and automating the process of attaching metadata related to each model experiment (through ProvLake). Keywords: data; dataset; extraction; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1023; learning; machine; metadata; model; pipeline; questionnaires; training
• Openness in metadata, dictionaries, and data by Rusmussen, Karsten Boye (2022) - The last article is on a special type of data - geospatial data or geodata - and with a special look at those data as open data. However, the issue of open data - here open geospatial data - concerns us all. Keywords: article; data; metadata; research
• Digitising old Yoruba newspapers at Kenneth Dike Library by Obasola, Oluwaseun; Usman, Rukayat (2024) - Digitising old Yoruba newspapers at Kenneth Dike Library, IASSIST Quarterly 48(2), pp. 1-17. Digitising old Yoruba newspapers at Kenneth Dike Library Oluwaseun Obasola1 and Rukayat Atinuke Usman2 Keywords: access; digital; digitisation; dike; dike library; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1041; kenneth; kenneth dike; library; materials; metadata; newspapers; nigeria; project; yoruba; yoruba newspapers
• Expanding our perspective: Building a sustainable metadata culture by Magnuson, Diana L.; Thomas, Wendy L. (2023) - Use of those DOIs by researchers made it much easier for IPUMS to track the research based on our products and to use this information in applying for continued funding for IPUMS projects. As noted, questions from our funders provided the impetus by our administration to consider CTS certification, which in turn facilitated our organization considering the work of IPUMS more broadly, recognizing the value of preservation and future access to the unique products and by-products of IPUMS projects. Keywords: archive; cts; data; ipums; metadata; model; organization; process; project; research
• iassist-1086 by None (None) - I also see this as the driver for the second article, on time series data and description. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has a focus on time series and Daniel W. Gillman and Clayton Waring (both from the BLS) view time series data as a combination of three components: A measure element; an element for person, places, and things (PPT); and a time element. Keywords: data; domain; fair; metadata
• Enhancing FAIR compliance: A controlled vocabulary for mapping Social Sciences survey variables by Saldanha Bach Estevao, Janete; Klas, Claus-Peter (2024) - The research question or study goals: Variables are selected to answer specific research questions, which may evolve over time, necessitating the measurement of different variables in later study waves; b) Keywords Controlled vocabulary, Survey variables - Social Sciences, Knowledge graphs, Longitudinal Surveys Introduction and motivation In Social Sciences, research outputs are increasingly characterized by interdependent entities. Keywords: data; ddi; fair; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1118; metadata; relationships; research; sciences; social; studies; study; survey; variables; vocabulary; waves
• The role of FAIR principles in high-quality research data documentation: Looking at national election studies by Zenk-Möltgen, Wolfgang (2025) - However, there is more to ethical research practices than implementing measures to achieve the highest score of research data FAIRness. Keywords FAIR principles, Data documentation, Research data management, F-UJI test, Research transparency Introduction Good data documentation is indispensable for working with research data. Keywords: assessment; data; documentation; election; evaluation; fairness; metadata; möltgen; national; principles; research; research data; scores; studies; tool; uji; zenk
• Boosting data findability: The role of AI-enhanced keywords by Jamwal, Kokila (2024) - The algorithm adaptation methods adapt the algorithms and perform multi-label classification directly instead of Figure 8: Multi-label classification model simplifying the problem as a binary classification problem. We investigate the presence of missing or user-defined keywords for the ‘Topics’ metadata field for GESIS research data. Keywords: classification; data; field; findability; input; keywords; label; metadata; model
• The IPUMS Business Process Model: Instituting a workflow mapping strategy to support archival processes by Magnuson, Diana L. (2024) - Across the thirty years of IPUMS institutional history, a unique partnership between researchers and technologists grew in which systems and tools were collaboratively developed to support IPUMS data and metadata harmonization, documentation, and dissemination (Ruggles et al. 2023, Ruggles et al. 2003a, Ruggles et al. 2003b, Esteve and Sobek 2003, Fitch and Ruggles 2003, Block and Thomas 2003, Hall et al. 1999, Ruggles et al. 1996). First, to provide access to current and previous versions of IPUMS data. Keywords: archival; archive; business; data; ipums; magnuson; metadata; model; preservation; process
• Editor's notes: Data, the whole Data, and nothing but the Data... and the Metadata, and access to the Data by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2015) - Some control is necessary and the paper describes remote access as the appropriate answer in the forms of job submission, remote execution, and remote desktop. They can be papers from IASSIST conferences or other conferences and workshops, from local presentations or papers especially written for the IQ. Keywords: access; data; metadata
• Creating Rich, Structured Metadata: Lessons Learned in the Metadata Portal Project by Vardigan, Mary; Donakowski, Darrell; Heus, Pascal; Ionescu, Sanda; Rotondo, Julia (2015) - The RUG experiment highlighted the importance of high quality, complete, and accurate data documentation and clean datasets. Capturing data transformations Under the auspices of the Metadata Portal project, a second meeting was convened to discuss the creation of a tool that would update DDI XML metadata when the associated data file changed. Keywords: anes; ddi; documentation; file; gss; icpsr; metadata; project; tool; variable
• Design Considerations for DDI-Based Data Systems by Amin, Alerk; Barkow, Ingo; Kramer, Stefan; Schiller, David; Williams, Jeremy (2016) - In a DDI structure based on XML files, this is difficult to represent; and it is difficult in an XML database, as the structure is largely based on the original DDI XML schema, which normally (as it is file-based) demands a separate XML file for each survey. If DDI XML is also the output format, which is likely, then the mapping would have to occur again, this time from the relational structure to DDI XML. Keywords: data; database; ddi; metadata; model; research; structure; use; xml
• DDI as a Common Format for Export and Import for Statistical Packages by Hoyle, Larry; Wackerow, Joachim (2016) - One possibility for such a controlled vocabulary might lie in a semantic data form of DDI elements. The adoption of a commonly accepted controlled vocabulary by data producers would allow mapping into defined DDI elements. Keywords: data; dataset; ddi; elements; labels; metadata; packages; sas; transfer; values; variable
• DataStaR: An Institutional Approach to Research Data Curation by Steinhart, Gail (2009) - Toward that end, DataStaR administrators aim to be responsible partners in a process that leads to the preservation of research data sets by applying selected best practices in digital preservation to the staging repository context. Indeed, there is significant interest in exploring the possibilities for interaction between librarians and researchers throughout the entire information life cycle, as well as the role institutional repositories can play in distributing research data. Keywords: data; datastar; domain; metadata; publication; repositories; repository; research; researchers
• Who Cares About 3D Preservation? by Moore, Jennifer; Kettler, Hannah Scates (2017) - What is the role of emulation in 3D data preservation? Whether the data are created by free-form modeling practices or algorithmically generated as part of a 3D scanning project, without best practices and recommendations for 3D data preservation, the 3D data being captured in this era will be lost to time. Keywords: 3d data; creation; data; digital; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq20; metadata; methods; preservation; process; project; research; scanning; scans; software
• Interoperability Between Institutional and Data Repositories: A Pilot Project at MIT by McNeill, Katherine (2009) - The ability for different repositories to exchange metadata and content would provide an important service to enable faculty data to be housed and discovered in more than one system. MIT faculty members in the social sciences have three main options for where they can deposit data that they have produced. Keywords: content; data; dspace; dvn; faculty; metadata; mit; project; repositories; system
• Moving Data Into and Out of an Institutional Repository: Off the Map and Into the Territory by Bishop, Libby (2009) - The objective is that Timescapes data will be processed to a very high level of quality, standard compliant, and more “deposit- ready” than the typical dataset received at UKDA. Our strategies for building a community of users include encouraging affiliated projects (where affiliates will be required to deposit and share their new data and to re-use Timescapes data), securing secondary analysis studentships, and providing mobile and in-house training workshops and a help desk. Keywords: archive; data; domain; metadata; preservation; repositories; repository; researchers; sharing; timescapes; ukda
• DISC-UK DataShare Project: Building Exemplars for Institutional Data Repositories in the UK by Rice, Robin (2009) - This article will summarise the work of DataShare in the following areas: defining the institutional data repository in the broader landscape and within the ‘data sharing continuum’; investigating deposit of research data in institutional repositories including metadata and policy development; understanding and improving data management practice through partnering with academic departments in the use of the Data Audit Framework; and licensing issues including ‘open data’. Stewardship of digital research data: a framework of principles and guidelines. Keywords: access; data; metadata; open; project; repositories; repository; research; use
• MISSION (Multi-Agent Integration of Shared Statistical Information Over the [inter]Net) - The data archive perspective by Lamb, Joanne (2001) - This software will have a number of features, based on the requirements of data suppliers and data users. • Give the user a range of options for automatic harmonisation of statistical data, with clear indication on the interpretation of the results. Keywords: agent; attribute; data; level; metadata; mission; note; table
• IASSIST Session 5P Summary: Big Picture Metadata, June 5, Toronto, CA by Cannon, San (2015) - The use of DDI is increasing both the number of users and producers of DDI materials as well as the number of new projects at GESIS that use DDI. Some initial topics may include guidelines for archives introducing DDI into their workflow and other institutions already using DDI Codebook and shifting some of their workflow to DDI Lifecycle. Keywords: blaise; data; ddi; metadata; project
• First Forays into Research Data Dissemination: A Tale from the Kansas City Fed by Cannon, San; Pan, Deng (2016) - This paper outlines the challenges faced and obstacles overcome as we created the infrastructure and workflow and took steps toward making the publication of research data a regular part of the research life cycle. Recent mistakes in (and fabrication of ) research data have only highlighted the importance of research replicability and the sharing of research data. Keywords: data; federal; metadata; platform; research; reserve; users; workflow
• Guest Editors' Notes by Vardigan, Mary; Wackerow, Joachim (2010) - The article also showcases the work of the DDI Controlled Vocabularies Group and its efforts to create vocabularies for DDI 3, which will be made available as separate products using a format called Genericode. “DDI 3 Development at DDA” by Jannik Jensen and Dan Kristiansen of the Danish Data Archive provides a fascinating look into the development of an authoring tool for DDI metadata, a tool that is being designed to play a central role in the work flow at the DDA archive. Keywords: data; ddi; metadata
• Metadata-Driven Survey Design by Iverson, Jeremy (2010) - Software that models the data collection portion of the DDI 3 standard holds enough information to automatically generate a survey instrument in several forms: source code for computer-assisted interviewing systems such as Blaise®, CASES, CSPro, or DatStat®; paper instruments to be printed; customized Web surveys using XForms or other Web technologies; or other forms of survey instruments. In the same way that the researcher who uses a repository-based software tool stores questions in a repository, he stores all other elements of a survey’s specification: classification schemes, concepts, universe definitions, survey instruments, and other metadata. Keywords: design; metadata; question; researcher; survey
• Questasy: Online Survey Data Dissemination Using DDI 3 by de Bruijne, Marika; Amin, Alerk (2010) - To speed data entry, we have implemented an automatic import for variable metadata captured in SPSS. This involves giving researchers the ability to list the publications they have written based on Questasy data, and link the publication to the studies and variables they used in their research. Keywords: data; database; ddi; metadata; questasy; question; researchers
• Metadata Creation, Transformation and Discovery for Social Science Data Management: The DAMES Project Infrastructure by Blum, Jesse M.; Warner, Guy C.; Jones, Simon B.; Lambert, Paul S.; Dawson, Alison S. F. (2010) - There is nevertheless relatively little methodological literature on the topic of data management (at least, compared to more voluminous methodological material on collection and analysis of social science data). This paper discusses the use of metadata, underpinned by DDI (Data Documentation Initiative), to support social science data management. Keywords: dames; data; datasets; ddi; jsdl; management; metadata; resources; science; services
• DDI 3 Development at DDA by Jensen, Jannik; Kristiansen, Dan (2010) - Open metadata structure approach Since there are only a few tools for DDI, we decided to DDA is a member of the Data Documentation Initiative Alliance (DDI Alliance) and has been involved in the development of the DDI 3 standard from the beginning. The DDA has a need to convert existing OSIRIS3 and Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) version 2 documentation to DDI 3 and to integrate information from various metadata sources across the data life cycle. Keywords: data; dda; ddi; metadata; open; standard
• Data Documentation and Remote Computing at the International Data Service Center of IZA by Askitas, Nikos (2010) - JoSuA is therefore suitable for use by data providers who own such data and wish to make it available to a larger research community without jeopardizing the security of their data. The IDSC is actively working in the areas of data visualization, other forms of data presentation, and new forms of metadata discovery and presentation while actively developing JoSuA further. Keywords: center; computing; data; ddi; files; idsc; iza; josua; metadata; pages; research
• The Global Access to Data Resources: Where's the Metadata? by Carrozza, Mark A.; Howe, Steven R. (1998) - The Future Our common goal should be nothing less than to create metadata and user interfaces that allow the community of data users to access and process secondary data. • Create topical files that detail study information – including topics such as sampling, copies of instruments, relationships between study data sets, calculation of weights and standard errors, definition of terms, documentation of calculated variables or fields, and originating hardware and software platforms. • Develop data definition and data manipulation structure – including definition of elements and element formats, complete labeling information, descriptive statistics, and free-field explanatory notes. Keywords: data; metadata; research; user
• Modernizing Financial Data Collection with XBRL by Powell, Linda F.; Boettcher, Andrew (2009) - XBRL (for financial data), SDMX (for time series statistical data), and DDI (for social science data) are three internationally recognized data exchange formats capitalizing on the XML format. Although the need and desirability of financial data reporting on a continuous basis is debatable, the current technological environment of XBRL facilitates that option. Keywords: banks; collection; data; financial; metadata; regulators; report; reporting; xbrl
• Data and Knowledge Management at the Federal Reserve Board by Boettcher, Andrew (2009) - DANCE had basic documentation for purchased datasets, but the research community wanted enhanced metadata for both purchased and Board created datasets. Increasingly, research staff’s forecasting and working papers required purchased datasets, yet knowledge of these datasets remained primarily with the purchasing group, not the larger user group. Keywords: board; dance; dataset; metadata; purchasing; research; search; user; vendor
• Towards Common Metadata Using GSIM and DDI 3.2 by Nielsen, Mogens Grosen; Dannevang, Flemming (2017) - Section 5 focuses on the related challenges achieving common metadata terminology. We demonstrate in this paper that the road towards common metadata in a statistical context requires a) improvement and precision in the terminology we use when we talk about metadata, b) better understanding of the role of metadata in relation to our users, and c) greater recognition of the role of metadata in production of statistics. Keywords: ddi; gsim; metadata; model; processes; production; statistics; terminology; users
• Open-access for existing LMIC demographic surveillance data using DDI by Kanjala, Chifundo; Todd, Jim; Beckles, David; Castillo, Tito; Knight, Gareth; Mtenga, Baltazar; Urassa, Mark; Zaba, Basia (2017) - In addition, he spent between 4 to 6 months of self-study of DDI Lifecycle resources available on the DDI Alliance website mainly in the form of DDI Lifecycle documentation, conference presentations and working papers. Keywords HDSS, open-access, metadata, DDI Codebook, DDI Lifecycle Introduction Investigators of HDSS studies in LMIC are realising the importance of preparing their existing data for open access. Keywords: codebook; colectica; data; ddi; designer; documentation; hdss; kisesa; lifecycle; metadata; nesstar; publisher; round; studies; study
• iassist-898 by None (None) - In case a user searches for a specific study and does not know which terms to state, it is necessary to link DDI concepts to external thesaurus concepts. DDI concepts are organized in so-called concept schemes which are similar to thesauri or classification systems regarding structure and content. Keywords: class; concepts; data; ddi; figure; metadata; model; ontologies; ontology; rdf; skos; variables
• Differences in Data Sharing Attitudes and Behaviours by Bonifacio, Flavio (2018) - Tell us how much you agree with the following ways to complete this sentence: I AM SATISFIED WITH THE… Items influencing data sharing propensity The most appealing items stimulating the propensity to share data seem to be sharing data among broad groups of researchers, creating new datasets from shared data and the ease of data access (agree strongly, agree somewhat over 80%, fig. 4). Tab. 8 – Items pertaining to the Sharing Propensity Items ordered by ascending P Value – Means difference between Not Italians and Italians Items Label Total Not Italians Italians F statistic p value F I would be willing to share data across a broad group of researchers 4.541 4.743 3.958 27.63 0.00000 It is appropriate to create new datasets from shared data 4.318 4.457 3.917 7.553 0.00738 I would use other researchers’ datasets if their datasets were easily accessible 4.313 4.429 3.979 3.886 0.05210 I would share my data if someone took care of the archiving process 3.893 4.000 3.583 2.144 0.14703 I would be willing to place all of my data into a central data repository with no restrictions 3.500 3.543 3.375 0.308 0.58038 I am satisfied with my ability to integrate data from disparate sources to address research questions 3.580 3.600 3.521 0.070 0.79240 Keywords: data; data sharing; index; italians; items; mean; metadata; model; problems; propensity; sharing; tab; target; work
• Research Data Management Tools and Workflows: Experimental Work at the University of Porto by Ribeiro, Cristina; Rocha da Silva, João; Aguiar Castro, João; Carvalho Amorim, Ricardo; Correia Lopes, João; David, Gabriel (2018) - However, in some areas where large datasets are at the core of research there is a longer record of initiatives around research data, such as large databases identifying individual contributions, with a strong connection with publications; NCBI and ICPSR were mentioned before as examples in the life sciences and social sciences, respectively. Research data are often purely numeric—unlike a paper, for example—and emerge from very specific and advanced studies, so the tools for data collection and data processing are likely to be domain dependent. Keywords: castro; data; domain; groups; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq925; joão; management; metadata; rdm; research; research data; researchers; ribeiro; rocha; silva; tools; work
• Provenance metadata for statistical data: An introduction to Structured Data Transformation Language (SDTL) by Alter, George; Donakowski, Darrell; Gager, Jack; Heus, Pascal; Hunter, Carson; Ionescu, Sanda; Iverson, Jeremy; Jagadish, H.V.; Lagoze, Carl; Lyle, Jared; Mueller, Alexander; Revheim, Sigbjørn; Richardson, Matthew A.; Ørnulf, Risnes; Seelam, Karunakara; Smith, Dan; Smith, Tom; Song, Jie; Vaidya, Yashas Jaydeep; Voldsater, Ole (2020) - A User Guide and detailed descriptions of SDTL commands are available at C2Metadata Project (2020b). The Function Library partitions functions into four groups corresponding to different SDTL commands: Function Library group SDTL command Meaning Horizontal Compute Calculates a value from variables on the same row. Keywords: commands; data; dataframe; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq983; introduction; language; metadata; provenance; rows; sdtl; transformation; values; variable
• Knowing what to do and how to do it: High transparency and careful curation of data and metadata by Rasmussen, Karsten (2020) - It is easy to say that all aspects of data collection are important, but with more knowledge about the process of data curation PhD students become aware of how it is important for their research. The paper 'The matter of meta in research data management: Introducing the CESSDA Metadata Office Project' reports on the project. Keywords: data; metadata; project; transparency

• Emancipating data science for Black and Indigenous students via liberatory datasets and curricula by Monroe-White, Thema (2022) - Emancipating data science for Black and Indigenous students via liberatory datasets and curricula, IASSIST Quarterly 46(4), pp. 1-8. Emancipating data science for Black and Indigenous students via liberatory datasets and curricula Thema Monroe-White1 Abstract Despite findings highlighting the severe underrepresentation of women and minoritized groups in data science, most scholarly research has focused on new methodologies, tools, and algorithms as opposed to who data scientists are or how they learn their craft. Keywords: data; data science; datasets; education; monroe; science; social; stem; students; u.s; white
• 1st International Conference on e-Social Science - Call for Submissions by Editors (2005) - The opportunities presented by the Grid for social science research are numerous and intriguing. The Grid will make it possible for new computational tools to be brought to bear on a diverse range of social science research problems; it will make established social science datasets more readily accessible and easier to integrate; it will make feasible the collection and management new kinds of data on an unprecedented scale. Keywords: science
• A model for data ethics instruction for non-experts by Phan, Leigh; Ali, Ibraheem; Labou, Stephanie; Foster, Erin (2022) - Even curricular requirements for Computer Science majors at UC campuses, where data science is most commonly taught, reveals there is limited (UCLA Curriculum, 2021; UC Berkeley Curriculum, 2021), optional (UC Irvine Curriculum, 2021) or no formal required training (UCSD Curriculum, 2021) in data ethics as part of their curricular instruction. As Love Data Week organizers from UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego, we saw this collaborative UC Love Data Week as an opportunity to present to a wider audience across the UC system on the subject of data ethics. Keywords: community; data; data ethics; ethics; examples; experts; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1028; instruction; non; privacy; research; science; training; workshop
• Understanding motivations and future needs for data deposits at Korea Social Science Data Archive by Kim, Hyowon; Kim, Do Won; Yang, Jungwon (2024) - This legislative setback illustrates the ongoing challenges in establishing systematic management and sharing of research data in South Korea, particularly in the social sciences. Consequently, research data in social sciences continue to lack systematic management and sharing protocols in the country. Keywords: data; institutions; korea; kossda; management; needs; research; science; sharing; social
• Introducing the Journal Editors Discussion Interface by Silverstein, Priya; Bottesini, Julia; Karcher, Sebastian; Elman, Colin (2025) - The community survey suggests JEDI members find conversations and resources on JEDI generally informative and useful and see JEDI primarily as a community to get honest opinions from others on editorial practices. These data are used to maintain a list of JEDI members and include (but are not limited to) Keywords: bottesini; community; data; discussion; editors; elman; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1146; interface; jedi; journal; journal editors; karcher; members; research; science; silverstein; thread
• In the data steward’s shoes: An autoethnographic exploration of everyday challenges by Marmier, Auriane; Stepanovic, Stefan; Mettler, Tobias (2025) - Through four case studies drawn from lived experience, this paper illustrates recurring challenges that many DSs will recognise: (1) navigating conflicting data storage policies and external partner contracts; (2) preserving research data after the unexpected departure of a principal investigator; (3) managing legal risks related to insecure data collection tools; and (4) addressing the unintended consequences of requiring data management plans for infrastructure access. We contacted the relevant service to explain the situation, but after three meetings, it became clear that there was no way around the rule: only a PI could request storage, and without one, it was impossible to store research data on the institution’s servers. Keywords: challenges; data; data protection; dss; management; policies; protection; requirements; research data; researchers; science; stewardship; storage; university
• Action Group Reports by Robbin, Alice; Lacasse, Pierre; Taylor, Marcia; Lasko, Lisa; Bonmariage, Joseph; Nasatir, David; Salley, Dave L.; Middentorp, Cees; Grasso, John; Dodd, Sue A.; Sharma, Mohan; Ruus, Laine G.M.; DeVries, John; Müller, Paul; Harrison, Donald F.; Gammell, William; Morrison, Greg (1977) - Sue Dodd, Data Library, Insitute for Research in Social Sci- ences, Manning Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27514 n^fesist NEWSLETTER vol.1, no. 2 Report of the Joint United States-Canadian Action Groups on Classification (C AG) Submitted by Sue Dodd, University of North Carolina Mohan Sharma, University of Alberta Members Present United States Sue Dodd, Ch, University of North Carolina Nancy Carmichael, Center for Social Indicators, Social Science Research Center, Washington, D.C. Debra Powell, DUALabs, Washington, D.C. Canada Mohan Sharma, Ch, University of Alberta Elliot M. Avedon, University of Waterloo Sharon Chappie Henry, Data Clearing House for the Social Sciences Agenda topics for the C AG included (1) discussion of useful areas of concern and future coordination of tasks between US and Canadian AG members; (2) review of cataloguing efforts to date and discussion of any or all problems concerned with cataloguing tasks, including a review and discussion of the Working rianual for Cataloguing Machine-Readable Data Files [MRDF] compiled by Sue Dodd; (3) discus- sion of the ramifications of MRDF catalogue records, such as the national union list of social science data; shared cataloguinn; cataloouina-in-production; the MARC II record as a standard format for storing automated bibliographic records of data files and its flexibility for an expanded record of information which would resemble a data abstract or study description; network interactive systems among data centers and libraries; and, an on-line search and retrieval system for the expanded MARC Il-type record; (4) practical exercise in applying subject headings and descriptors for several large and uniguely held data sets, with a view towards compilina the beginning of the thesaurus or authority list of social science terms for data files; (5) discussion of existina printed and other avail- able thesauri or authority lists in the social sciences, and a review of them in terms of future applications to data files; (6) discussion of the lack of adequate subject headings and sub-headings currently provided by the Library of Congress for social science data files, with a view toward providing constructive recom- mendations. However, it will attempt, in so far as possible, to provide guidance in this area and to share experiences gained from C AG associated projects to be carried out by members within their respec- tive institutions. Keywords: cataloguing; data; files; newsletter; project; research; science; services; social; united; university; work
• The Roper Center: Development of a New Organizational Model for Data Access by Gammell, William (1978) - coEiritments of t womaior re search universities t c tn e needs 3 (Sprinj 1978) e rhe Roper Center. It annually acquires be- liams role, through such areas as tween 300 and 400 surveys the publications program or the conducted by major non-A- Roper Center, the development of merican research organi- teaching materials and packages zations and the overseas where the standing of Williams as affiliates of U. S. sur- one of the outstanding undergradu- vey groups. Keywords: ana; archive; center; connecticut; data; new; research; roper; roper center; science; social; survey; tne; university; user; yale
• Sex on the Racks: Issues of Data Collection and Access by Tsang, Daniel C. (1991) - With the increase in good AIDS data, however, more interest in sharing data can be expected. Sex data collection, therefore, is a highly politicized IASSIST Quarterly endeavor, especially in the post-Meese Commission era. Keywords: aids; data; national; research; researchers; science; sex; studies; study; survey; u.s
• Qualitative Research In Ireland: Archiving Strategies and Development by Gray, Jane; O'Carroll, Aileen (2011) - Current Archiving Strategies The remit of the IQDA is to archive Irish qualitative data. The catalogue has already begun the process of mapping potentially available data, and on the basis of that survey we provide an overview of the kinds of qualitative data that could be archived in Ireland. Keywords: archive; archiving; data; iqda; ireland; irish; qualitative; research; science; social; use
• Sharing and Archiving Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Research Data in Germany by Medjedovic, Irena; Witzel, Andreas (2011) - Culture of data sharing and archiving – the (new) scientific debate Compared to the situation some years ago, there is a new emerging debate in the German scientific community about data sharing and secondary analysis of qualitative research data. Keywords: data sharing, archiving, qualitative data, longi- tudinal data, Germany 1. Keywords: allf; analysis; archive; archiving; data; feasibility; german; qualitative; research; science; study
• Exploring Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Qualitative Resources: The Lithuanian Case by Butviliene, Jurate; Butvilas, Tomas (2011) - Thus it becomes more important to analyze QL data collecting and archiving issues and consequently to consider strengthening this posi- tion in Lithuanian social science data research. Lithuanian qualitative archiving infrastructure and main empirical research institutions Keywords: data; institutions; library; lithuanian; research; science; social
• Book Notices by Heim, Kathleen (1977) - We have at this time identified almost 200 papers and, judging from the completeness of our files in relation to cita- tions, feel we are getting close to a total control over the articles relevant to the history and perspectives of social science data archiving. Indexing and abstracting services such as Social Science Citation Index , Infor- mation Science Abstracts , Library Literature , Social Science Index and Resources in Education are unsystematic in their assignation of subject headings to pieces of literature related to data archives. Keywords: archives; data; nasatir; newsletter; problems; science; social
• Building on the Work of Colleagues: A Moment of Reflection by Crabtree, Jonathan D. (2014) - Her work paved the way for the development of many tools that simplify the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of vast amounts of social science data. As we know, these services and products we now take for granted are offered around the world today for a vast amount of social science data. Keywords: catalog; community; data; dodd; february; institute; odum; science; work
• Bringing Census Data into the Classroom: World Wide Web Access and Teacher Networking by Frey, William H.; First, Cheryl L. (1996) - It combines engaging course material on American society with basic data analysis exercises which utilize data from the U.S. Census and other sources. In-Person Workshops The primary goals of the in-person workshops are: (1) To expose the participants to curricular materials we have developed through lectures, discussions, and extensive “hands-on” use; (2) to make them familiar with computer conferencing and data access features of our computer network; (3) to work with them, individually or in small teams, toward creating data analysis exercises that they will use during the next academic year; and (4) to expose participants to other resources that complement their use of the data analysis exercises they will produce in our workshop. Keywords: analysis; census; data; exercises; project; science; ssdan
• Data and Social Science Rhetoric: Policy and Instruction by Jameson, Kenneth P. (1996) - This view implies a very different set of challenges for social science data librarians and for social science data users, one which will be interesting and potentially quite helpful for social scientists as well as for social policy. This is to the good and a testimony to the importance of social science analysis. Keywords: analysis; data; debate; economic; economists; fuchs; issues; knowledge; new; policy; rhetoric; science; social
• Book Reviews by Heim, Kathleen (1979) - Hokkan traility in providing machine-read- presents a schema that graphically able files of social science data, depicts the developments of data Hofferbert calls upon the major archives as well as a portrayal of archives to assume a leadership the Norwegian situation and eluci- role in implementing procedures to dates the strategies necessary to prevent problems involving the con- systematize the storage of informa- fidentiality ol' data, tion . 'Ihis issue of the American beha- Wniie the three essays treated vioral Scientist should stand as a above delineate the state of the major critical and evaluative art of data archives and the statement on the role of social mechanisms for access to them, the science data archives in the mid- remaining three pieces in the ABS seventies. Keywords: analysis; archives; bases; data; issue; machine; newsletter; research; science; social; use
• iassist-660 by None (None) - In this paper I develop approaches to the measurement of social science technologies (SST) and suggest research questions that I would like to see social scientists address in this area,' Definitions and examples of social science technologies, A simple dictionary definition of technology is applied science A somewhat less broad definition refers to a technical method of achieving a practical purpose. Indicators of social science technologies In most of the advanced scientific-industrial nations of the north there exists a body of official statistics that provide quantitative descriptions of aspects of science and technology. Keywords: indicators; research; science; social; society; sst; technologies; technology
• Text, Sound and Videotape: The Future of Qualitative Data in the Global Network by Corti, Louise (1999) - Some had not acquired qualitative research data before, but were very keen to begin. Now, this includes qualitative data in addition to quantitative. Keywords: access; archive; archiving; data; material; qualidata; qualitative; research; researchers; science; social
• Estonian Social Science Data Archives by Murakas, Rein; Rämmer, Andu (2001) - ESSDA’s international contacts of different scope have been established with the data archives in different coun- by Rein Murakas & Andu Rämmer1 Estonian Social Science Data Archives: ESSDA’s home page in the Internet helps to spread information about Estonian social research to the interna- tional community. Keywords: data; essda; science
• The Social Science Data Archive in Slovenia by Stebe, Janez; Vipavc, Irena (2001) - Ljubljana: production University of Ljubljana, CJMMK : distribution Social Science Data Archive, 1999. Ljubljana : distribution ADP - Social Science Data Archive, 1998. Keywords: adp; archive; data; distribution; ljubljana; research; science; slovenia; social; survey
• Social Science Data Archiving and Needs of the Public Sector: the case of Estonia by Murakas, Rein; Rämmer, Andu (2011) - This organizational reform would probably give us better possibilities for direct cooperation with different institutions involved with using and producing of social science data. It is difficult to say how many of public sector employees can be considered analysts who need social science data to support their work but in any case their number is much higher than that of aca- demic social scientists. Keywords: data; essda; estonian; research; science; sector; social; university
• Survey Data in Teaching Project (SDiT): Enhancing Critical Thinking and Data Literacy by Corti, Louise (2005) - A Tutor Guide to accompany the resources was also been prepared which gives model answers and suggestions for classroom exercises, ways of using data resources in teach- ing, providing an exemplar/model of how such resources could be applied to other topics e.g. health, race etc, model answers to the quizzes, SPSS syntax for data analysis exer- cises, and a mapping of the resources to Key Skills levels 3 and 4, that is, appropriate to ‘A’ level23. Experiences of repurposing data resources for learning data literacy From the start, the project considered it critical that the pedagogical concerns drive the content of the resources which should then be ‘translated’ to the teams building and implementing the resources. Keywords: crime; data; learning; materials; module; project; resources; science; sdit; skills; survey; teaching; ukda; use; web
• Supermarket: Where Do Social Scientists Shop? by Nilson, Kirsti (2000) - In its analyses of statistics use, INFROSS did not discriminate between data which were self-collected and Fall 1999 5 data gathered and published by someone other than the researchers themselves. vol233 4 IASSIST Quarterly Supermarket:Where Do Social Scientists Shop? by Kirsti Nilsen* This paper presents some findings of research which examined the statistics and data sources used by Canadian social scientists, the formats in which they obtained the data, and their preferences with respect to data formats. Keywords: articles; data; government; research; science; sources; statistics; use
• Data Organization and Management Action Group by Morrison, Greg; Tanenbaum, Eric; Gammell, William (1977) - Greg Morrison, Social Science Data Archive, Department of Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario KIS 5E6 Europe- Activities and Plans The Steering Committee established this Action Group in recognition of the felt need of many potential lASSIST members for a forum to discuss matters relating to software for data management because this topic has received far less attention than data analysis and because other organizations have been established to address research needs. Keywords: archives; data; group; science
• Perserving Scientific Information on the Physical Universe by Thibodeau, Kenneth (1996) - Both the JCAST and MIT publications recognized that the actual retention of data for science is usually in the hands of the scientists themselves or of specialized scientific data centers, although archivists may occasionally face the necessity of deciding on the retention of scientific data for scientific purposes5. With respect to scientific data, the AIP has concluded that, in high energy physics at least, very little data should be preserved for long periods, and then for purposes of exhibit, rather than scien- tific research6. Keywords: archives; data; national; project; records; research; science; term
• Grid Technologies for Social Science: the SAMD Project by Russell, Celia; Cole, Keith; Roy, K. (2005) - This £7.5 million programme will stimulate the acceptance of Grid technologies in social science applications. These generic elements can be modified and redeployed in future social science Grid applications The SAMD web site (http://www.sve.man.ac.uk/Research/ AtoZ/SAMD) contains an overview of the project and a page from which various resources developed in the project can be downloaded. Keywords: analysis; data; grid; project; samd; science
• The Social Science Electronic Data Library: Serving the Needs of Data Librarians and Users by Carley, Michael; Card, Josefina J. (2001) - In this paper, we will discuss three areas of major concern for data librarians and data users wishing to obtain and use data for secondary analysis: data quality, format, and dissemination. We review and contrast the issues and concerns of data librarians and data users, outlining areas of similarity and difference. Keywords: analysis; archive; collection; data; research; science; sets; software; ssedl; users; variables
• Purposing your survey: archives as a market regulator, or how can archives connect supply and demand? by Horton, Laurence; Katsanidou, Alexia (2012) - This argument is based on the position of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) that publically funded research data should as far as possible be openly available to the research community for re-analysis, repurposing, and long-term preservation (OECD, 2007). This included, in Edinburgh’s case, a commitment that: Research data management plans must ensure that research data are available for access and re-use where appropriate and under appropriate safeguards (University of Edinburgh, 2010). Keywords: archives; creators; data; european; management; research; researchers; reuse; science; sharing; social; training
• Servicing New and Novel Forms of Data: Opportunities for Social Science by Condron, Aidan (2017) - A DSaaP prototype facilitated loading, opening, and employing Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) techniques to explore the data.21 Pioneered by John Tukey in the late 1970s (Tukey, 1977) and now accepted as an important component in data science, EDA involves initial, non-hypothesis driven, investigation of data, developed by generating summary statistics, plotting variable distributions and time series, and transforming data, and is often used as a crucial first step towards understanding data, particularly large, unfamiliar datasets (Marsh, C & Elliott 2008, O’Neil and Schutt, 2013: 34-40). O’Neil , Cathy & Rachel Schutt, ‘Doing data science: Straight talk from the frontline’, O’Reilly Media, Inc., New York 2013. Keywords: analysis; data; dsaap; energy; household; nnfd; research; researchers; science
• Examining barriers for establishing a national data service by Štebe, Janez (2020) - Most reports that came from economically less developed countries share an impression of the low status of social sciences research, which leads to the generally low supply of high-quality key research data resources and the weak policy and funding support for data service activities. They have further speculated that the Croatian Science Foundation may extend the existing requirements for keeping research data from humanities to social sciences as well and that the future CESSDA Service Provider (SP) from the country can help to fulfil the requirements by offering a full range of data support services. Keywords: activities; cessda; countries; country; das; data; data service; national; projects; research; science; service; sharing; support
• Sustainability through the liaison with data archive users by Kudrnáčová, Michaela; Trtíková, Ilona (2020) - Keywords CSDA, data archive, open science, social science, user, survey, user-centered design https://doi.org/10.29173/iq976 2/13 Kudrnáčová, Michaela and Ilona Trtíková (2020) Sustainability through the liaison with data archive users, IASSIST Quarterly 44(4), pp. 1-13. 1/13 Kudrnáčová, Michaela and Ilona Trtíková (2020) Sustainability through the liaison with data archive users, IASSIST Quarterly 44(4), pp. 1-13. Keywords: archive; csda; data; design; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq976; research; science; survey; users
• Countries closing down - reproducibility keeping science open by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2020) - Reproducibility has many more forms than exact data collection, though, and is foundational for open science and an open society. Social science in particular has an obligation to make us better prepared to take necessary measures and to uphold democracy. Keywords: open; science

• A tool to promote research planning and conceptualization: SoDaNet research infrastructure’s scientific dictionary of social terms by Kallas, Ioannis; Kondyli, Dimitra (2022) - The dictionary as a tool of scientific documentation This dictionary is a tool for scientific documentation for two reasons: first, because it supports the documentation of new scientific terms, and second, because it provides access to information on scientific terms and their definitions. At the terms level, the dictionary provides for the introduction of scientific terms related to social research. Keywords: content; definitions; dictionary; infrastructure; research; social; sodanet; terms
• The Research-Data-Centre in Research-Data-Centre Approach: A First Step Towards Decentralised International Data Sharing by Bender, Stefam; Heining, Jorg (2012) - By initiating the “RDC-in-RDC” approach, the Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg, Germany, aims to bring data access in Germany closer to the ideal perception of remote access. First, data access will be decentralised and the FDZ literally brings its data closer to the researchers. Keywords: access; approach; data; data access; fdz; germany; micro; rdc; research; researchers; social; statistics; system
• iassist-139 by None (None) - , government departments gather data on a wide range of topics which are potentially valuable for social science research. So if certain information, although not classified in the official sense of security classification, is neither readily available in a departmental librar\ open to the public, nor published, nor (as is usual in the case of statistics) provided on payment of a fee to the statistical department concerned, then it generally seems unlikely that under present arrangements members of the public will be able to consult the papers until they have been transfened to the PRO. Fall/Winter 1985 36 - iassist quarterly It is clear thai a substantial proportion of the statistical and other data gathered by government departments is being, or could be, recorded and analysed by automated data processing methods. Keywords: data; departments; government; material; social
• Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Resources in Europe by Neale, Bren; Bishop, Libby (2011) - Austria, for example, began archiving qualitative data at WISDOM (Wiener Institut für Sozialwissenschaftliche Dokumentation und Methodik) in 2007 and the Danish Data Archives began handling qualitative data in 2009. In the UK a specialist Timescapes Archive for QL data, funded from 2007 by the Economic and Social Research Council, and developed at the University of Leeds, has been established. Keywords: archive; archiving; data; qualitative; research; resources; sharing; social; use
• Book Notices by Heim, Kathleen (1978) - The need for a library of survey research data which would assem- ble the more important survey data and make them readily accessible to scholars for secondary analysis prompted Professor S. M. Lipset then at Columbia Univer- sity to propose that an investigation be made of the need for and the problems of establishing an international library center of survey research materials. This report is essential reading for all involved in data archives, because of the perspec- tive It provides on the U.S. and Western European research communities and be- cause of its visions of the future. Keywords: archives; data; library; lucci; research; social; survey; white
• iassist-227 by None (None) - NEW ORGANIZATIONS/ REORGANIZATION BASS HOSTS CESSDA MEETING TO CREATE IF-DO Belgian Archives for the Social Sciences Hosts Committee of European Social Science Data Archives to Create International Federation of Data Organizations On the invitation of the Committee of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA), representatives of data organizations from the United States, Canada and Europe gathered together at Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium on the 20th and 21st May, 1977 to discuss and formulate further means of mutual cooperation in the area of social sciences data archiving services. This federation is open to all organizations prepared to participate in the Federation and cooperate in the continuing development of data archiving services in the social sciences. Keywords: archives; data; social
• Recent Historical Studies of Crime and Crime Control in the United States by Monkkonen, Eric H. (1980) - i of ship ement y t we cone ref si re sed, me a for a oc ial s be t so the man t c so y t sent pa nd p th a I t ena or t i de samp t Keywords: book; crime; ent; ion; ons; police; social; work
• Numbers by Bonifacio, Flavio (2010) - In these brief notes I shall explain how the idea that Numbers cannot be considered a criterion of demarcation (following what I have already discussed with regard to Popper, [Flavio Bonifacio 1996, part III]), how numbers are not more true than other representations of reality, that every statement about reality must be responsibly supported, that it is necessary to support this responsibility with an explicit agreement between the producers of the data, that this agreement must be institutionally granted, that only this agreement can make it possible not to surrender the objectivity of the measurements to the tastes of the moment. The same happens with graphics: quantities depend more on how the axes have been scaled than on real numbers (measures). Keywords: customer; data; example; model; numbers; problem; process; reality; social; view; way; world
• Archiving and Re-using Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Data in Slovenia by Stebe, Janez; Hudales, Joze; Kragelj, Boris (2011) - After consulting officials and public documents at the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)3 and Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MVZT)4 we have not identified any national policies governing the archiving and sharing of qualitative research data produced by pub- lic or private organisations. In conclusion we observed that the problems of qualitative data archiving are not insurmountable, as generally there is willingness, and much valuable material identified. Keywords: archives; archiving; data; internet; ljubljana; mail; materials; national; preservation; public; qualitative; research; resources; sharing; slovenian; social
• Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Qualitative Resources: The Hungarian Case by Gardos, Judit; Ivacs, Gabriella (2011) - The strong tradition of sociological research pro- duced a vast amount of qualitative social data but no infrastructure was developed to capture, organize and make available these data sets for further analysis. There are some major problems to be solved during our work, such as gaps in Hungarian legislation and outdated legislation, IPR issues, the handling of personal data, the lack of a community approach in the sharing of scientific data, and of course the shortage of long-term funding and the need for sustainability. Keywords: archive; data; hungarian; hungary; research; social; voices
• Report on the Committee of European Social Science Data Archives by Robbin, Alice (1977) - REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA ARCHIVES, JANUARY 22, 1977 Meeting of the Committee of European Social Science Data Archives, 22 January 1977 The Committee of European Social Science Archives was established at a I meeting in Amsterdam in June 1976 and held its second meeting in Paris on 22 January 1977. 0yen's final caveat, It would seem unfortunate if the increasinn need for social science research in the policy field, and the exoansion of public support and political control of social science developments, were to be linked to efforts to tie the hands of researchers through the introduction of rules which might give the social sciences a serious setback. Keywords: data; social
• iassist-550 by None (None) - This can be done with social trend analysis. Leisure 14.1 Amount and use of free time 14.2 Vacation patterns lASSIST Quarterly The International Research Group for the Comparative Charting of Social Change (Club de Quebec) GuideSines For New Members Introduction The International Research Group on the Comparative Charting of Social Change in Advanced Industrial Societies, informally known as the Club de Quebec, was founded in 1986 by a group of sociologists and historians from France, West Germany, Canada, and the United States, who had been studying social trends in the respective countries. Keywords: analysis; change; data; example; indicators; social; society; time; trends
• Reflections on a Quest for Social Science Data in Vietnam by Tsang, Daniel C. (2005) - Most importantly, the GSO in December, 2004 published a bilingual (Vietnamese/English) and massive 4,856-page, three-volume compendium, Vietnam Statistical data in the 20th Century. I am in the process of creating a Web site dedicated to Vietnam social science data, and a preview of some of the resources to be included is available on the “Data Sources” page of the UCI Social Science Data Archives [URL: http:// data.lib.uci.edu]. Keywords: country; data; gso; social; survey; url; vietnam; vietnamese; world
• Social Science Data Archives: A Historical Social Network Analysis by Eschenfelder, Kristin R.; Scott, Morgaine Gilchrist; Shankar, Kalpana; Downey, Greg (2016) - Collaboration relationships are a narrower subset of influence relationships. From the analysis, the team identified the following types of collaboration relationships: • New Collection/Service: Keywords: collaboration; data; influence; international; links; number; relationships; social; university
• iassist-654 by None (None) - The results from the surveys show that doctoral students in general expressed great uncertainty about questions of amounts of reusable digital data and effective interventions to enhance accessibility to digital research data. They identified research ethical aspects as important barriers to sharing digital research data, while professors emphasize lack of IASSIST Quarterly Winter - Summer 2008 31 infrastructure initiative, the Database Infrastructure Committee (DISC) was founded in 2006 (www.disc.vr.se). Keywords: data; professors; research; research data; researchers; social; students; swedish
• Who Owns Contract and Grant Data in the U.K. and Who Can Use It? by Brown, Cally; Taylor, Marcia (1983) - In the other type of departmental research contract where data are collected by the contracted researcher, there are equally contrasting examples of depart- mental attitudes towards data access. There is, at present, no Public Records Office machine- readable archive where records collected in this form by government research must be deposited. Keywords: access; contract; data; government; research; social
• Making Qualitative Research Material Reusable: Case In Finland by Kuula, Arja (2000) - The application of qualitative research methods defines our official strategy at the Finnish Social Science Data Archive: to promote reuse and documentation of qualitative data. In the beginning, the FSD will concentrate on storing numerical data but in the future information services will also cover qualitative data. Keywords: data; finland; methods; research; researchers; social
• The Czech Sociological Data Archive by Krejci, Jindrich (2001) - The directory of references located on the SDA’s server includes useful Internet links to other social data sources, Czech social science information, international survey researches, and general information on the Czech Republic. In the period of 1970 - by Jindrich Krejci 1 IASSIST Quarterly Summer 2001 7 1989 the idea of systematic social data archiving re- emerged, but it did not find a wide support among social scientists in view of the danger of abusing data for the purposes of the communist regime. Keywords: czech; data; research; sda; social
• TÁRKI Data Bank by Nagy, Ildiko (2001) - Functional structure and staff Archiving, disseminating data; data acquisition Operating TÁRKI's web page International contacts TÁRKI Databank 3 persons TÁRKI's documentations, journals, reports Andorka Library Library 1 person Hardware and software maintenance TARKI Online IT Group 3 persons Social Research Informatics Center Director elpmiS tesatad etagerggA tesatad erofebshtnom21-0detcudnocyevruS 052 0001 erofebshtnom84-31detcudnocyevruS 661 666 erofebshtnom94detcudnocyevruS 48 333 IyrogetactnuocsiD setutitsnihcraeserngieroF snoitaroproccilbupnairagnuH ecirptsilehtfo%66 IIyrogetactnuocsiD snoitutitsnihcraeserrebmem-nonnairagnuH stnedutsngieroF ecirptsilehtfo%33 IIIyrogetactnuocsiD IKRÁTfosnoitutitsnirebmeM stnedutsnairagnuH snoitutitsnihcraeserlanoitanretnI eerF Table 1 Price list of the TÁRKI Databank June 2001 (in USD) IASSIST Quarterly Summer 2001 13 Since 1988 the TÁRKI has been taking part in the International Social Survey Program, there- fore all related international datasets are acces- sible through our Databank. (http://www.tarki.hu/t_adat/ index.html) TÁRKI Data Bank – The Case of Hungary by Ildiko Nagy 1 12 IASSIST Quarterly Summer 2001 The Women’s Data Archive was established in 2000. Keywords: databank; research; social; tárki
• The Latvian Social Science Data Archive by Tabuna, Ausma (2001) - The LSZDA is supposed to serve the following purposes: 1. to gather and maintain social science data that characterize Latvia and the Latvian social scientists; 2. to facilitate the development of the Latvian social sciences and to open access to research results, facilitating the dissemination of data and documentation; 3. to make data available for secondary analysis, to improve the quality of research and the credibility of results; 4. The results of many social studies in Latvia are preserved only partly, but due to the insufficient documentation the use of them is very limited. Keywords: data; social
• Thesaurus-Based Indexing of Research Data in the Social Sciences: Opportunities and Difficulties of Internationalization Efforts by Baum, Katrin; Kempf, Andreas Oskar (2013) - Local indexing systems Local indexing systems are able to reflect the scope of the local col- lection very accurately and with respect to cultural characteristics. And, vice versa, these central concepts must be integrated into local indexing systems. Keywords: concepts; data; indexing; social; system
• Researchers’ Interest in Data Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia by Bradic-Martinovic, Aleksandra; Zdravkovic, Aleksandar (2015) - In Bosnia and Serbia the great majority of researchers stated “Yes, considerably” as the predominant answer for both types of research data, while Croatian researchers considered that their scientific work would benefit more considerably from better access to international than local research data. Regarding the fact that the process of collecting primary data is the most expensive and time consuming phase in the research process; establishment of national digital data archives for research data in social sciences and their integration into the standardized system for data sharing on the international level is considered as a cost savings solution (Bradić-Martinović, Zdravković, 2012). Keywords: countries; croatia; data; researchers; serbia; social
• Documenting Data for Secondary Analysis : the Primary Producer's Role and Responsibility by Winstanley, Bridget (1993) - The culture of data sharing is still largely in a state of infancy even after at least a quarter century of data archiving. We need to convince data producers of the value of good documentation to the organisation of their own research, as well as of the recognition of their work which will come from their wOTk being re-used and acknowledged. Keywords: archive; data; documentation; guidelines; producers; research; social
• Documenting Religion Worldwide: Decreasing the Data Deficit by Grim, Brian J.; Finke, Roger (2006) - The ARDA provides indexes for three important dimensions of religion in society that are related to these tensions: government regulation of religion index (GRI), government favoritism of religion index (GFI), and social regulation of religion index (SRI). International and interdisciplinary in scope, the International Initiative’s new data, press releases, online resources, and publications also aim to contribute to the agenda for future research and provide solid resources for informed public discourse on international religion. Keywords: countries; data; freedom; government; regulation; religion; social
• Delivering the World: The Establishment of an International Data Service by Noble, Susan; Cole, Keith; Russell, Celia; Schumm, Jim; Syrotiuk, Nicholas; Tampubolon, Gindu (2005) - Dataset usage logs have revealed a new and growing community of international data users with the release of new datasets (i.e. UNIDO data in November 2003, IMF data in December 2003 and World Bank data in February 2004) generating a substantial increase in users. Keywords: International data, Social Sciences, macro- economic databanks, Economic and Social Data Service, ESDS International. Keywords: access; data; datasets; esds; international; research; service; social; statistics

• Developing canonical ‘safe researcher’ training materials for trusted research environments by Wiltshire, Deborah (2024) - The Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud project deliverable ‘Training materials of workshop for secure data facility professionals ́had two objectives. Under this scheme, a canonical set of training materials were developed by the team at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and then used by multiple UK-based TREs to deliver their own training courses. Keywords: access; canonical; data; materials; researcher; training; training materials; tres; wiltshire
• Stewarding our resources: Building a sustainable IPUMS archival document access system by Magnuson, Diana L. (2024) - We believe curation and public availability of these materials enrich IPUMS products but also the innovative research of IPUMS data users. First, the Oceania dataset made clear for IPUMS IT staff the nature of the files to be provided to them by the archive. Keywords: access; archival; data; description; document; ipums; subject; system; type
• Building human networks to drive forward innovations in international data access: Introducing the International Secure Data Facility Professionals Network (ISDFPN) by Wiltshire, Deborah; Lichtwardt, Beate; Bishop, Libby (2024) - Building human networks to drive forward innovations in international data access: Keywords Trusted Research Environments, TREs, secure data facilities, international data access, secure access data, secure data, controlled data, professional networks Introduction Enabling safe, efficient, and impactful research on societal challenges is crucial to facilitate evidence- based policy development and effecting positive change for daily lives and livelihoods within and across countries. Keywords: access; data; data access; facility; group; international; isdfpn; lichtwardt; network; professionals; wiltshire
• Distributing Access to Data, not Data by Schiller, David; Welpton, Richard (2015) - Keywords European Research Infrastructure, Comparative research, transnational research, data access, data security, remote desktop . This fact opens up the possibilities to exchange new developed solutions for data access, storage and analysis between the two worlds; and bring them closer together by doing so. Keywords: access; data; desktop; euran; european; member; microdata; researchers; states
• Using New Technologies to Provide Easy Access to Research Databases by Covell, Andy (1991) - However, the general suitability of CD-ROM for research database access is questionable. CD-ROM is popular medium for distributing textual and bibliographic databases and is beginning to catch on as a medium for distributing research data files, a develop- ment boosted by the Census Bureau's decision to distrib- ute much of the 1990 data on CD-ROM. Keywords: access; data; kbytes; research; sec; tape
• Provider Sophistication Versus User Simplicity: European Servicing Througli Bridging the Gap by Nielsen, Per (1992) - Now, almost twenty years later, we have vast amounts of data sets in custody, and the demand for data for secon- dary analysis has increased dramatically, not least with the advent of the PC. We did perform all of these tasks once we found out that we could import most of the software tools from the outside; however, then we worked little on the search systems and the other advanced tools that succes- sively became relevant as we had thousands of data sets in our holdings; in many archives, the then advanced retrieval systems of the seventies were maintained and slightly developed; some of them are still in use in the early nineties. Keywords: access; archives; countries; danish; data; data archives; data sets; dda; european; language; national; sets; user
• The Potential for Computer Communications Among ICPSR Representatives by Humphrey, Chuck (1986) - ] Spring 1986 48 - iassist quarterly Table 1 Table 2 Access to a Computing Terminal' Terminal at Work Home Total Terminal at Home Have Access Don't Have n % Frequency of Terminal Use by Location i. Access to Terminal Location of Immediate Terminal Access Freq- uency of Use' Access at Work and Home Access at Work Only Access at Home Only No Immediate Access Totals n % Keywords: access; computer; mail; terminal; use
• Rights of Researchers and Governments to National Records: Who Owns Contract and Grant Data and Who Can Use It? by Mochmann, Ekkehard (1983) - It guarantees freedom of arts and science, research and teaching in general, but does not say anything specific about data access. Wh i le the State of Hessen was first to pass a privacy protection law we have to catch up with respect to data access regulations (7). Keywords: access; contract; data; federal; privacy; research
• Issues of Privacy by Nielsen, Per (1986) - In particular it recommended: • that the data relevant to scientific investigations on human affairs should be preserved in readily usable forms; that with the sole limits of protection of privacy and confidentiality recognized in the first part of this statement, research data should be openly accessible to social researchers and the general public of all nations; that govenmients should work to eliminate barriers to general access to research data and should take appropriate action to facilitate their use under the principles established by the United Nations charter and incorporated in UNESCO. On the basis of evaluation of developments in data protection within eleven coimtries, and taking account of the general tendency for legislative measures to have unintended consequences, the conference expresses grave concern about some of the negative impact of data protection laws, regulations, and practices on the social sciences. Keywords: access; conference; data; privacy; protection; public; purposes; research
• Distributed Database Systems by Board, Raymond (1993) - This paper reviews the advan- tages and disadvantages of distributed database systems, and discusses issues relevant to their design and use. Distributed Database Systems} The popularity of network computing environments has led to the development of distributed database systems. Keywords: access; database; dbms; machines; network; sites; system; user
• Access to Official Data and Researcher Accreditation in Europe: Existing Barriers and a Way Forward by Tubaro, Paola; Cros, Marie; Silberman, Roxane (2013) - Finally, the architecture of NSIs’ websites differs widely across countries, so that data access and accreditation issues are not always classified under the same headings, in a way that makes it difficult for external users to navigate through the European network of official statistics websites. To achieve this, we have identified a set of best practices in accreditation, that may provide guidance to all NSIs on how to make progress even in the very short run: • Availability of complete English translations of NSI websites, particularly the pages dedicated to data access and accreditation; • Adoption of a more common terminology, use of more similar website structures or of indicators and visual clues that help users to more easily locate information on data access and accreditation; • Clarity and completeness of information on both general criteria and any special conditions (in particular for trans-national access, but also for a number of other less clear-cut cases such as students’ access); • Clarity and completeness of information on how to apply (including prices, if any, and expected timing); • Standard application forms (rather than a more generic request of a written letter) with English translations, ideally downloadable from the web and allowing both online and email submission. Keywords: access; accreditation; conditions; countries; data; european; nsis; research; researchers
• Controlled Access as a Means of Balancing Respondent Privacy and Analytical Utility in Survey Research by Windell, Phillip A. (1984) - Advertising and door-to-door sales companies, debt collection agencies, and even electric utility companies regularly use government collected data which derive from individuals, could benefit greatly from access to government data which permit identification of individual sources, and there- fore represent a potential threat to individual privacy. CONTROLLED ACCESS AS A MEANS OF BALANCING RESPONDENT PRIVACY AND ANALYTICAL UTILITY IN SURVEY RESEARCH BY Phi 1 1 ip A. Windel 1 Bonneville Power Administration U.S. Department of Energy This paper discusses issues related to the privacy and confidentiality of survey data and describes procedures for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of survey respondents. Keywords: access; confidentiality; data; privacy; respondents; survey; utilities; utility
• Preservation, Access and the Multinationals by Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (1997) - But all three, too, have piles of papers, photographs, videotapes, architectural drawings, and a panoply of other records types. Are records required to answer them? Keywords: access; archives; business; organizations; preservation; records; states; world
• Let Us Bring You to Your Census: Recent Developments in UK Census Data Provision by Bell, Lucy (2003) - Introduction UK higher education institutions, through the UK Data Archive (UKDA) and the Universities of Manchester, Edinburgh and Leeds, have been providing access to UK census data for over a quarter of a century. Class tutors form a special set of census data users. Keywords: access; census; census data; data; registration; service; system
• Secure Data Service: an improved access to disclosive data by Afkhami, Reza; Wright, Melanie; Ahmet, Mus (2011) - We discuss the legal and contractual responsibilities of the users and their institutions followed by issues such as user education and training prior to data access. Balancing data confidentiality and legitimate require- ments of data users is a key problem of the Secure Data Service (SDS). Keywords: access; data; disclosure; sds; service; user
• iassist-778 by None (None) - Not send the outputs through c. Raise the issue with the output checker and try to identify a solution which works for both parties Option (a) is often a good strategy as a one-off; output checkers should be tolerant of researchers periodically sending through output which requires more work to check. Researchers learn that a ‘no surprises’ policy appeals to output checkers, who also want an efficient clearance process. Keywords: access; approach; checkers; data; facility; output; pbosdc; principles; researchers; risk; ritchie; rules; training
• The Network-based Scientific Community Economic Climate and Social Structure by Roistacher, Richard (1978) - It is contract with the network facility, difficult to see how such scien- setting up an account for the re- tists could use network facilities searcher. ancial USERS OF SCIENIIIIC NETWOMS In this discussion, users of scientific networks will be classi- fied by their relation to the net- work, rather tnan by job title or institutional affiliation. Keywords: access; data; facilities; groups; ing; major; network; people; research; scientists; use
• Public Access to Large Data Sets in a Depository Library by Stratford, Juri (1996) - While the Census Bureau started experimenting with the distribution of data on CD ROM in 1985, the full scale depository distribution of CD ROMs started about 1990. We did not have a formal policy to loan CD ROMs until last year when we instituted a three day loan period for CD ROMs that were not accessed on the public CD ROM stations. Keywords: access; data; roms
• Comments on the Data Access and Dissemination System by Neidert, Lisa J. (1997) - How will the Census Bureau unpack DADS so that they can turn over raw data and a codebook to the National Archives? Loss of Information with DADS Most users of summary tape files (STF) find the summary-level sequence charts confusing. Keywords: access; census; dads; data; files; system; users
• Research Access to Microdata: an attempt to provide a context by Dale, Angela (2005) - These institutions can be asked to accept responsibility for research data used by their staff. Institutions where staff or students wanted to use the data were asked to identify a responsible person who actively managed data access. Keywords: access; census; data; microdata; public; research
• Data Curation at U.Porto: Identifying current practices across disciplinary domains by Ribeiro, Cristina; Fernandes, Maria Eugénia Matos (2012) - We will extend the repository infrastructure with data search facilities and expect feedback from the researchers to help define the research data management services at U.Porto. Keywords: : Data curation, management of research data, data repositories Introduction The University of Porto (U.Porto )2 is currently concerned with the curation of and the access to scientific data generated by its researchers. We conclude with some reflections on the project results and the perspectives for the management of research data at U.Porto. Keywords: access; curation; data; datasets; repository; researchers; u.porto; university
• Restricting data’s use: A spectrum of concerns in need of flexible approaches by Akmon, Dharma; Jekielek, Susan (2019) - This paper describes data producers’ range of needs to restrict data access and discusses how systems can better accommodate these needs. Data collected from the earliest FACES cohorts predated ICPSR’s online restricted data application system, and data access was administered via a paper application form. Keywords: access; data; faces; icpsr; research; study; use
• Managing data in cross-institutional projects by Hansen, Zaza Nadja; Kruse, Filip; Thestrup, Jesper Boserup (2019) - In order for research institutions to be competitive and to transfer knowledge into social and commercial gain there is an increasing need to share research data between multiple actors. However, when research data has to be shared across institutional boundaries challenges arise due to project members being used to different data management approaches. Keywords: access; case; danish; data; hansen; management; principles; project; research
• Reproducibility, preservation, and access to research with ReproZip and ReproServer by Steeves, Vicky; Rampin, Rémi; Chirigati, Fernando (2020) - ReproServer — Where Preservation Meets Access 3.1 ReproServer Infrastructure ReproServer is a cloud-native application designed to run ReproZip research bundles from the browser. What does research reproducibility mean? Keywords: access; chirigati; data; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq969; preservation; rampin; reproducibility; reproserver; reprozip; research; work

• iassist-1022 by None (None) - Keywords data literacy, research data services, qualitative data, qualitative research, methodology Introduction Many academic libraries offer instruction on data literacy and research data services to help researchers collect, analyze, and manage their research data. it may be that researchers using qualitative data may not see themselves as the likely customers for research data services provided by academic libraries. Keywords: academic; analysis; data; data literacy; doi; libraries; library; literacy; qualitative; research; services; work
• Investigating teaching practices in quantitative and computational Social Sciences: A case study by Greer, Rebecca; Curty, Renata (2022) - This paper presents some of the findings from a local report of a larger national project which explored pedagogical techniques and instructional support needs for teaching undergraduates with quantitative data in the Social Sciences. Research Methods Our local study3 was carried out in coordination with Ithaka S+R and followed the guidelines and research design defined for the national project 'Teaching undergraduates with quantitative data in the Social Sciences’. Keywords: data; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1039; instructors; learning; library; literacy; practices; research; sciences; skills; students; teaching; ucsb
• Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria by Akinyoola, Oladoyin Grace (2023) - Application of cloud computing technology in libraries International Journal of Library and Information Studies, 7(1), 52- 61. Another challenge is unstable internet connection or inadequate internet subscriptions, it is not possible for academic libraries to implement cloud –based technology without adequate internet connection and subscription and all these require huge costs (Nasir & Bashis (2013), Agandi & Gull (2013), (Swapna & Biradar (2017), and Hussaini, et.al (2017). Keywords: cloud; knowledge; librarians; library; nigeria; perception; southwest; technology
• Options for Cooperative Support of Access to Numeric Files by Stratford, Jean Slemmons (1995) - Jim divides these services into four basic categories: data storage services, copying and subsetting services, data retrieval services, and data analysis services. Informal collaboration and communication will also strengthen library services as staff draw on the (sometimes substantial) discipline specific expertise in these facilities. Keywords: computing; data; library; research; services; support
• Using ReproZip for Reproducibility and Library Services by Steeves, Vicky; Rampin, Rémi; Chirigati, Fernando (2017) - ReproZip packages are also highly portable, in that it automatically creates a virtual machine for the user – no extra work required beyond one click or command – allowing research to be reproduced across different operating systems. Allowing ReproZip packages to be a citable object within repositories would also go a long way in creating cultural shifts towards rewarding reproducible practices. Keywords: chirigati; data; digital; environment; fernando; files; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq18; library; reproducibility; reprozip; research; services; software; users; work
• Gopher Servers as a Point of Access by Fore, Julie A. (1995) - This paper will discuss why and how to use gopher servers on the internet to provide access to locally developed data. 5) Fig. 5 — “Library Indexes, Catalogs and Information” Menu from Ruth Lilly Medical Library Gopher In the KA9Q gopher server software, the menus are designed using directories and subdirectories on the server’s hard drive and “GINFO” files (which possibly stands for “gopher information” or “gopher index file”). Keywords: data; fig; file; gopher; internet; library; server
• Data Service in a Library Setting by Siman, Bliss Beckman (1985) - A monthly annotated list of ICPSR data available to all CUNY faculty is mailed to the campus liasons, the libraries and speci- fic data users. Our informational services will ex- pand this year with a new data direc- tory containing tape access information, a subject index and enlarged annota- tions, for Baruch this will tie to- gether all campus files, while the CUNY edition will list ICPSR data available. Keywords: baruch; college; cuny; data; icpsr; library
• The ARL GIS Literacy Project: Support for Government Data Services in the Digital Library by French, Mary (2000) - Although this mission enhancement area does not specifically include development of library GIS services, library staff do participate in meetings of the mission enhancement area group and the proposal and its support provide groundwork which the library can utilize in its own proposals to obtain support for GIS services. This paper is thus a summary of my initial exploration into the world of library GIS services. Keywords: data; gis; libraries; library; project; services; support
• Business Data: Issues and Challenges from the Canadian Perspective by Hong, Eun-ha; Lowry, Linda (2008) - We discuss challenges and issues related to working with business data from both the collections and reference service perspectives, including the pros and cons of providing business data services and support within the library environment. vol31_1.indd IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2007 by by Eun-ha Hong and Linda Lowry* Business Data: Issues and Challenges from the Canadian Perspective Introduction This paper explores the issues and challenges that we have faced as Canadian academic business librarians when working with business data. Keywords: business; canadian; data; faculty; librarians; library; numeric; research; support; universities
• Digitization, Data Curation, and Human Rights Documents: Case Study of a Library-Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration by Barton, Amy; Bracke, Paul J.; Clark, Ann Marie (2016) - There is also a history of librarian partnerships in the digital humanities, often through the creation of digital humanities centers, in which scholars may receive support for research projects. The Libraries faculty and the PI come back together in the middle circle to conduct research - interacting as researchers, addressing real-time problems, and producing research data. Keywords: curation; data; documents; human; libraries; library; model; project; research; rights
• The California Digital Library: Implications for Social Science Data Files Collections by Tsang, Daniel C. (1999) - This is described in a March 8, 1998 announcement on its listserv (CDLINFO-L) as providing a “laboratory for learning and planning for future CDL collections,” and for “gradually [adding] other types of content” beyond electronic journals or monographs. But with an anticipated infusion of $3 million from state coffers this coming year, plus another $1 million from the University of California itself, the CDL, as it is called, will soon be looking for new disciplines to cover, and new territory to conquer. Keywords: california; campus; cdl; data; library
• A Reference Model for Providing Statistical Consulting Services in an Academic Library Setting by Thompson, Kristi; Edelstein, Daniel M. (2005) - One example was a philosophy student we worked with last year who had conducted a survey of other students to get their reactions to various moral dilemmas. These requirements create a clientele of students who need to conduct relatively sophisticated statistical analysis, but who may or may not possess the necessary skills required to do so. Keywords: data; library; need; research; students
• Where is QDA hiding? An analysis of the discoverability of qualitative research support on academic library websites by Cain, Jonathan; Cooper, Liz; Demott, Sarah; Montgomery, Alesia (2019) - York University Libraries Endnotes 1 Jonathan Cain, Head, Data Services & Librarian for Planning Public Policy and Management University of Oregon, jocain@uoregon.edu 2 Liz Cooper, Social Sciences Librarian, University of New Mexico, cooperliz@unm.edu 3 Sarah Demott, Research Specialist, Data Services, New York University, sarah.demott@nyu.edu 4 Alesia Montgomery, Subject Specialist for Sociology, Psychology, & Qualitative Data Stanford University, alesiam@stanford.edu Stanford University Libraries 74. Keywords: data; libraries; library; qualitative; research; researchers; services; support; university; websites

• Aspects of Data Management by Einowski, Ilona (1985) - These functions include data acquisi- tion and cleaning, development of conventions and standards for descrip- tion of the data, data processing and analysis, dessimination of information about the data, storage and maintain- ance of data tapes, development of an inventory system and inventory con- trols as well as a data retrieval sys- tem, diffusion of the data, training for archive users and program develop- ment. At very minimum the following documentation should be available for each study: -continued -continued from page 23 (a) complete and accurate codebook or description of the data structure; (b) description of the data format; (c) illustrations of structure and format; (d) total size of data set; (e) complete and accurate description of the organization of the files for the medium in which the data is stored; (f) precise definition for each data element; (g) complete explanation of all codes used; (h) sample of documents used in data gathering; (i) description of sampling procedures employed, with intended and resul- tant sample size; (j) summary of training provided field- workers and coders; (k) description of data collection pro- cedures; (1) name and current address of study director. Keywords: archive; catalog; data; order
• Data Abstracts by Kolp, John G. (1983) - Steinmetz ' Opinions of workers/employees on industrial relations; details on works council, copartnership, participation, working conditions, job satisfaction, trade unions; strikes, workers taking over plant, who must play a role in achieving industrial democracy; most opinions asked in relation to and sometimes after exposure to TV program about subjects as above mentioned. ii UNION SURVEY ON EDUCATION AND WORK David Stern (Yale) Population: 16^4 accountants, 2U college office assistants, A27 social service supervisors, and 90 nurse's aides in New York City area. To assess hov; the role of the full-time officer might be deficient and how it might be more effective, and to explore certain problems in the operation of trade unions peculiar to Northern Ireland. Keywords: archive; job; members; survey; time; trade; union; work; workers
• Demonstrating Repository Trustworthiness through the Data Seal of Approval by Macdonald, Stuart; Dillo, Ingrid; Lafferty-Hess, Sophia; Woolfrey, Lynn; Vardigan, Mary (2017) - Demonstrating Trustworthiness Benefits from a Supportive Community: The DSA community-driven structure benefits the entire data curation community by providing a low-cost method for data repositories to demonstrate their trustworthiness. DSA Guidelines on Data Preservation DSA compliance requires long-term planning by data repositories. Keywords: approval; archive; data; data repository; dsa; guidelines; process; repositories; repository; seal
• Organizing a Data Library by Green, Ann E. (1985) - The data archivist's duties include administration of the archive, data file evaluation and acquisition, data file information services, policy making, and the development of new services for social science researchers. In addition, technical support agreements, workshops, and classroom lectures on data file management and research computing techniques are being offered. Keywords: archive; cornell; data; files; research; services
• iassist-457 by None (None) - IASSIST Quarterly 2010 / 2011 23 IASSIST Quarterly Sharing Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Data in the UK: Archiving Strategies and Development by Libby Bishop and Bren Neale1 These trends in qualitative research are part of a wider movement to enhance the potential of research data These trends are part of a wider movement to enhance the status of research data in all their diverse forms, inculcate an ethos of data sharing, and develop infrastructure to facilitate data discovery and re-use. Keywords: archive; archiving; data; qualitative; research; researchers; resources; sharing; timescapes; use
• Tried and Trusted: Experiences with Certification Processes at the GESIS Data Archive by Schumann, Natascha (2014) - Although the main focus of the DSA is on data repositories, it is open to other digital archives as well. Working from the assumption that data quality is dependent on “aspects related to the creation, storage and (re-) IASSIST Quarterly Fall Winter 2012 25 IASSIST Quarterly use of digital data” (DSA, 2013, p. 5), the DSA contains 16 Guidelines reflecting different roles: Data producers, data repository and data users. Keywords: archive; audit; certification; data; dsa; repositories
• Secretariat Reports by Rowe, Judith S. (1978) - Finally, a summary of the problems facing the Data Archive Registry Group, both abroad and in Canada, is given, along with several proposed options include a discussion of the viability of a Data Archive Registry Group in Canada; unique contributions to be made in this area, one of which might be a compilation of a list of subject headings for social science data archives; and, the production of a directory of data archive personnel. 20. Data Archive Registry-Survey of Past Effort, Suggestions for the Future Lisa Lasko Canadian Consortium for Social Research The mandate of the lASSIST Action Group for Data Archive Registry is described. Keywords: archive; data
• Technological change and the provision of documentation for time-series datasets by Beedham, Hilary (1995) - The total cost of the documentation for the entire set of FES documentation is approximately £775.00 (US$ 1250, approx). The provision of FES documentation in this way would mean that the problems associated with the cost and quantity of the documentation to users could be almost eliminated and we began to consider a feasibility study into whether or not it would be possible to convert all of the documentation for the FES into machine-readable files. Keywords: archive; data; documentation; documents; ü ü
• Data Rescue: experiences from the Alberta Hail Project by Kochtubajda, Bob; Humphrey, Chuck; Johnson, Mark (1995) - With the addition of computer interfaces in 1974, a systematic archive of radar data was initiated. To provide the broadest range of research potential of the data, unprocessed aircraft and radar data would be provided. Keywords: aircraft; alberta; archive; data; files; hail; project; radar; research; surface; university
• Data Archiving in Africa: The South African Experience by Lesaoana, Maseka A. (1997) - Nielsen found the HSRC a suitable location for the archive for the following two reasons: (1) the HSRC has the technical infrastructure needed to improve the quality of research and to provide training at all levels countrywide; and (2) the wealth of research data at the HSRC since its inception in 1969 can be placed at the disposal of SADA for secondary analysis. Often suppliers (depositors) of research data are also users at the demand point. Keywords: africa; archive; data; research; researchers; sada; south
• EconData by Bots, Albert (1998) - In addition to mediating the acquisition of economic data files in the Netherlands, EconData aims to play a role in negotiating access to international economic data files. Mediation Service The public register of economic data files will serve as a starting point for EconData’s mediation service which will facilitate negotiations between data owners and users. Keywords: archive; data; files
• Democratizing Access to Data: The American Religion Data Archive by Finke, Roger; McKinney, Jennifer; Bahr, Matt (1999) - In our effort to “democratize” access to the data, however, we have gone beyond the standard procedures used to prepare data files for scholarly research. The fourth goal, allowing comparisons across data files and over time, is achieved through standard searches. Keywords: archive; arda; data; files; religion
• Developing a new Data Archive in a Time of Maturing Standards by Leighton, Vernon (2002) - They include: metadata (codebook) format standards, standards for controlled vocabularies to describe data sets, software for analysis and archival management, full text indexing software, and software used to create codebooks in the DDI format. Many database management systems have full text indexing capabilities. Keywords: archive; codebook; data; software; text; use; xml
• Multimedia Oral History Database by Lux, Zoltán (2005) - We intend to install an XML format output for connecting with other databases, for data conversion and for data exchanges. The interview texts and interview subjects provide much data of a statistical nature for qualitative sociologi- IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2004 17 cal researches. Keywords: archive; database; documents; history; interviews
• The Development of Software to Facilitate Use of Archived Data Sets by Card, Josefina J.; McKean, Elizabeth A. (1996) - Because one of the primary goals of a search and retrieval session is to select a subset of variables for analysis, the next step in our example will show how a search set of demographic variables including age, race, sex, and community of residence can be combined with the set of 630 hiv/aids variables already retrieved, in order to produce a prototypic set of analysis variables. Data archive centers dedicated to the preparation of data sets for public use have also begun to emerge. Keywords: aids; archive; data; figure; search; variables
• Providing Local Data Services by de Vries, Repke (1986) - As data library, the archive operates in an area that, in other countries, would be seen as a regional (as opposed to national); the following are some reasons why the Steiiraietz can serve as an example of a data library providing local data services. (Nor would I would expect the kind of data library that provides local data service to rely on such a network for data acquisition.) Keywords: archive; data; users
• Democratic Elections on the Internet: The Lijphart Elections Archive by Coates, Renata G. (1997) - The Lijphart Archive never collected election data on Slovakia, but since the information has been made available through EUNET, we have added a linkage for the convenience of our researchers. Complete election data was sought for those countries where there is preferential voting (e.g., Australia and Ireland), where there is a first or second ballot (e.g., France), and where there is proportional representation (e.g., where one candidate may be elected from several districts). Keywords: archive; data; lijphart
• Establishing Data and Documentation Standards for Investigators who are Required to Archive Research Dataraini by Collins, Patrick T. (1997) - NDACAN staff is responsible for preparing the data files in ready-to-use statistical file formats, preparing a user’s guide that describes the project and data, reviewing the codebook for completeness and accuracy and augmenting the codebook as necessary, and making copies of the datasets archived available to the research community (for a small fee) and providing technical support to data users. For these and other reasons, NDACAN began to advocate for mandatory data archiving for NCCAN research grantees. Keywords: archive; data; grantees; nccan
• A Data Archive for Social Sciences in Romania by Dusa, Adrian (2001) - We have to adapt our speed to the state institu- tions’ speed, hoping that private research institutes will move faster. We estimate this happening somewhere in the beginning of 2002, when a workshop for new data archives is planned, which will take place in Berlin. Keywords: archive; data; research
• On the Pilot Project "Sociological Archive" by Khakhulina, Ludmilla; Kosova, Larisa (2001) - Working together with these organizations it is planned, first, to form data archives which will constitute the “core” of the future archive, second, to agree on the principles of cooperation of the archive and the depositors - owners of the information, on the one hand, and of the archive and its users, on the other hand; these principles will be the basis for the functioning of the national archive. As it is the practice of the European archives, the principle of free data provision does not extend to commercial organizations (consulting companies, advertising and PR agencies, marketing organizations, etc.), which may apply to the archive for certain data. Keywords: archive; data; project
• Making use of Data on Social Science in Slovakia by Strapcova, Katarina (2001) - The archive as an instrument for an easy and independent access to research data Nowadays, in Slovakia an informal way of the social data storage is prevailing which makes an access to the relevant datasets too sensible in respect of time and staff changes in a research team. At the same time, it is possible to observe a growing demand for older research data, for example in the aca- demic environment, forasmuch as a comparative and longitudinal research design increasingly predominates. Keywords: archive; data; research
• The Juan Linz Archive of the Spanish Transition to Democracy 1975-1983: a project of analysis, digitalization and event history database by Peach, Martha (2004) - The project will be a model for archives of other transitions and political events. The design work and the infrastructure of the project are open ended in that it can be applied to other archives. Keywords: analysis; archive; project; transition
• User-Centred Design and Innovation in the Sociometrics Social Science Electronic Data Library (SSEDL) by Card, Josefina J.; Kuhn, Tamara; Wells, Thomas (2007) - These factors have made use of data archives an increasingly attractive option for research and teaching, and have spurred the development of diverse collections of primary research data for conducting secondary research. Analysts can specify whether they want to search the entire SSEDL collection, a combination of data archives, or a single data archive. Keywords: archive; data; datasets; search; sociometrics; ssedl; variable
• State and Regional Data Archives (SRDA) by Straus, Murray A. (1980) - In such cases the decision to use state level, as in many research decisions, involves a trade-off: one accepts the problematic aspects of state data in order to be able to do research v*iich These are variables for v*ilch state by state data could not be obtained. Keywords: archive; data; level; new; state; variables
• A Danish Research Portal on the Internet by Fink, Anne Sofie (2003) - Another perspective on web presence The interpretation of figure 1 suggests viewing the data archive not just as collector and disseminator of data but also as an intermediary agent between data producers and data users (and disseminators of knowledge products). Thereby the service will be tailored to the national research environment the data archive is part as an ever-changing reflection and support ʻorganismʼ. With this broader perspective on services provided on the web, the data archive should not only be seen as a service towards data users but just as well to data producers and data archivists since the service will be addressed both externally and internally. Keywords: archive; data; portal; research; users; web
• iassist-93 by None (None) - vol252 IASSIST Quarterly Fall 2001 25 Introduction My purpose in this paper is to describe the progression of research material, mainly tape-recorded interviews, from the field to the Sound Archive of Folklore and Comparative Religion i.e. the TKU Archive at the University of Turku, Finland. It will also be faster and easier to use large amounts of research material because it can be handled, searched and studied by using the Archive database. Keywords: archive; folklore; material; project; research; saami; tku
• Data archiving for dissemination within a Gulf nation by Mandikiana, Brian Washington; Timms-Ferrara, Lois; Maynard, Marc (2019) - As the Data Center becomes more complete, the team plan to build a bibliography of scholarly articles, conference papers, and teaching materials that utilize SESRI data and develop a portal for submitting completed works and citation links. To support research collaboration through efficient access to survey data; To warrant that SESRI confirms with requirements of funding bodies, especially Qatar National Research Foundation. Keywords: archive; data; dissemination; gulf; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq943; policy; processing; qatar; region; research; sesri; sharing; survey

• Qualitative Archiving and Data Sharing: Extending the Reach and Impact of Qualitative Data by Corti, Louise (2006) - But while there is a well-established tradition in social science of reanalysing quantitative data, there is not yet a well developed paradigm, nor a pervasive research culture of sharing or secondary analysis of qualitative data. This contribution provides an overview of some of the perceived barriers to re-use and highlights some of the positive pragmatic measures that are being taken to enable both sharing and re-use of qualitative data. Keywords: corti; data; quads; qualidata; qualitative; research; sharing; use
• A Survey of ICPSR Member Institutions by Janda, Ann (1984) - APPENDIX A: UNIVERSITIES AND MAINFRAMES INDEX ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BARUCH COLLEGE, CUNY BOWDOIN COLLEGE BRYN MAWR COLLEGE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COLBY COLLEGE CORNELL UNIVERSITY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY HUNTER COLLEGE, CUNY INDIANA UNIVERSITY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OHIO WESLEYAN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SSRC DATA ARCHIVE SWARTHMORE COLLEGE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY TRINITY COLLEGE, YALE FEDERATION UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA UNIVERSITY OF OREGON UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH IBM, MODEL: CDC, MODEL: IBM, MODEL: DEC, MODEL: 1020 CDC, MODEL: 170 IBM, MODEL: The questionnaire asked for information about what services are provided to access ICPSR data, mainframe and software usage, current extent of micro usage, and a final open-ended future plans question. Keywords: data; dec; ibm; icpsr; model; university; use
• Theoretical and Technical Solutions for Preservation of Electronic Records in Finland by Pulkkinen, Matti (1998) - Electronic records had replaced traditional paper records in many cases. Though the National Archives preferred - and still prefers - paper records to electronic ones, it was impossible to generate hard copy records from electronic records in all cases. Keywords: preservation; records; use; value
• On-line or on Tape by Rowe, Judith S. (1982) - One may characterize data files as consumable, durable, or per- manent. A detailed look at a few specific examples of available data which some of us have acquired or might consider acquiring may serve to illustrate the interaction o1^ local environment, user community, and data product character- istics in determining data access choices. Keywords: data; files; line; tape; time; use
• iassist-422 by None (None) - There has been an obvious increase in, on the one hand, the computerization of data files, and on the other, the analysis and processing of machine-readable data files by computer. The authors conclude that researchers spend a great deal of time collecting and converting data files before being able to start analysis. Keywords: cbs; data; data files; delivery; files; research; researchers; use
• iassist-455 by None (None) - But the culture of archiving and re-using of qualitative research data is still only slowly emerg- ing. The legal aspects of research data are also assessed differently. Keywords: archiving; data; datasets; interview; participants; qualitative; research; researchers; use
• Archiving and Disseminating Qualitative Data in Denmark by Kjeldgaard, Anne Sofie Fink (2011) - 38 IASSIST Quarterly 2010 / 2011 IASSIST Quarterly DDA hopes to take on the obligation as the national repository for data archiving of qualitative data Archiving and Disseminating Qualitative Data in Denmark Kick off for a New Archival Service by Anne Sofie Fink Kjeldgaard1 Based on this project and recommendations from fellow data archives with established services for qualitative data, a launch of a service for qualitative data will be made in the near future. Keywords: archiving; data; dda; qualitative; research; use
• Major Post Censal Redesign of Household Sample Surveys in the United States by Waite, Preston J. (1990) - Its use for household surveys has so far been restricted mainly to follow up interviews for panel surveys. As I have described already, in the 1980 redesign we allowed different surveys to use different PSUs and different ways of sorting, stratifying, and selecting households within the PSUs. Keywords: census; frame; household; redesign; sample; sampling; surveys; use
• Data Development for International Research (DDIR) DDIR II: Event Data Research by Merrit, Richard; Zinnes, Dina A. (1991) - New NSF funding for 1991-93 permits a second phase (DDIR II) to concentrate on the area of event data. But, at the same time, challenging the past value and uses of event data encouraged researchers to spend time thinking through various dimensions of previous projects, exploring new ideas, and, particularly, adapting their research plans to take advantage of modem computational capabiUties. Keywords: analysis; coding; conflict; data; datasets; ddir; development; event; geds; international; ipe; new; projects; research; researchers; scientists; software; sources; states; studies; system; time; university; use; war; wars; world
• Complex Data, Simple Tools: An Introduction to Text Retrieval Packages by Marchant-Shapiro, Andrew (1991) - In this way, even imperfect transcriptions (and there are few perfect ones) will be useable by computer search programs. These programs, often integrated with word processing programs, scan the text, either while it is being entered or once the file is complete, and locate words that do not match a dictionary file. Keywords: credibility; data; file; grep; programs; records; search; text; trp; use; word
• Understanding Barriers to the Use of Numeric Data in Learning and Teaching by Rice, Robin (2001) - In the UK a centrally funded system of national data services for higher education provides for the dissemination of much of this research data, which is free at the point-of-use and acces- sible over the Internet (via JANET, the UK academic network). The survey was designed to ask teaching staff about their use of numeric data in teaching and supervising students, their experience of national data services, barriers to using data in teaching, and the extent of support available within their institutions. Keywords: data; national; percent; support; teaching; use
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Issues in the Secondary Use of Research Data by Law, Margaret (2006) - vol29-1.indd IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2005 by by Margaret Law* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Issues in the Secondary Use of Research Data Introduction “Reduce, reuse, recycle”, a phrase familiar to us from the environmental movement, can also be used to reflect on the secondary use of research data. Secondary research refers to the use of research data to study a problem that was not the focus of the original data collection. Keywords: analysis; consent; data; potential; research; researchers; sharing; subjects; use
• Disseminating Historical Census Data on the World Wide Web by Ruggles, Steven; Sobek, Matt; Gardner, Todd (1997) - X X X X X X X X X X Age at first marriage . . X X X State economic area X X X X X X X . . . Keywords: census; data; documentation; extract; ipums; m s; microdata; researchers; samples; system; use; user; variables
• The U.S. Public Use Census Microdata Files as a Source for the Study of Long-Term Social Change by Ruggles, Steven (1991) - C Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Large cities Y Y Y Y Y SM a,b Y Modified SMA C C C SMA Y Y SMSA SM a,b Y County or county group Y Y Y Y Y SM a,b Y Personal Characteristics Age Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Sex Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Race Y Y Y Y Y Y Period unemployed Y Y Y Y S Y Year last worked Y Y Y Y Currently unemployed Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Education and veteran status school enrollment Y Y Y Y S Y Y Y Y Can read Y Y Y can write Y Y Y Years of schooling Y s Keywords: census; data; population; research; samples; u.s; university; use; y s; y y; years
• Data liberation, bridges to cross by Boily, Richard (1999) - Before the inception of DLI, we experienced the embarrassing situation where Canadian researchers, who needed to develop methodological expertise or study a particular social phenomena, had to work with American data because Statistics Canada data were either too expensive or not available at geographically specific levels. If some Canadian universities have a long history in data services (Carleton University’s Data Centre celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1996), such a tradition does not exist everywhere, especially in small universities. Keywords: canada; data; dli; numerical; universities; use
• Bridging the Business Data Divide: Insights into Primary and Secondary Data Use by Business Researchers by Lowry, Linda (2015) - A minority of theses employed survey or experimental research designs and collected research data via questionnaires. Managing and sharing research data: A guide to good practice. Keywords: analysis; business; collection; content; data; data collection; designs; management; methods; research; sources; study; theses; university; use
• A Library Service Model for Digital Data Support by Czarnocki, Susan; Khouri, Anastassia (2005) - Since 1997, EDRS has been designing web-based interfaces to promote access to data resources and services. The McGill University data service model has many resemblances to a number of similar services elsewhere, but with a special focus on an integrated service to users, combining data acquisition and retrieval with statistical and software assistance oriented to making students skilled users of data resources. Keywords: data; edrs; research; resources; services; software; students; support; use
• Meaningful Relationships by Miller, Ken (1998) - Once a search has been carried out the thesaurus is also available to help the searcher redefine their search through the displays described above, by changing to broader or narrower concepts, adding more terms to their search or combining the results from their present search, so that the datasets retrieved also cover the concept of another subject term or terms displayed. Hence we have selected only single word terms with a USE relationship to another single word term and single word top terms that have a RT relationship with other single word top terms. Keywords: data; hasset; term; use
• Sources for International Trade, Prices, Production, and Consumption by West, Amy (2010) - Anyone may view Comtrade data and anyone may download up to 50,000 records per user per session. Comtrade has a third description of rights and permissions at (http:// Comtrade.un.org/db/help/PolicyOnUuseAndRedissemin ation_11Aug2010.pdf) which states that re-dissemination of Comtrade data within an institution does not require permission. Keywords: comtrade; data; database; ilibrary; oecd; production; use; users

• Adaptive data governance for research data management by Golden, Madison (2025) - There are several existing guides and frameworks for developing research data management services. Additional institution-specific case studies and frameworks regarding the development of research data management services were also developed. Keywords: data; data governance; data management; gartner; governance; management; policies; research; research data; researchers; style
• Digital Repository Services for Managing Research Data: What Do Oxford Researchers Need? by Martinez-Uribe, Luis (2009) - Before describing the project any further it is important to clarify the scope of what is meant here by research data, data management and repository services. Managing research data to ensure digital materials adhere to the right standards and are securely stored, shared and preserved can be complex and resource intensive. Keywords: data; digital; management; oxford; repository; research; researchers; services
• Differences among Faculty Ranks in Views on Research Data Management by Akers, Katherine G.; Doty, Jennifer (2013) - There were no rank-related differences in interest for the other potential services, including assistance preparing data management plans, consultation on data confidentiality and/or legal issues, personalized consultation on research data management for specific researchers or research groups, an institutional repository for research data, assistance with data documentation or metadata creation, research data management workshops for trainees (i.e., graduate students or postdocs), digitization of physical research materials, assistance identifying appropriate disciplinary data repositories, or methods for data citation. RDM@ EMORY 16 IASSIST QuArTerly Summer 2012 IASSIST Quarterly Abstract Academic libraries are increasingly engaging in data curation by providing infrastructure and services to support the management of research data on their campus. Keywords: data; data management; faculty; management; members; research; research data; researchers; sharing; survey
• My Three-day Encounter with ARGUS: A Report for IASSIST by Chou, Chiu-Chuang (2005) - τ-ARGUS: an SDC tool to publish safe tabular data To balance the protection of confidentiality and the need for sensitive data, Statistics Netherlands has set up the Center for the Research of Economic Microdata (CEREM, http://www.cbs.nl/en/service/research/cerem/). Keywords: argus; data; disclosure; methods; microdata; researchers; sdc; statistics
• Are we ready to share qualitative research data? Knowledge and preparedness among qualitative researchers, IRB members, and data repository curators by Mozersky, Jessica; Walsh, Heidi; Parsons, Meredith; McIntosh, Tristan; Baldwin, Kari; DuBois, James M (2020) - In contrast, qualitative data are rarely shared in the US but the increasing trend towards data sharing and open science suggest this may be required in future. Researchers are the least knowledgeable and are often unfamiliar with the concept of sharing qualitative data in a repository. Keywords: blank; curators; data; data repository; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq952; irb; knowledge; members; qds; qualitative; repository; researchers; sharing
• iassist-955 by None (None) - Research Questions This postdoctoral NSF project was therefore driven by three premises: 1) that despite the importance of NAA archival collections and their increased digital presence, usage remains below the immense potential that the collections hold; 2) a general institutional desire to see NAA collections have more scholarly centrality and citation, as well as overall circulation and secondary use; 3) the hypothesis that collections discovery and access are hindered by current descriptive practices, discoverability tools, and interfaces. Findings from year one of our assessment revealed that NAA collections have major intellectual access barriers. Keywords: anthropological; archival; archives; collections; community; discovery; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq955; naa; research; researchers; users
• iassist-995 by None (None) - Free online training offered by the UK experienced trainers in- depth subject experts in digital curation and research data management. Cox, A. M. et al. (2017) ‘Developments in research data management in academic libraries: Towards an understanding of research data service maturity.’, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(9), pp. Keywords: data; librarians; management; rdm; research; researchers; resources; services; training
• Publishing trends on research data management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A bibliometrics analysis by Kwanya, Tom (2021) - Publishing trends on research data management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A bibliometric analysis, IASSIST Quarterly 45(3-4), pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq996 Publishing trends on research data management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A bibliometrics analysis Tom Kwanya1 Abstract Research data management (RDM) is the all-encompassing term used to describe the processes and activities related to the creation, storage, security, preservation, retrieval, reuse and sharing of research data. Keywords: africa; data; data management; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq996; kwanya; management; publications; rdm; research; research data; researchers; sharing

• Developing Institutional Research Data Management Strategies in Canada: Setting the Foundation for Stronger Partnerships and Collaborations by Cooper, Alexandra; Costanzo, Lucia (2024) - Execution Stage - discussing how to create a draft strategy document and articulate the institutional path forward through a roadmap or action plan During these sessions, it was determined that a fourth session was needed for Colleges, CEGEPs, Polytechnic schools, and other research institutions to discuss their barriers, challenges and shared experiences outside of the university context. In preparation for these changes, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) research data management (RDM) Research Intelligence Expert Group (RIEG) is conducting a brief survey of all Canadian research institutions (colleges, universities or other research institutions receiving research grant funds from the Tri-Agencies) to determine challenges and successes in developing an institutional strategy for RDM. Keywords: canada; data; institutional; rdm; research; strategies; strategy; survey
• Mapping the General Social Survey to the Generic Statistical Business Process Model: NORC's Experience by Ausborn, Scot; Rotondo, Julia; Mulcahy, Tim (2015) - Similarly, the volume of GSBPM sub-processes required the selection of appropriate respondents for a particular sub-process in order to prevent survey fatigue. Challenges became immediately apparent in the process, including: • Determining if responses truly belonged in the sub-process they were placed in by respondents • Determining what happened in cases where no responses were given for sub-processes • Within the GSS, it was often the case that multiple sub- processes were happening simultaneously while in the model they occurred linearly When consolidating the survey responses into an overview, research analysts noted that respondents would often reply to one sub-process with information that might better fit in another. Keywords: gsbpm; process; sub; survey
• The NORC Library as Information Center and Data Archive by Bova, Patrick (1978) - y wa n e t a s o r V t y r austi at no ^ re s :» 1 o n as p u News, w u^les OIiS. D r a r y w n a t e V e r t NCFC t; St ua y 19 to I. ijegan or pub quite i 1 ur d d t R a t r c comma £. Keywords: data; norc; studies; survey; tion; tne
• The Regular Labour Force Survey as a Quality Survey of the Finnish 1985 Census by Laihonen, Aarno (1990) - The Regular Labour Force Survey as a Quality Survey of the Finnish 1985 Census by Aarno Laihonen' Central Statistical Office ofFinland The paper deals with experiences from using the sample- based regular monthly Labour Force Survey as a quality survey of census data on the economic activity of the population. The tight budget constraints also affected the production of census data. Keywords: census; data; population; quality; survey
• Mitigating Survey Fraud and Human Error: Lessons Learned from A Low Budget Village Census in Bangladesh by Bhuiyan, Muhammad F.; Lackie, Paula (2017) - The Tangail Survey Process The accuracy of survey data may be compromised due to a variety of reasons, ranging from human errors or misaligned incentives to technical problems before, during, and after the data gathering process. In general, the literature focuses mostly on methods of detecting falsified survey data in pre-existing data (Bredl et al., 2011, 2012; Kuriakose and Robbins, 2015) and less so on the on-site prevention of the collection of falsified data. Keywords: audio; data; errors; fraud; gis; household; journal; paper; pen; process; survey; surveyors
• iassist-545 by None (None) - Different samples of addresses were selected within the EDs to see whether persons had been left off census forms for addresses otherwise correctly enumer- ated, to see whether anyone had been missed in addresses enumerated as vacant or non-residential and to check especially the enumeration of multi-household addresses. In addition to the post enumeration check for coverage, a sample of about 5,000 households throughout Britain within the EDs selected for the coverage check was revisited for detailed interviews to check the accuracy of answers given on census forms. Keywords: census; check; coverage; enumeration; post; sample; survey
• The Canadian Experience witli Post Censal Surveys by Furrie, Adele D.; McKie, D. Craig (1990) - The Canadian Experience witli Post Censal Surveys by Adele D. Furrie , Program Manger Post-Censal Surveys Program and Craig McKie ' Editor Canadian Social Trends, Sttatistics Canada Abstract The Canadian experience with post-censal survey is, at this point in time, limited to two surveys - one which used the 1971 Census returns as the sampling frame, and the 1986 survey, which used the 1986 returns as the sampling frame, utilized the Census field organization to collect the data, and used the 1986 Census data to supplement the data collected 'n the post-censal survey. Planning is now underway for post-censal survey activity following the 1991 Census. Keywords: census; data; sample; survey
• iassist-600 by None (None) - The value of unemployment statistics based on ILO criteria is limited by a failure to recognise the concept of entry to unemployment and the difficulties of integration with administrative unemployment statistics. Abstract The United Nations publishes unemployment statistics for 123 countries. Keywords: ilo; labour; lfs; population; rates; statistics; survey; unemployment; unemployment statistics; work
• A Survey Data Archive Network in Africa - Possibilities and Practicalities by Woolfrey, Lynn (2008) - However, Survey Data Archives may be the most appropriate facilities for ensuring the survival and usage of survey data in Africa, and an African Survey Data Archive network could optimize technological developments for the provision of access to African survey data. Survey Data Archives in Africa could act as intermediaries for data sharing from private and official survey research, and ensure the survival and quality of African survey data for re-use4. Keywords: africa; agencies; archives; countries; data; development; national; research; sharing; south; survey
• iassist-614 by None (None) - These themes include skills for collecting and cleaning survey data, using important longitudinal survey data series, sampling methods, and advanced statistical analysis techniques. Although SRDA strives to promote its collection and services to researchers, it seemed that only groups that are already familiar with survey data or, more specifically, with SRDA, can benefit from the activities. Keywords: concepts; data; datasets; function; research; search; srda; survey
• Attrition and the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience: Avoidance, Control and Correction by Rhoton, Patricia (1986) - Each respondent in the New Youth cohort is paid $10.00 for a completed interview, since many researchers believe that even a small amount of money helps in obtaining cooperation, especially among younger respondents. While longitudinal studies are very expensive, the data are collected in great detail over time, with respondents reporting events and attitudes as they occur rather than retrospectively. Keywords: cohorts; men; respondents; sample; survey; table; year
• Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing: A Method of Capturing Sensitive Information by Forster, E. (1999) - MORI Scotland have found, when comparing data from paper based and CAPI surveys, that the problem of non-response to specific questions is significantly reduced, and that some sensitive information is collected more fully (such as household income) with CAPI. This study compared three methods of collecting survey data about sexual behaviours and other sensitive topics: computer- assisted personal interviewing (CAPI), computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (CASI), and audio computer- assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI). Keywords: cai; capi; computer; data; interviewing; latot; number; questions; rate; research; response; survey
• The Establishment of the African Association of Statistical Data Archivists (AASDA) by Woolfrey, Lynn (2009) - Secretariat at the OECD, provides training and assistance in data curation to National Statistics Offices (NSOs) in developing countries, utilising the tools designed by the IHSN.5 The IHSN, IASSIST and Data Management in Africa In Africa the work of the IHSN/ADP partnership builds on the incremental advances in survey data management fostered by previous statistical capacity building projects of regional and international development agencies. The Network aims to improve the quality of survey data in developing countries, and to promote data usage for research and policymaking in these countries. Keywords: africa; data; ihsn; nsos; survey
• Disseminating Survey Information in the Networked World: A UK Resource by Lamb, Julie (2006) - This paper will discuss the development and use of the Question Bank (Qb), an innovative WWW resource which is used to teach students and researchers about UK social surveys produced by survey agencies such as the Office for National Statistics and the National Centre for Social Research. The surveys for which questionnaires are included in the Question Bank are all social surveys using a probability sample design. Keywords: bank; data; question; research; search; survey; words
• iassist-889 by None (None) - ACS data prior to 2005 are available for geographies with 250,000 people or more and are considered test data. In 2006, the Census Bureau published ACS data collected in 2005 for geographies with at least 65,000 people and data for these large geographies with over 65,000 people will be available on an annual basis. Keywords: acs; bureau; census; data; decennial; estimates; survey; year; year estimates
• Standards and scoring to increase transparency for archived public opinion data by Weldon, Kathleen (2020) - Roper Center, the world’s largest archive of public opinion survey data, has long enforced disclosure requirements for archival submissions based on transparency standards developed by professional organizations in the polling industry, particularly the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). (Traugott et al, 2009) Roper Center’s Transparency Project: New Standards The proliferation of new methods polling presented a challenge to the Roper Center’s traditional approach to collection. Keywords: aapor; center; data; disclosure; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq974; level; new; opinion; polling; public; research; scoring; standards; survey; transparency
• Mathematics, risk, and messy survey data by Thompson, Kristi Anne; Sullivan, Carolyn (2020) - Data de- identification or anonymization is a major ethical concern in cases where survey data is to be shared, and one which data professionals may find themselves ill-equipped to deal with. 1/13 Thompson, Kristi and Sullivan, Carolyn (2020) Mathematics, risk, and messy survey data, IASSIST Quarterly 44(4), pp. 1-13. Keywords: canada; data; dataset; equivalence; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq979; population; research; risk; sample; survey; variables

• Emerging Internet Image Archives Visualizing Biological Species and Medical Conditions by Brownrigg, Leslie A. (1998) - The large size of electronic image files is one reason why more image files are posted for downloading than for immediate viewing on the Internet. File size influences the commonly made decision to locate image files in a terminal position, at the end of an archivein an auxiliary Computer Graphics Interface (CGI) bin or CD- ROM that exclusively warehouses image files. Keywords: archives; files; images; internet; names; sites; size; species; tree
• How to Develop a Preservation Policy: Guidelines From the nestor Working Group by Friese, Yvonne (2014) - To support the widespread development and adoption of digital preservation policies, in 2012 a nestor working group was formed to establish guidelines for the creation of a preservation policy for memory institutions such as archives, museums or libraries. Hence, 44 institutions with published digital preservation policies are known. Keywords: archives; guidelines; institution; nestor; policies; policy; preservation
• The Preservation of Research Data in a Postmodern Culture by Humphrey, Chuck (2006) - Some commentators have generalized this self-archiving concept to incorporate research data among the digital objects researchers should contribute to digital repositories. All of these contributors play a role in the life cycle of research data. Keywords: archives; data; preservation; research
• Data Services Since the 1960's: Where are We Going? by Elesh, David (1994) - A few institutions already had data archives, and within a very short time, all did. Looking back now more than two decades, I think it fair to say that data archives have made a significant differ- ence to faculty and graduate students and have not had much impact on undergraduates. Keywords: archives; data; faculty; libraries; research
• Managing Machine-Readable Archives: Progress with Description and Exchange Standards by Cook, Michael (1994) - In these, the macro-micro relationship has a triple form: Fonds description: a macro description governing: It has become widely used in North America to allow archival descriptions to appear in the bibliographic databases, RLIN and OCLC. Keywords: archival; archives; data; description; fonds; level
• MERGING CULTURES: Danish Integration of Academic Data Service into Traditional Archive System by Nielsen, Per (1995) - The DDA director and academic staff told the university administration that we would opt for a review process - if the DDA Board was in agreement. The reasoning underlying a recent and globally unique organizational affiliation of the DDA, viz. Keywords: archives; danish; data; data archives; dda; national; research; staff; state archives; time; unit; university
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2001) - IASSIST conferences also bring together colleagues from new data archives around the world. The session chaired by Paul de Guchteneire UNESCO/MOST (Management of Social Transformations Program), Paris and Brigitte Hausstein GESIS (German Social Science Infrastructure Services) Branch Office Berlin/Central Archive Cologne comprised two case studies from Slovenia and South Africa and a Forum of representa- tives of data archives from Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia and Romania. Keywords: archives; data
• The "New Archives Forum" at the 2001 IASSIST/IFDO Conference by Hausstein, Brigitte (2001) - IASSIST conferences also bring together colleagues from new data archives around the world. The session chaired by Paul de Guchteneire UNESCO/MOST (Management of Social Transformations Program), Paris and Brigitte Hausstein GESIS (German Social Science Infrastructure Services) Branch Office Berlin/Central Archive Cologne comprised two case studies from Slovenia and South Africa and a Forum of representa- tives of data archives from Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia and Romania. Keywords: archives; data; eastern; europe
• The Census of Canada from an Archival Perspective by Downey, Cara (2004) - This enactment removes a legal ambiguity in relation to access to census records taken between 1910 and 2003. Then, in 1912, responsibility for census and statistics was transferred to the department of Trade and Commerce. Keywords: archives; canada; census; population; records; statistics; years
• Data Archive Registry Action Group Report by Lasko, Lisa; Bonmariage, Joseph (1977) - Activities and Plans With respect to the first part of the mandate, the Action Group will focus Initially on developing the directory of data archives and data libraries. David Nasatir, Behavioral Sciences Graduate Program, California State College, Domingus Hills, California 90747 Mandate A directory containing names, addresses, types of holdings, and dissemination policies of existing data archives and libraries throughout the world will be com- piled. Keywords: archives; data; group
• United States Secretariat Report by Rowe, Judith S. (1977) - David Nasatir, Behavioral Sciences Graduate Program, California State College, Domingus Hills, California 90747 Mandate A directory containing names, addresses, types of holdings, and dissemination policies of existing data archives and libraries throughout the world will be com- piled. Activities and Plans With respect to the first part of the mandate, the Action Group will focus Initially on developing the directory of data archives and data libraries. Keywords: archives; data
• A National Research Data Management Strategy for Canada: The Work of the National Data Archive Consultation Working Group by Hackett, Yvette (2001) - In the early 1970’s, an interest in “computer data” and its preservation developed within the institution and by 1973, a Machine Readable Archives Division had been created with a mandate to acquire research data from both public and private sector sources, in support of both the social and physical sciences. The 9-member Group includes representation from a number of disciplines with experience in the creation and use of research data, such as political science, history and English. Keywords: archives; canada; data; group; national; research; working

• Building Regional Data Files in the Federal Republic of Germany by Ferger, Edwin (1986) - In the following paper, I will describe some of our experiences building regional data files, 1 will point out where we stand now and some problems we face. Considering the diversity of data files in the university sector, especially their regional and temporal coverage, efforts should be strengthened for the better use of the holdings of the statistical offices of the Lander and the Federal Statistical Office. Keywords: data; files; time; variables
• The Depository Distribution of CD-ROMs: A Review of the First Year by Stratford, Juri (1992) - There appear to be two strategies to the problem of public access to numeric data files on CD-ROM. She cautioned that if this work is not done, it appears that there will be a major crisis in the ability of libraries to deal with electronic data; a crisis that ques- tions the viability of the present situation. Keywords: census; data; depository; distribution; files; rom
• Downloading for PC Users; Part I: The U.S. Government Experience by Harrison, Donald F.; Heddesheimer, W. Jon (1987) - Consequently, BLS has for 15 years been publishing a catalog of data files available on tape. There seems to be a universal preference (among data producers, data brokers and data users) for IBM-compatible diskettes. Keywords: agencies; data; don; downloading; files; floppies; jon; user
• On Work in Progress: Directory of Directories by Harrison, Donald F. (1978) - Contains data files available for purchase, technical configurations, prices. Con- tains data files available from NTIS or from Federal agencies. Keywords: data; files; washington; write
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Playing a Data Custodian by Chou, Chiu-Chuang (2010) - Also, our effective online analysis tool for disseminating NSFH data is explained. And finally, a future plan for repurposing NSFH data is presented. Keywords: badgir; cdha; data; files; national; nsfh; research; staff; study; users; wave
• Distribution Of Census Data On CD-ROM To Depository Libraries by Stratford, Juri (1991) - Data archivists might try to meet informally with deposi- tory librarians within their own institutions to discuss how access to Census data on tape, CD-ROM, and paper copy could best be coordinated. While there are certainly instances where researchers' needs would best be served by Census data on CD-ROM, documents librarians and data archivists alike need to monitor the situation to insure that the CD-ROMs are not produced at the expense of other necessary Census products. Keywords: census; data; depository; files; government; libraries
• Technical Standards for Magnetic Tape Exchange Between Data Organizations by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (1979) - It is advisable to snip data files in the most conser- vative and simple format possible, i.e. card image character format . April lyYj CDC: DMS:1Y0, Cyber Record Manager Version!, Reference Manual, No. bU4yt)Y0U, lyYb As mentioned above, this note does not distinguish between data and documentation files, as this distinction is irrelevant for pur- poses of generating and reading the tape. Keywords: data; exchange; files; labels; tape
• Georeferenced Population Data by Meij, Hendrik; Chen, Robert (1996) - Georeferenced population data provide a critical link between data on the natural environment and data on human behavior and welfare. The 1992 report of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (HDP) on Population Data and Global Environmental Change (2) emphasized the importance of georeferenced population data for global change research and applications and recommended development of data bases at several different levels of aggregation and resolution. Keywords: change; data; files; ftp; population
• A Profile of Data Preservation Activities in University Data Libraries and Archives by Robbin, Alice (1981) - These realities suggest that distributed data centers at the local level will continue to play a major role in the transmission of information. It was at this point that the DPLS staff began an investigation into current and potential mass storage media developments and decided to conduct a survey of data centers to ascertain how their staffs are handling data stored on magnetic tape. Keywords: activities; archival; centers; collection; data; data centers; files; maintenance; number; percent; problems; research; storage; tape
• Sherlock: A Web Magnifying Glass For Microdata Files by Drolet, Gaetan (2000) - Project co-ordination To ensure that the project went smoothly, the CREPUQ data librarians subgroup on data files was assigned the role of advisory committee. Capabilities The main capabilities of the public module are: • to provide access to the inventory and description of surveys by means of a retrieval module; • to provide the user with documentation (survey metadata) on data files (guides, user manuals or codebooks, SAS or SPSS statements, record layouts and description of variables) when available; • to enable users to extract subsets of data files in different formats for later processing at a local workstation. Keywords: data; files; quebec; server; sherlock; university
• The Electronic Triumvirate: The Archives; The Data Processors; the New York State Department of Correctional Services Inmate Files. A Case Study by Shinn, Hugh W. (1993) - SARA's dependency on SED EDP fcH- data processing services required the development of a positive relationship with SED EDP. Most units work with a specified type of data and a specific set of data files. Keywords: data; edp; files; records; sara; sed
• Automated Preservation of Electronic Records: A Case Study of the Archival Preservation System by Eaton, Fynnette (2000) - By October 1982 all requests for preservation and reference work for computer files was submitted to another office for processing. Another system, the Archival Electronic Records Inspection and Control system or AERIC was also developed in the early 1990’s to provide automated validation of electronic files and to build a base of descriptive data drawn from the data elements of these files. Keywords: center; computer; files; preservation; records; system; tapes

• Better data management, one nudge at a time by Orlowska, Daria; Fallaw, Colleen; Feng, Yali; Garza, Livia; Hetrick, Ashley; Imker, Heidi; Luong, Hoa (2021) - Usage figures Thanks to all of our marketing channels, the number of Data Nudge subscribers has been steadily increasing. Data Nudge link: https://go.illinois.edu/past_nudges Keywords Data Nudge, data management, research data service, subject librarians, community engagement, service promotion, research data Introduction As an R1 research university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign boasts over 150 centers, labs, and institutes, in addition to active research programs of more than 2,700 faculty (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, 2019). Keywords: data; data management; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1010; illinois; management; nudge; research; services; subscribers; time; university
• Future models and architecture of data repositories in African universities by Chigwada, Josiline; Chiware, Elisha (2024) - The findings from the study noted a lack of recognition of the need for tackling research data management at the institutional level, difficulties in getting institutional buy-in from the senior management, convincing some academics of the importance and worth of research data management services and some did not get support from the library management within the department (Cox et al., 2014). What are the requirements for establishing advanced research data repositories?; 2) What are the successes and challenges faced in establishing and managing research data repositories? Keywords: african; chigwada; chiware; cox; data; data management; data repositories; et al; management; repositories; research; research data; services; universities
• iassist-41 by None (None) - A secondary aim has been to identify sources of machine readable data in Canada. Of the 1,908 social scientists who responded to this question, 1,293 (67.8 percent) reported that they are users of machine readable data, and 615 (32.2 percent) reported that they do not use machine readable •~ ~~~,—^ continued data. Keywords: data; machine; services
• Directions of Major Archives by Henrichsen, Bjørn (1987) - The regional units of the data are counties: amt for Denmark lan for Sweden and Finland fylker for Norway syslu for Iceland Time series are created for all units from 1850 to 1980 for population census data, and the period 1945 to 1980 for other groups of data. Its headquarters are at the Universit}' of Bergen; - it has built up a wide variety of data resources in all fields of the social sciences: not only data from surveys, but also a large data bank for communes and census tracts, an archive of information about organizations, and a series of files on the 'Prepared for Opening Plenary Session. Keywords: data; nsd; research; services
• CoreTrustSeal: From academic collaboration to sustainable services by L'Hours, Hervé; Kleemola, Mari; de Leeuw, Lisa (2019) - Data seal of approval - assessment and review of the quality of operations for research data repositories. ● Allow data repositories to archive and distribute research data efficiently” Fundamental to the guidelines was that sustainable archiving entails research data are reliable, accessible on the Internet in a usable format, can be referred to, and that relevant legislation with regard to personal information and intellectual property of the data is taken into account (DSA, 2010). Keywords: board; certification; community; coretrustseal; data; dsa; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq936; kleemola; mari; preservation; repositories; repository; research; services
• Establishment of data centre at Mzuzu University: A survey of anticipations and aspirations of key project stakeholders by Majawa, Felix; Hall, Ralph P. (2021) - 1/13 Majawa, Felix and Hall, Ralph, P. (2021), Establishment of data centre at Mzuzu University: A Survey of anticipations and aspirations of key project stakeholders, IASSIST Quarterly 45(3-4), pp. 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq999 Establishment of data centre at Mzuzu University: A Survey of anticipations and aspirations of key project stakeholders Felix Majawa1 and Ralph P. Hall2 Abstract Mzuzu University lost its Library as a result of a fire that took place on December 18, 2015. Keywords: centre; data; data centre; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq999; literacy; mzuzu; research; services; stakeholders; university

• Who is counted? Ethno-racial and indigenous identities in the Census of Canada, 1871-2021 by Manuel, Kevin; Orlandini, Rosa; Cooper, Alexandra (2022) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1016 d) Describes how to find contemporary and historical data, including Census data, that contains data about racialized peoples or groups. However, it is worth noting that the terminology is not changed retroactively so when looking at historical Census data the terms Native Indian and Aboriginal remain. Keywords: canada; census; data; ethno; indian; origin; statistics
• Data Service in a Computing Center by Lewis, Gertrude J. (1985) - The New Jersey State Data Center In anticipation of the large amounts of data produced by the 1980 decennial census, the U.S. Bureau of the Census established a State Data Center Program throughout the country to improve access to and use of census data products. The library assumed the opera- tional control of transferring all the relevant information and materials from the individual departments and of dev- eloping adminstrative and ordering procedures to facilitate the acquisition of data. Keywords: ccis; census; center; computer; data; rutgers
• Ensuring Racial Representation on Jury Panels: An Empirical and Simulation Analysis by Fukurai, Hiroshi; Butler, Edgar W.; Huebner-Dimitrius, Jo-Ellan (1988) - Excuses based on willingness to travel great distances have so reduced the jur}' pool that remedial action is required even without proof of geographic cohesiveness.^ The notion of vicinage or geographical locality requirement of jury selection has been traced at least as far back as to Charlemagne (Charles the Great) in 768 A.D. Jury selection as a biased social process. Keywords: area; beach; census; court; district; fall; jurors; long; quarterly; selection; tracts; winter
• Accessing City-County Data Book via DBASE III: Census CD-ROMs from the Ground Up by Gey, Fredric (1991) - i ve F ii CCDB 1988 of database files Directory of F:\ on CCDB CD- CIF01 DBF CIF01DCT DBF CIF02 DBF CIF02DCT DBF CIF03 DBF ROM CIF03DCT DBF CIF04 DBF CIF04DCT DBF CIF05 DBF CIF05DCT DBF CIF06 DBF CIF06DCT DBF CIF07 DBF CIF07DCT DBF CIF08 DBF CIF08DCT DBF O0F0 1 DBF COF01DCT DBF COF02 DBF COF02DCT DBF COF03 DBF CDF03DCT DBF COF04 DBF COF04DCT DBF COF05 DBF COF05DCT DBF COF06 DBF COF06DCT DBF COF07 DBF COF07DCT DBF COF08 DBF COF08DCT DBF COF09 DBF COF09DCT DBF COF1 DBF COF10DCT DBF COF1 1 DBF COF1 1DCT DBF COFI2 DBF COFI2DCT DBF COF1 3 DBF COF13DCT DBF COF1 4 DBF COF1 4DCT DBF COF1 5 DBF COF15DCT DBF COF16 DBF CDF16DCT DBF COFI7 DBF COF17DCT DBF COFI8 DBF CDF18DCT DBF DCT COU DBF DCT CTY DBF DCT PLC DBF DCT STA DBF PLF01 DBF PLF01DCT DBF STFO 1 DBF STFO 1DCT DBF STF02 DBF STF02DCT DBF STF03 DBF STF03DCT DBF STF04 DBF STF04DCT DBF STF05 DBF STF05DCT DBF STF06 DBF STF06DCT DBF STF07 DBF STF07DCT DBF STF08 DBF STF08DCT DBF STF09 DBF STF09DCT DBF STF10 DBF STF10DCT DBF STF1 1 DBF STFllDCT DBF STF12 DBF STF12DCT DBF STF13 DBF STF13DCT DBF 84 Fil e(f) by ei free D:FRED> 36 IASSIST Quarterly 3. Accessing City-County Data Book via DBASE HI: Census CD-ROMs from the Ground Up Fred Gey Data Archivist UC Data Archive & Technical Assistance (UC DATA) (formerly State Data Program) Keywords: ag82; bureau; census; city; county; data; dbase; dbf; file; percent; rom
• iassist-553 by None (None) - We include here three maps to illustrate each geographic unit we are able to present: the health area and census tract maps have a split screen to show changes in variables through time. Though we cannot look at areas within a county, the PUMS file uses individuals as its cases, so we can define specific characteristics of a population and make comparisons through crosstabulations without fear of confusing people with census tracts. Keywords: bronx; cases; census; data; number; partition; students
• Public Data Use: A View From The Telecommunications Industry In The United States by Schmidley, A. Dianne (1986) - Because of the continuous need to determine the demographic/economic characteristics of telephone service areas, in order to address the functional areas described above, the requirement for tailored public data arose long before the divestiture. Census tract and block group information, aggregated to user described areas, is the Rosetta stone of managers engaged in economic and demographic analysis. Keywords: areas; bell; census; companies; data; telephone

• Assessing data management and sharing plans: The “state of play” at Duke and opportunities for cross-campus collaborations by Lafferty-Hess, Sophia; Krenzer, William; Ariansen, Jenny; Darragh, Jennifer (2025) - This rubric was adapted from Whitmire et al. (2017), which had an original purpose to assess NSF data management plans and has been generalized and harmonized with new NIH requirements to allow for application across funding agencies. Historical development and key issues of data management plan requirements for national science foundation grants: a review. Keywords: cross; data; data management; data sharing; dmsps; duke; plans; project; repositories; repository; research; sharing
• AddressingHistory: A Web 2.0 Community Engagement Tool and API by Macdonald, Stuart (2012) - A mailing list has been set up to ensure we can remain in contact with those interested in AddressingHistory developments and a Google group has been established aimed at users interested in using the AddressingHistory API for their own websites, projects, or mashups. In part an avenue through which such community engagement could be realised was through working with Edinburgh Beltane – a national co-ordinating centre for public engagement and with the University of Edinburgh College of Humanities and Social Sciences Knowledge Transfer Office. Keywords: addressinghistory; api; community; data; directories; edinburgh; maps; project; web
• The New OED Project at Waterloo: Old Wine in New Bottles by Russell, D. W. (1988) - Working from enlarged copies of OED text, the key entry operators entered tags to identify all the typographical elements, as well as some of the structural elements of the source text One of the chief aims at this stage, was, after all, to be able to produce a new, typeset edition in 1989. In mid-1983, three years before the fourth and final volume of the Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) appeared in conventional print form, Oxford University Press (OUP) had announced its intention of computerizing the OED. Keywords: database; dictionary; new; oed; project; waterloo
• Guest Editor's Notes by Gano, Gretchen (2009) - Challenges magnify when the trajectories of different life cycles, for research projects and for data sharing, are considered. Luis Martinez-Uribe introduces the University of Oxford’s Scoping Digital Repository Services for Research Data Management project and the findings of a requirement gathering exercise. Keywords: data; project; research
• Applications in the Real World: The Counting California Experience with the DDI by Cruse, Patricia; Einowski, Ilona; Stratford, Juri (2002) - Development of Counting California began in June 2000. The project team for Counting California includes Patricia Cruse (program leader), Ilona Einowski, Fred Gey, andJuri Stratford (data specialists), Brian Tingle (WWW manager), Margaret Low (Sybase programmer), and Marsha Fanshier (SAS programmer). Keywords: california; counting; data; ddi; project; xml
• ILSES General Overview by Schweizer, David A. (1998) - ILSES allows end-users to extend literature research and searches with a focused access of empirical data which can or have been used in empirical research of the kind reported in the literature they review. Administrator-ILSES The technical heart of the system LIB-ILSES For library content-providers DAT-ILSES For content providers with data archives E-ILSES For end-users on standalone machines NET-ILSES For end-users on the Internet Administrator-ILSES Administrator-ILSES will be the technical heart of the system. Keywords: data; end; ilses; project; research
• How NOT to create a digital media scholarship platform: the history of the Sophie 2.0 project by Kirby, Jasmine Simone (2019) - Sophie users often lament that the software was ahead of its time. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq926 2 Interview with Sophie user who wished to remain anonymous conducted March 1, 2018 3 Institute for the Future of the Book 4 Interview with Sophie user who wished to remain anonymous conducted March 1, 2018 5 Interview with Sophie user who wished to remain anonymous conducted March 1, 2018. Keywords: book; digital; future; history; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq926; media; multimedia; platform; project; scholarship; software; sophie; stein; visel

• Modernizing data management at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics by Gillman, Dan; Waring, Clayton (2023) - Keywords Multi-dimensional data, time series, metadata, measures Introduction The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is undertaking initiatives to improve the way it manages its data and metadata systems. The UML model describes multi-dimensional data, of which time series are a kind, and is very flexible in that it supports any kind of query into the data. Keywords: bureau; data; ddi; example; labor; management; measure; model; people; series; statistics; time
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye; Vardigan, Mary; Wackerow, Joachim (2016) - The second paper, “DDI as a Common Format for Export and Import for Statistical Packages,” describes an experiment using the program Stat/Transfer to move datasets among five popular packages with DDI Lifecycle as an intermediary format. Mary Vardigan and Joachim Wackerow give on the next page an overview of the content of DDI papers in this issue. Keywords: data; ddi; issue; usa
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye; Wackerow, Joachim; Vardigan, Mary (2015) - Thanks to the guest editors Joachim Wackerow and Mary Vardigan, this issue includes papers from numerous researchers involved in DDI development and use. I expect precise and detailed DDI metadata with strong applications will bring remarkable support for overview and accumulation of results from large amounts of datasets. Keywords: data; ddi; paper
• Flexible DDI storage by Hopt, Oliver; Klas, Claus-Peter; Mühlbauer, Alexander (2018) - 2. Tagging of DDI elements - For several reasons, private and public tagging can support the productivity within large (meta-) data collections. Export to Word - This service will evolve to a general export mechanism based on word templates to be filled with the content from DDI elements. Keywords: ddi; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq923; peter; questionnaire; split
• iassist-933 by None (None) - Editor's notes 42 2 1/2 Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2018) Editor’s notes: Metadata is key - the most important data after data, IASSIST Quarterly 42 (2), pp. However, fundamental to all uses of data is the documentation describing the data, without which the data are useless. Keywords: data; ddi; paper

• Research Analysis: A World Data System and Canadian CoreTrustSeal Cohort Needs Assessment by Lee, Caroline; Gonzalez, Sarah; Payne, Karen; Goins, Meredith (2024) - WDS members are charged with https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1084 https://alliancecan.ca/en/coretrustseal-certification-support-cohort-funding https://alliancecan.ca/en/coretrustseal-certification-support-cohort-funding https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 2/20 Lee, C., Gonzalez, S., & Payne, K. (2024) Research Analysis: A World Data System and Canadian CoreTrustSeal Cohort Needs Assessment, IASSIST Quarterly 48(2), pp. 1-20. This instrument would be sent to the data manager for each Canadian CTS Cohort member and WDS member. Keywords: assessment; canadian; cohort; coretrustseal; data; funding; members; needs; organizations; research; system; wds; world
• On-line Reference Tools for the Hard Sciences by Wood, Gordon (1980) - rV Data Bases of Numeric Data Bases The media employed in cataloguing and marketing numeric data bases for the hard sciences are basically the same as those covering numeric data bases in general First, there are compendia and directories Second, there are a number of publications [5,6,71, devoted to on-line non-bibliographical data base methods, technology and management, which periodically review the current world-wide inventory of numeric data bases. Keywords: base; data; numeric; system; user
• Developing A Social Science Microcomputer Local Area Network: Its Uses and Problems by Nick, Fred (1987) - With icons and menus, LAN operating systems meet the demands of both file servers and network users. LAN software is almost as elegant as mainframe software. Keywords: equipment; ibm; lan; microcomputer; network; problems; software; system; users
• Networks and Networking by Madron, Thomas William (1979) - The discussion of computer networks will deal with shared hardware resources, shared software, types of systems, and network cont igurations. The of computer networks and their topic of this paper is directed characteristics followed by a dls- primarily toward computer networks, cussion of various configurations although It will become evident networks might take. Keywords: communications; computer; computing; cost; data; end; ihe; ing; line; networks; newsletter; paper; point; processing; scale; system; telephone; time; tne; user; vol
• A Web-based Data Enters Classrooms In Countries in Transition and/or UNICEF National Program of Education for Development in Slovakia by Soltes, Dusan (2000) - IASSIST Quarterly Vol 24 No. 2 8 IASSIST Quarterly Summer 2000 Web-Based Data Enter Classrooms in Countries in Transition: The UNICEF National Program of Education for Development in Slovakia by Dr. Dusan Soltes * Introduction The area of education has been a priority of the Slovak Committee for UNICEF’s National Plan of Activities since its beginning, dating back to the independence of the Slovak Republic as a sovereign nation on the 1st January 1993. In this respect, the UNICEF world-wide „Education for Development“ (EFD) programme, part of UNESCO´s „Education for All“, another global education programme, has become a welcomed source of know how and an efficient vehicle for our national activities in the area of education. Keywords: countries; development; education; rights; slovakia; system
• iassist-858 by None (None) - With over a terabyte of data, 300,000+ variables, real time, online data viewing and downloading and a commitment to accessibility for users of all experience levels, this ability to keep the logic that governs search and presentation of this data in an explicit, higher level form is essential to the middle-tier component not only for its maintainability and modifiability over time but also the testing of its correct- ness, completeness, and consistency during development. Tomorrowʼs web-based solutions offer the means of de- mocratizing access to data as well as interactively assisting users in understanding social science data and methodolo- gies. Keywords: base; data; extraction; knowledge; nhgis; system
• iassist-871 by None (None) - Today, the reliance on market information and data obtained through other sources eclipses the volume of collected data, forcing users to spend more time researching what data are available and learning how to access the data. Many license agreements limit the way data can be stored and the usability of vendor software limits the ability to standardize the storage and documentation of micro data. Keywords: bank; board; data; federal; micro; reserve; series; surveys; system

• The Promise of Multimedia: Data for Every Computer by Vavra, Janet K. (1992) - The Computer Support Group of the ICPSR is in the process of conducting tests with a group of sites to evaluate the transmittal of ICPSR data through Internet. In order to make ICPSR data available through Internet, the thousands of files in our holdings will need to be moved from exclusively magnetic tape storage to optical disk storage. Keywords: data; rom; software; users
• Moving To Distributed Computing: Experiences From The Minicomputer Transition by Winsborough, Halliman H. (1992) - Where We Are Coining From People are facing the transition to distributed computing from a number of different current environments. Those who haven't begun the transition are most resistant Those who have made serious strides toward distributed computing are the most ecumenical. Keywords: computing; data; machines; mainframe; people; transition; users
• Edwardians Online by Barker, Emma J (2003) - 6 IASSIST Quarterly Winter 2002 IASSIST Quarterly Winter 2002 7 Increasing Access to Qualitative Data: Digital Resources Qualidata provides a national service for the acquisition, dissemination and re-use of qualitative data that have been collected using social science research methods. Results of earlier work in this area can be seen in Qualidataʼs resource discovery hub, where users can search and locate accessible collections of qualitative data across the UK via the online catalogue, Qualicat. Keywords: content; data; users; xml

• Outside the R1: Equitable data management at the undergraduate level by Blackwood, Elizabeth (2021) - This paper will document a course-integrated data management workshop for undergraduate students, but the primary focus will be to highlight equity challenges in data management instruction for universities that are not research-focused and do not meet the Carnegie Classification of “Research 1” or “Research 2”, as well as methods to combat those challenges. At CSUCI, this research is almost universally supported by undergraduate students as there is little focus or funding for graduate programs and graduate research assistance. Keywords: data; data management; faculty; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1011; institutions; management; rdm; research; students; undergraduate; workshop
• Data management for students, researchers, and data science projects by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2021) - 1/2 Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2021) Editor’s notes: Data management for students, researchers, and data science projects, IASSIST Quarterly 45(2), pp. Data management is the focal point of the articles in this issue of the IQ. Keywords: data; management; students
• Developing data literacy: How data services and data fellowships are creating data skilled social researchers by Higgins, Vanessa; Carter, Jackie (2022) - The paper also discusses next steps in the global development of data literacy skills via the EmpoderaData project, which is trialling the Data Fellows programme in Latin America. The importance of this has become more apparent during the coronavirus pandemic when data literacy skills have been critical for research capabilities. Keywords: carter; data; literacy; programme; research; skills; students; training
• Torturing Nurses With Data: Building a Successful Quantitative Research Module by Thompson, Kristi (2010) - The goal of quantitative research is to answer research questions or test hypotheses. The Data Centre was conceived of as a service operating within the library that would offer multifaceted support for quantitative research. Keywords: class; data; research; students; time
• iassist-1139 by None (None) - https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1139 Methodology Extending from past research (Logan, Quiñones, and Sunderland, 2015; Burress, 2022; Duckworth and Halliwell, 2022), this study uses student research posters as the data source to study students’ data literacy competencies, gaps in skills, and differences across disciplines and over time. This study adds to previous research by utilizing a large sample of student research posters archived over more than 10 years and comprising both social sciences and life sciences. Keywords: byu; case; data; data literacy; life; literacy; posters; research; sciences; skills; students; study; undergraduate
• Using Computers to Present Sociological Principles by Feigelman, William; Taylor, Thomas (1996) - Most of today’s sociology students still start studying the discipline much as their parents did, aided by conventional textbooks, anthologies, and paperback monographs. Then, the EZ-Quiz answering disk software is introduced, enabling students to log their answers to the groups of multiplechoice questions onto an electronic record. Keywords: software; students
• Catching Reader Responses on the Fly by Potter, Rosanne G. (1993) - My 1982 study of reader responses to the characters created in the first acts of 21 modem English-language plays could focus on agreement among readers because it asked all readers to respond to the same questions about seven character traits (dominance, intellect, excitability, speculation, poetry, education, attitude), using the same scale (e.g., markedly dominant, moderately dominant, neither dominant nor dominated, moderately dominated, markedly dominated). The study grew out of two occurrences in a 1990 Modem British literature course in which the students wrote reader responses to each assignment before class discussion. Keywords: female; gender; holland; male; readers; reading; responses; students; texts
• Focusing in on Student Learning Outcomes: How SDA Helped us get Data into the Classroom by Shrimplin, Aaron K.; Yu, Jen-Chien (2005) - Data analysis and retrieval tools like Nesstar, SDA, and DataFerrett have opened up access in unprecedented ways.3 While making effective use of numeric data in teaching and learning requires specialized skills and a considerable amount of time for preparation, barriers which inhibit the use of data in the classroom and in student projects are being lowered. It could be run with a Web browser, it made data analysis accessible and available to students, and there were no proprietary, platform-specifi c software that needed to be installed. Keywords: data; faculty; health; learning; students
• Mashing Maps by Barlow, Rachael E. (2008) - These insiders and outsiders of academe approached such mashups while entertaining very different ideas about mashups what were good for. A lot of times things go poorly, but now and then the results are stunning.3 The same, they explain, is true for web mashups. Keywords: data; maps; mashups; organizations; students
• Teaching Users to Work With Research Data: Case Studies in Architecture, History and Social Work by Addison, Aaron; Moore, Jennifer (2016) - IASSIST Quarterly 2015 39 IASSIST Quarterly Abstract A tailored approach is ideal for teaching users to work with research data, which often varies significantly by domain and project depending on methodology, available data sources and intended outcomes. The Data and GIS Services (DGS) team at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) has partnered with each project presented to support analyses, visualization, management, preservation and sharing of research data. Keywords: case; data; gis; learning; management; outcomes; problem; research; skills; students; work
• Capturing their “first” dataset: A graduate course to walk PhD students through the curation of their dissertation data by Sapp Nelson, Megan; Kong, Ningning Nicole (2020) - Figure 1: Visit statistics for published dataset used to help make use case for data publication course This data curation and publication process (along with the data set altMetrics) helped the faculty to demonstrate his research findings to colleagues and funding agencies, as well as to secure the longevity of the dataset for further research. Keywords Data curation, instruction, curriculum, data literacy, dissertation, thesis Introduction Identifying the appropriate timing within the capture, management, and preservation of a research project’s data for the just-in-time education in data curation has been discussed briefly in the literature but remains unresolved. Keywords: course; curation; data; dataset; dissertation; graduate; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq971; lab; phd; research; set; students

• Working towards securing and building a trusted institutional research data repository through the CoreTrustSeal process: case of Cape Peninsula University of Technology data repository by Lockhart, Janine; Xesi, Xabiso; Chiware, Elisha R (2024) - Keywords Research data management, research data repositories, academic libraries, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, CoreTrustSeal, trusted digital repository (TDR), data preservation https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1111 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 2/14 Lockhart, J, Xesi, X & Chiware, E (2024) Working towards securing and building a trusted institutional research data repository through the CoreTrustSeal process: case of Cape Peninsula University of Technology data repository, IASSIST Quarterly 48(3), pp. 1-14. Research data repositories and archives are important components of the research infrastructure, providing resources and services to research communities. Keywords: cape; data; data repository; doi; management; peninsula; process; repositories; repository; research; research data; technology; university
• Perspectives on data: Management, access, and education across institutions by Schwartz-Soicher, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2025) - The paper “Conception of data literacy in statistics education literature” presents results from a scoping review of data literacy articles within the field of statistics education. Authors Julia Bauder and Libby Cave review the landscape of data literacy education in statistics, offering librarians and other information professionals a map for coordinating their data literacy work with disciplinary faculty, and contributing to data literacy education. Keywords: authors; data; management
• Building an Enterprise Data Service at the Federal Reserve Board by Cannon, San (2015) - Keywords: Research, data management, governance, dissemination Introduction Data are the lifeblood of the Board of Governors, and the Federal Reserve System has always been a data-driven organization. There are a variety of projects in three strategic areas that must be undertaken to shore up the foundation of our data management operations and position the OCDO to provide the strategic thought leadership around data management and governance for which it was created. Keywords: board; data; governance; management
• Linking Thesauri - ELSST as a Hub for Social Science Data Terms by Balkan, Lorna; Bell, Lucy (2015) - The application allows authorised language equivalents to be added to ELSST terms. Thus preferred terms become labels for concepts, and in a multilingual thesaurus like ELSST, different language versions of preferred terms are just alternative labels for the same concept. Keywords: concepts; data; elsst; hasset; iso; management; skos; terms; thesauri; thesaurus

• BID - Bringing Integration to Data by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (1992) - lASSIST Quarterly No access restrictions whatsoever No access restrictions to scientific use No access restrictions, but consultation with access directing authority is strongly advised No publication without written permission from access directing authority No use of data without written permission from access directing authority Available only after special arrangement with access directing authority; generally not yet available Access restrictions for DDA studies One solution to this problem would be to incorporate only studies without access restrictions (the first three categories) in the BID-projecu As this would be a dramatic solution it is not advisable. As the study descriptions are rather voluminous, a catalogue of study descriptions normally includes only the most important items, but the entries are heavily indexed (by persons, subjects, and keywords). Keywords: danish; data; dda; documentation; file; retrieval; rom; studies; study; user; variable
• Utilizing Mainframe Data on PC Platforms: Problems, Solutions, and Techniques by Wickenkamp, Carol (1995) - Problem: Converting data on a low budget There are those facilities who will not have the resources of an eager to help MIS department, or the budget to cover thousands of dollars for data conversion services. Although data conversion software renders these numeric formats harmless to the non-technical user, a discussion of these formats is included for those who are interested. Keywords: conversion; data; drives; file; service; software; tape
• Building a Bibliographic/MARC Data Base for Social Science Data Files in a Network Environment by Dodd, Sue A. (1978) - e n t e d A n a 1 y igned 1 iy revi ute f o e p r o g r m p 1 e en e comma on- line corpora gic pre ation d t ion c pose so lized i a are on Car oil n nicai lU ibrary led: B sing f rccessi lie pri or ma tion report g program ed the er active lementin ne inter called Bibiiog sis^ _ Keywords: data; file; ing; ion; tion
• Utilities... by McGee, Jacqueline (1985) - On the Data Base Profile and in data file records we use the most correct name for a data file. A the- saurus would be helpful; however, the keyword index discussed here was deve- loped from individual data files. Keywords: abstract; base; data; file; index
• Tackling ICPSR Online Codebooks With Success by Shieh, Jackie (1995) - The University of Virginia (UVa) faculty and graduate students (undergraduates with the permission of an instructor) may order ICPSR data free of charge by contacting the Official Representative in the Social Science Data Center. The VIRGO template (See Figure 5) for ICPSR online materials was created to facilitate the cataloging process. Keywords: data; file; icpsr; nov; public; university
• Exchange of scanned documentation between social scientists and data archives: establishing an image file format and method of transfer by van der Meer, Cor; de Vries, Repke (1992) - The collection of image files could be handled by a specialised database that also holds descrip- tive and administrative information. In choosing the right kind of TIFF format for the Ex- change standard, the following is presumed: • foremost is the need for scanning and transferring of text together with some Une drawings, as in questionnaires. Keywords: compression; file; format; images; software; tiff; type
• How to Make Osiris More Interoperable While Waiting for the Ideal System by Brantgarde, Lennart; Rubinstein, Leo (1996) - The program is called otosp and is started thru command otosp codebook setup datafile exportfile where codebook is the name of your Osiris codebookfile (Type 3), where setup is the name of file including all Spss control cards -including value labels - , where datafile is the name of your Osiris datafile and where exportfile is the name of your outfile created by SPSS. iassVol201 4 IASSIST Quarterly How to Make Osiris More Interoperable While Waiting for the Ideal System by Lennart Brantgarde and Leo Rubinstein1, The concept of interoperability will in this paper be understood as a quality that makes a system flexible over time and adaptable in relation to other systems. Keywords: codebook; file; osiris; program
• Indexing Machine-readable Data Files for a Social Science Data Archives by McGee, Jacqueline (1984) - On the Data Base Profile and in data file records we use the most correct name for a data file. A the- saurus would be helpful; however, the keyword index discussed here was deve- loped from individual data files. Keywords: abstract; base; data; file; index
• Preservation of Knowledge- Data processing in the Danish Data Archives by Kjeldgaard, Anne Sofie Fink; Priisholm, Søren; Jensen, Birgitte Grønlund (2005) - At this point it can be estimated how many resources to be put into data processing of the study, e.g., by checking the quality of data documentation. For this reason data processing is a core operation in the DDA and great importance is attached to producing reliable and useful documentation of the preserved data files. Keywords: codebook; data; dda; documentation; file; processing; study
• MMRepo - Storing qualitative and quantitative data into one big data repository by Barkow, Ingo; Wasner, Catharina; Odoni, Fabian (2017) - With the arrival of Hadoop and other big data technologies, qualitative data and quantitative data can now be stored as mixed mode data in the same structures. Storage of qualitative data and quantitative data in repositories From an IT perspective, the interesting question is this: Can different research data types be stored within the same technical infrastructure (e.g. file servers, relational databases, data warehouses) to enable search functionalities for users within the same frontend across all different data types? Keywords: cluster; data; database; file; hadoop; hardware; qualitative; research; server; systems

• Cross-National and Intergovernmental Data: Paying for One-Stop Shopping by Bordelon, Bobray (2006) - • Source of data should always be specified • Fixed beginning date or Rolling Period • Start date (should be easy to determine when each series starts) • Frequency of data (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) • Update frequency • Downloading capabilities and format (continuous series; text, tab, or comma delimited; EXCEL; SAS, SPSS, STATA) • Documentation (online, direct links, paper) • Interface/ease in finding data • Medium of storage and delivery (INTERNET, WEB, CD, tape, terminal based) • One may also rely on commercial sources. Keywords: banks; currency; data; statistics
• The Impact of Microcomputer Technologies on Dissemination of Integrated Social, Demographic and Related Statistics by Johnston, Robert; Templeman, Graham (1990) - Unfortunately, the cost and methodological difficulties of bringing together social statistics and indicators from many disparate and often intractable primary and secon- dary sources have held back work on social indicators in many countries and internationally. Finally, the basic strategy and framework for organizing social statistics for social indicators, as set out in the Handbook on Social Indicators , were adopted by the Statistical Office for preparation of the Compendium of Statistics and Indicators on the Situation of Women - 1986 and the Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators - 1986 .' Keywords: classifications; data; indicators; nations; spreadsheets; statistics; united
• Statistics Norway and the Social Sciences by Tønder, Johan-Kristian (1997) - Secondly, anonymised individual data from SSB’s sample surveys or other data from persons or establishments. We suppose that in many cases NSD will be the institution that demand such data on behalf of many researchers and students. Keywords: data; nsd; research; ssb; statistics
• iassist-886 by None (None) - This article reviews Internet-accessible multi-country compilations of labour data that provide access in multiple languages, with attention given to those that permit international comparisons to be made. Keywords: labour data, labor data, comparative data, international data While data and statistics on labour and employment for wide variety of countries are now readily available on the internet, finding statistics for a particular country and/ or on a particular parameter for multiple countries can be a challenge. Keywords: countries; data; employment; ilo; indicators; labour; statistics
• Data dissemination by Uganda Bureau of Statistics by Nyangoma, Judith (2021) - Methods of Data dissemination The methods of data dissemination are dissemination workshops, hand-delivery, social media, library and resource centre, word-by-mouth and online delivery. Find out the channels used in data dissemination. Keywords: bureau; data; dissemination; statistics

• Sharing qualitative research data, improving data literacy and establishing national data services by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2020) - There is an increasing trend towards data sharing and open science, but qualitative data are rarely shared. The article provides insights into the differences in knowledge and preparedness to share qualitative data between the three stakeholder groups. Keywords: article; data; literacy; sharing
• Potential opportunities and risks of sharing agricultural research data in Tanzania by Katabalwa, Anajoyce Samuel; Bates, Jo; Abbott , Pamela (2021) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq997 Benefits of research data sharing Various scholars outlined the benefits regarding research data sharing. However, in Tanzania research data sharing is relatively new, thus, there are no governmental agency(ies) mandating or encouraging research data sharing; therefore, there is no research data management; no research open data repositories and no research data sharing policy at any agricultural institution in Tanzania. Keywords: bezuidenhout; data; open; research; sharing; tanzania

• Authenticity as a Requirement of Preserving Digital Data and Records by Sanett, Shelby; Park, Eun (2000) - Research is divided into four interrelated investigative domains: (1) the conceptual requirements for preserving authentic electronic records; (2) appraisal criteria and methodology for authentic electronic records; (3) methodologies for preserving authentic electronic records; and (4) development of policies, strategies and standards to ensure preservation of the authenticity of those records. Broadly put, responses to the research questions will incorporate an examination of the present state of long- term preservation either in use, or in development; articulate an understanding of procedural and technical methods of authentication for preserved electronic records; provide data about the principles and criteria for media and storage management required for preservation of authentic electronic records; and lastly, enable the development of a statement of responsibilities for the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records. Keywords: authenticity; case; data; preservation; records; research
• Reeling Them In: Accessioning the Electronic Records of the United States Government by Conrad, Mark (1994) - If a records schedule contains electronic records, the Center is contacted. Unlike textual records which can sit for thirty to fifty years or more without significant deterioration, it is important to acquire electronic records soon after their creation to ensure their preservation. Keywords: agency; center; records
• Evaluation and Appraisal of University Administrative Computing Datasets by Conrad, Mark (1991) - Phase two, the phase we are currently operating in, is used for the appraisal of datasets. For the purposes of this project the appraisal process will be confined to a finite number of datasets from the university's administrative computing mainframe. Keywords: appraisal; data; datasets; records
• Praise of Data Archives: Finding and Recovering the 1963 Kennedy Assassination Study by Smith, Tom W.; Forstrom, Michael (2002) - 7NORC, like many other organizations, multiple-punched data to reduce the number of columns that data took up in order to save space which was very important when data appeared on punched cards and computing storage and analysis were very limited. Cloud also found a 1987 memo that referred to holdings of punched cards for about “60 studies in 700 boxes.” Keywords: cards; data; kas; norc; records; storage

• A User's Perspective on Electronic Data Archival: Tlie Importance of Standards by Watters, Annette Jones; Ferguson, Carl E. (1992) - The size and sophistica- tion of the user community, high-density storage media, and an unparalleled apphcalions software development effort have rewritten rules for data standards. Programmers working for data progenitors prepared distribution tapes for programmers working for data analysts. Keywords: archival; data; distribution; end; software; standards; time; user
• Strengthening Data Security: An Holistic Approach by Bolton, Sharon; Woollard, Matthew (2010) - In the light of heightened concern around data security, this paper highlights some of the measures that can be used to develop and strengthen security in data archiving. Attention is drawn to the necessity of following a holistic approach to data security, which includes the education of data creators in the reduction of disclosure risk, the integration of robust and appropriate data processing, handling and management procedures, the value of emerging technological solutions, the training of data users in data security, and the importance of management control, as well as the need to be informed by emerging government security and digital preservation standards. Keywords: data; government; licence; procedures; security; ukda; user
• A Computer Center Survey: What Student's Don't Like by Fisher, Gary P. (1982) - A queueing study would have provided precise waiting times and queue lengths for computer center services, but my concern was the impact these factors have on user satisfaction. User satisfaction index by average turnover time Average Turnover Time (Minutes) Satisfaction 0-15 ^ 16 or more High 47% 25% Medium 35 13 Low 18 62 100% 100% N=17 N=16 Table 8. Keywords: center; satisfaction; table; user

• Support for Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software in ARL libraries by Pival, Paul (2025) - It may be useful for future studies to examine CAQDAS support across the entire institution, rather than limit to library support. In a groundbreaking book chapter, Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh analysed job postings for social sciences data librarians in North America, surveyed social science librarians, and examined 53 research guides describing qualitative data support services offered by social science librarians specifically in the United States. Keywords: analysis; data; libraries; qualitative; research; software; support
• Training Seminars-Summer 1977 by Robbin, Alice (1977) - This two-week workshop is designed to meet the needs of individuals whose responsibilities may include providing data services or information about com- puter-readable data files to users. The objective of the workshop is to intro- duce individuals to data management, data library and data servicing procedures and techniques employed at established data service centers. Keywords: analysis; data; research; seminar; training
• Climate Indices for Use in Social and Behavioural Research by Walters, William H. (1999) - He describes six modes of analysis, which can be used to (1) classify geographic locations according to climate, (2) identify time periods in which climatic conditions remained stable, and (3) represent a large number of climate variables through a smaller number of factors. This report describes the use of factor analysis to create five climate indices from a set of 37 original (observed) variables. Keywords: analysis; climate; data; days; factor; indices; precipitation; set; summer; temperature; variables; winter
• iassist-669 by None (None) - Stimuli, on the other hand, are often not so much a random sample of a population of stimuli, but are more often intended to serve as the best and most prototypical indicators of a latent trait; we are often not so much interested in the actual stimuli, but rather in their implications for measuring subjects along this latent trait This Summer 1986 iasast quarterly means that we generally can delete stimuli with less harm that when we delete subjects. The approach used here is a form of hierarchical cluster analysis, in which first the best, smallest unfolding scale is found, and then is extended by more stimuli, as long as they continue to satisfy the criteria of an unfolding scale. Keywords: analysis; data; model; order; preference; response; scale; stimuli; stimulus; subjects; unfolding
• History and Statistical Analysis: A Case Study by Prestwick, Patricia E. (1991) - For the past few years, a small number of studies have emerged which look at asylum records and try to understand the complex functioning of this institution. This sample is considerably larger than in comparable histori- cal studies of public asylums, which usually select only certain years. Keywords: analysis; asylum; data; patients; women
• Bringing method to the madness: An example of integrating social science qualitative research methods into NVivo data analysis software training by Swygart-Hobaugh, Mandy (2019) - Bringing method to the madness: An example of integrating social science qualitative research methods into NVivo data analysis software training, IASSIST Quarterly 43(2), pp. 1-16. Bringing method to the madness: An example of integrating social science qualitative research methods into NVivo data analysis software training, IASSIST Quarterly 43(2), pp. 1-16. Keywords: analysis; data; example; larossa; methods; nvivo; qualitative; research; software

• Reviews by Tsang, Daniel C. (1988) - Wetherby, West Yorkshire: British Library, 1987. A good source for the harder to find statistical package. Keywords: british; reviews; software
• From Paper Map to Geospatial Vector Layer: Demystifying the Process by Peller, Peter (2018) - Although there is no one-size-fits-all automated solution for all maps and map features, this paper provides a complete description of the entire process incorporating examples of the various techniques and software used in selected studies that would be applicable in the library and archive environment. Remote sensing classification techniques, normally applied to classifying satellite image pixels by their spectral reflectance values, can be adapted for classifying map images. Keywords: feature; geospatial; image; layer; map; paper; pixels; process; raster; software; vector

• Social Trends: A Review Essay by Sobel, Richard (1981) - American Social Attitudes Data Sourcebook presents trends in atti- tudes and behavior from 1947 to 1978. Over the next few years there will be other presentations of trend data, as well as additional information on methods for analysis, and they can build upon the successes and failings of these timely reports. 46 References Beniger, James, Susan Watkins and Juan Ruz. Keywords: attitudes; data; sourcebook; studies; time; trends
• The POLL Database: Roper Center's Online Source for Public Opinion Research by Langschied, Linda (1987) - I would also like to add that one of the chief strengths of POLL is the support that Roper Center gives to POLL users. Anyone interested in Sprmg 1987 lasstsl quarierly — 17 contaciing ihc Roper Center with quesuons aboul POLL may do so by writing lo Marilyn Potior, Assistant Director for User Services and Administration, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, P.O. Box 440, Storrs, CT 06268, or may call at (203) 486-4440. Keywords: center; data; database; poll; roper; search; surveys; time
• Frustrations and roadblocks in data reference librarianship by Kubas, Alicia; McBurney, Jenny (2019) - In our analysis of our survey of librarians who answer data questions, we found that there are many frustrations that they experience in their roles as data librarians. To learn more about this area of librarianship, this study uses survey responses from librarians who answer data questions to explore the challenges and frustrations that arise from data reference questions and interactions. Keywords: data; experience; frustrations; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq939; librarians; questions; reference; roadblocks; time

• Australian Health Statistics by Jones, Roger G. (1986) - Under the federal/slate system of government that operates in Australia, state governments are primarily responsible for the provision of hospital and health services within their own borders, and for the collection of health event data associated with these services. Concluding Comments As indicated in the above brief review of Australian health status data, only limited attention has been given to the needs of researchers for aetiological analyses. Keywords: australia; data; factors; health; national; smoking; surveys
• iassist-695 by None (None) - Still, a number of valuable attempts have been made to utilize national election studies from various countries for cross-national comparisons (see e.g. Budge, Crewe, and Fairlie 1976; Crewe and Denver 1985; Dalton, Flanagan, and Beck 1984). (1984) European Elections 1979/81 and 1984. Keywords: elections; european; integration; national; party; questions; study; voters
• An Overview of Publicly Available Quantitative Cross-National Crime Data by Stamatel, Janet P. (2008) - There are also a number of reliability and validity issues to consider when analyzing quantitative cross-national crime data, but these issues are beyond the scope of this paper, and they have been discussed elsewhere in the academic literature (see for example, Neapolitan 1997; Some of the Interpol data are also available electronically in the Correlates of Crime: A Study of 52 Nations, 1960-1984 dataset (ICPSR 9258) compiled by Richard Bennett (1990), who is currently updating the collection4 United Nations Crime Surveys The United Nations Crime Surveys (UNCS) (http://www. unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_cicp_surveys.html), officially called the United Nations Surveys of Crime and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems, have been collecting quantitative cross-national crime data from United Nations member states since 1970. Keywords: countries; crime; data; european; interpol; justice; national

• iassist-294 by None (None) - A later version of the system, which runs on IBM hardware, will extract format information from SPSS system files. However, the LEAA project at the Center for Advanced Computation has developed a computer system for producing machine readable source documentation conforming to the manual. Keywords: data; documentation; manual
• A Documentation Model for Comparative Research Based on Harmonization Strategies by Kallas, John; Linardis, Apostolos (2010) - Figure 3: Study documentation model following ex ante input harmonization strategy 20 IASSIST Quarterly 2008 The Figure 4: Study documentation model following ex ante output harmonization strategy IASSIST Quarterly Winter - Summer 2008 21 differences between the documentation procedures of the two strategies are summarised as follows: • Stage 2. Keywords: data; documentation; elements; harmonization; studies; study; universe; wave

• Guest editors' notes by Akullo, Winny Nekesa ; Buwule, Robert Stalone (2021) - Finally, the ninth and last paper narrates the data dissemination process at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Stimulating themes on sharing of research data are developed and discussed in this paper such as: research collaboration, transparency, accuracy, funding, policy, institutional, and government support among others. Keywords: data; paper
• Guest editors’ notes by Buwule, Robert Stalone; Nekesa Akullo , Winny (2023) - In the fourth paper Ologbosere Oluwatosin Abiodun discusses the significance of data literacy in the era of big data. It emphasizes the role of big data as a fundamental building block of truth focusing on the emergence of data literacy. Keywords: data; paper; technologies
• Rebuilding, Preserving and Reproducing by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2017) - The mimicking reuse of data for reproduction of the original results is the normal first step before use of the data for new purposes. The IASSIST Quarterly has a focus on curation, preservation and reproduction of research, and all three bases are covered in this issue. Keywords: data; paper; research
• Editor’s notes: Avoiding disclosure, using data, and improving digital preservation by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2015) - Staff of research data centers and universities demonstrates in the first paper their investigation of this sensitive area in ways that we all can learn from. They can be papers from IASSIST conferences or other conferences and workshops, from local presentations or papers especially written for the IQ. Keywords: data; paper; theses
• IQ Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2003) - We are far from the rows and columns of numbers normally associated with data archives and the article also gives you a presentation of the “Qualidata” unit. I will be looking forward to receiving articles for the IQ describing methodologies for the evaluation as well as empirical results of evaluation by stakeholders. Keywords: data; paper
• Editor's notes: Depositing data and placing it on the market by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2012) - The authors emphasize and reference others in arguing how “research data need to be available for use beyond the purposes for which they were initially collected, to make the results of studies using publicly funded data available to the public, to enable others to ask new questions of extant data and advance solutions for complex human problems, to advance the state of science, to reproduce research, and to expand the instruments and products of research to new communities”. IASSIST Quarterly Winter 2011 5 IASSIST Quarterly Editor’s notes Depositing data and placing it on the market This issue (volume 35-4, 2011) of the IASSIST Quarterly (IQ) is the last of the 2011 volume. Keywords: data; paper
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2016) - All four have their focus on research data. The curation software for reviewing and enhancing research data and code is being developed by research groups at these two institutions in collaboration with Colectica. Keywords: curation; data; paper; research
• When things get digital and huge: Doing the things right and doing the right things by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2017) - Users in the digital world retrieve and consume lots of information by themselves, but digital data comes in forms that are seldom directly consumable without additional processing. In their paper Lafferty-Hess and Christian set out to apply the principles and concepts formulated in MPLP to the archiving of digital research data. Keywords: data; paper; things
• Failure as the treatment for transforming complexity to complicatedness by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2019) - The second paper also brings experiences with complicated data, now with a focus on data management and curation. The paper provides a summary of geospatial data management strategies by reviewing related projects, and focuses on best management practices when curating geospatial data. Keywords: cycling; data; failure; paper

• Using common data elements to foster interoperability of research on health disparities by Chenoweth, Megan; Kubale, John (2025) - COVID mitigation policy CDEs created by SBE CCC. Despite these limitations, many researchers and funders recognize the value that CDEs bring to research studies. Keywords: cdes; covid; covid-19; data; disparities; elements; health; measures; policy; research; sbe; studies
• The Role of Case Studies in Effective Data Sharing, Reuse and Impact by Parsons, Rebecca; Summers, Scott (2017) - From the sharing, reuse and archiving of social science research data to the outcomes, reach and impact of research, social science professionals are under increasing pressure to realise the maximum potential of their data collections and their research findings. A small team was created in the UK Data Service Communications section, under the guidance of a Director for Communications and Impact, which was tasked to identify and track research impact. Keywords: case; data; data service; impact; research; service; studies; uk data
• The Swedish Election Studies: studies of 30 years of Swedish electoral behavior by Alfredsson, Iris (1987) - Swedish election studies at the Swedish: Social Science Data Service ((SSD)) '•Presented at the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) Conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Mav 19-22, 1987 / hope that this presentation will act as an introduction to the extensive material available on Swedish elections. Keywords: election; number; panel; questions; respondents; sample; sarlvik; stockholm; studies; study; surveys; swedish
• Tabulations on the DDA Study Description by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (1987) - Studies placed in class C do have some machine-readable documentauon, but are not as polished as studies in class D, and do not contain a machine-readable codebook. The data file or study is, for the purposes of this paper, within the broad area of the social sciences. Keywords: data; dda; item; number; sds; studies; study; table

• Linking a FrontPage 2000 Web Form to an Access 2000 Database by Lemay, Nancy (2005) - Using MSAccess Reports for Receipts, Name Tags and Banquet Tickets The use of a database and Web form to capture our registration information allowed us to take advantage of many of MSAccessʼs advanced features. It is also wise to decide upon a naming scheme ahead of time, especially if more than one person will be working on the form or database. Keywords: database; form; registration; web
• The Contemporary Jewry Database: Coordination and Flexibility in Bibliographical Registration and Retrieval by Levine, Mira (1990) - Having noted briefly the construction and composition of the Contemporary Jewry Database, let us turn now to the various products and activities it generates at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry Bibliographical Center. The Contemporary Jewry Database: Coordination and Flexibility in Bibliographical Registration and Retrieval by Mira Levine , MLS ' Director ofThe Bibliographical Center Institute ofContemporary Jewry of the Hebrew University Jerusalem The Bibliographical Center in Contemporary Jewry was designed some five years ago to compile a computerized database of bibliographical information relating to various aspects of 20th century world Jewry. Keywords: contemporary; database; institute; jewry
• Computerized Support for Research and Publication in Contemporary History by Lux, Zoltán (2000) - IASSIST Quarterly Vol 24 No. 2 4 IASSIST Quarterly Summer 2000 Computerized support for research and publication in contemporary history by Zoltán Lux* Databases at the 1956 Institute The 1956 Institute was established in 1990 to research Hungarian history since the Second World War, including its international aspects. Cooperating institutions can compile databases jointly or open their databases to each others' researchers. Keywords: database; events; institute; research
• A Web-Based Archive of Psychological Experiments: Challenges for Client Server by Oehlmann, Ruediger (1998) - The paper identifies several requirements of providing psychological experiments in the World Wide Web. 1. the Web-based provision of detailed information about psychological experiments requires a) interactive content, b) secure access, c) interface-database connectivity, and d) platform independence. Keywords: database; experiment; java; programming; programs; psychological; psychology; variables; web

• Qualitative Data Archiving in Switzerland by Kleiner, Brian; Heinzmann, Claudia; Eberle, Thomas S.; Bergman, Manfred Max (2011) - Since the 2009 Bremen workshop, FORS has taken concrete steps to establish the capacity for archiving qualitative data, including a workshop of archiving and research experts in 2010, development of specific policies and procedures, as well as workflow and system adjustments to integrate qualitative data into its database. In any case, the continued develop- ment of qualitative data archiving in Switzerland should be done in close collaboration with experienced researchers and with universities where qualitative research is firmly established. Keywords: data; forum; qualitative; research; switzerland
• Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Research and Resources in Belarus by Titarenko, Larissa; Tereschenko, Olga (2011) - National policies on research data archiving and sharing The national policies on research data archiving and sharing apply mainly to the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2011). Secondary analysis of the data collected by someone else is very rare: it can take place only in the case of personal negotiations between the owner of received data (research organisation or a researcher) and the potential user (also research organisation, researcher or other person). Keywords: belarus; belarusian; data; qualitative; research; sociology
• Data Sharing and Archiving Qualitative and QL Data in Poland by Binder, Piotr; Filipkowski, Piotr (2011) - Furthermore, whereas some social scientists are skeptical about sharing their own data, others, e.g. anthropologist, are reluctant even to use qualitative data not gathered by themselves (their motto: the researcher has to soak in the atmosphere of the field”, “only he/she knows what is the real meaning of the collected materials, because he/she was there, usually for a long period, he/she experienced the situation and as a consequence only he/she can properly interpret the data”). Therefore, it is more likely that using someone else’s qualitative data in a project (obvi- ously with a permission of the author) might cause deep methodological concerns of more experienced colleagues rather than arouse academic interest or approval. Keywords: +48; contact; data; details; history; interviews; poland; polish; qualitative; research; tel
• Guest editors' notes: Special issue on qualitative research support by Kellam, Lynda; Emmelhainz, Celia (2019) - In ‘Annotation for transparent inquiry (ATI),’ Sebastian Karcher and Nic Weber present their work on a new approach to transparency in qualitative research by the same name, which they have been exploring at the Qualitative Data Repository at the University of Syracuse, New York. As one solution to the problem of ‘showing one’s work’ in qualitative research, ATI allows researchers to link final reports back to the underlying qualitative and textual data used to support a claim. Keywords: qualitative; research

• Data Processing in FSD: Challenges in a New Archive by Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele; Kleemola, Mari (2004) - FSD uses SPSS in data processing and preserves data in portable format. FSD has received a lot 12 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2003 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2003 13 of information of good or best practices in data processing from other data archives in Europe and North-America. Keywords: data; fsd; processing; variables
• Hyperlinked Eurotrends by Gräf, Lorenz (1997) - It would be a really common good to have samples of SPSS or SAS statements there for often needed recoding of Eurobarometer variables. EUTRECS is based on four principles: 1) Hyperlinks connect all interrelated variables; 2) A comprehensive search engine gives access to full text retrieval in all Eurobarometer Codebooks; 3) An index of over 1,000 keywords and a classification scheme of over 400 trend variables present an easy way to browse through Eurobarometer questions; 4) datasets and codebooks are available for immediate download. Keywords: data; eurobarometer; eutrecs; trend; variables
• iassist-854 by None (None) - The database archives both the reference setups of ISSP partners as well as the edited versions. The founding members were: The ISSP agreed to four general principles: 1. Keywords: country; data; datawizard; issp; setup; standard; variables; � �

• How are we FAIR-ing? Creating a FAIR self-assessment checklist for data repositories by Phegley, Lauren; Kellam, Lynda (2025) - Not all repository teams have a data librarian or FAIR Principles expert who can assist with this process. While the originating FAIR Principles article by Wilkinson et al. (2016) states, “The Principles define characteristics that contemporary data resources, tools, vocabularies, and infrastructures should exhibit to assist discovery and reuse by third-parties”, many tools currently are oriented towards data objects. Keywords: assessment; data; fair; principles; repositories; repository; team

• Changing the Way the United States Measures Income and Poverty: A Progress Report by Weinberg, Daniel H.; Nelson, Charles T. (1998) - Other income includes all other regularly received payments that are not included elsewhere on the questionnaire. The estimated fungible value depends on family income, the cost of food and housing needs, and the market value of the medical benefits. Keywords: addition; bureau; deduction; definition; dollars; error; government; households; income; mean; measure; percent; poverty; quintile; standard; taxes

• Debates and Directions in the Future of Opinion Polling Data by Guppy, Neil (1987) - Public attitudes about opinion polling data are as likely to influence decisions about the future of polling as they are to influence the future of political parties. Currently the vast majority of opinion polling data is not publicly available. Keywords: data; opinion; people; polling; polls; pollsters; public; quarterly; results

• ReprohackNL 2019: how libraries can promote research reproducibility through community engagement by Hettne, Kristina; Proppert, Ricarda; Nab, Linda; Rojas-Saunero, L. Paloma; Gawehns, Daniela (2020) - 1/10 Hettne, Kristina Maria; Proppert, Ricarda; Nab, Linda; Rojas-Saunero, L. Paloma; Gawehns, Daniela (2020) ReprohackNL 2019: how libraries can promote research reproducibility through community engagement, IASSIST Quarterly 44(1-2), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.29173/iq977 ReprohackNL 2019: how libraries can promote research reproducibility through community engagement Kristina Maria Hettne1, Ricarda Proppert, Linda Nab, L. Paloma Rojas-Saunero, Daniela Gawehns Abstract University Libraries play a crucial role in moving towards Open Science, contributing to more transparent, reproducible and reusable research. Keywords: code; community; data; feedback; libraries; participants; reproducibility; research

• The Pedagogical Data Reference Interview by Partlo, Kristin (2010) - 2 Reference librarians have been concerned with defining professionally the practices and goals of reference service since Samuel Green’s article in the first issue of Library Journal in 1876. I have found the reference interview2 to be a rich site for examining and bridging the practices, values and expertise of the two specializations, especially as we have reflected on an appropriate level of research data support for our liberal arts campus. Keywords: data; interview; librarians; model; reference; undergraduates

• Learning outcome in literacy and numeracy in Uganda: Mining Uwezo assessment data to demonstrate the importance of maternal education by Lubaale, Yovani A. Moses; Nakabugo, Goretti; Nassereka, Faridah (2021) - None 1791 21.4 656 19.3 2447 20.8 P1-P4 2232 26.7 974 28.6 3206 27.2 P5-P7 2991 35.7 1250 36.7 4241 36.0 S1-S3 732 8.7 299 8.8 1031 8.8 S4 422 5.0 158 4.6 580 4.9 Above S4 204 2.4 68 2.0 272 2.3 Total 8372 100.0 3405 100 11777 100.0 Source: 2018 Uwezo Uganda Learning Assessment Parents educational level attainment participation Family Social Economic Status Control variables: Gender, Language used at home, Region Differences in educational opportunities Child learning behaviour Child Learning outcome (Competence in Numeracy and Literacy https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1001 6/15 Lubaale, Yovani, Nakabugo, Goretti, and Nassereka, Faridah (2021), Learning outcome in literacy and numeracy in Uganda: Mining Uwezo assessment data to demonstrate the importance of maternal education, IASSIST Quarterly 45(3-4), pp. Abstract Academic performance in primary education plays a crucial role in obtaining further educational opportunities. Keywords: assessment; children; education; learning; literacy; mothers; numeracy; primary; uganda; uwezo
• Adventures in data literacy: When the gap you were trying to identify turns out to be a chasm. by Miller, Meg; O'Hanlon, Grace; Sanni-Anibire, Hafizat (2025) - While revealing some interesting trends (implication of online learning, desire to push beyond traditional knowledge mobilization methods, factors that influence selection of data visualization resources and more), and measurable outcomes, the results did not encompass every facet of the original question the authors sought to address. Factors that influence selection/reuse of data visualization resources: The availability and accessibility of learning resources, reviews, and user-friendly features were some of the factors that respondents considered when choosing data visualization resources in general. Keywords: 49(3; adventures; anibire; chasm; data; gap; https://doi.org.10.29173; iq1138; learning; literacy; miller; o’hanlon; sanni; visualization

• The work continues by Hayslett, Michele (2022) - Editor’s notes: The work continues, IASSIST Quarterly 46(4), pp. We invite volunteers who would like to serve as guest editors to contact us. Keywords: issue; work

• Digital Curation Training: The nestor Activities by Strathmann, Stefan; Oßwald, Achim (2014) - Keywords: training, education, digital preservation, digital curation, nestor. The involved institutions cooperate in the development of course-materials, mutually accept credit points of courses regarding digital preservation and seek to establish a cooperative and distributed master’s degree program in digital curation as a long-term objective. Keywords: curation; digital; group; mou; nestor; preservation; university

• iassist-250 by None (None) - (iv) The tlominations and Elections Conmittee will ccrnpile a list of ncminees and mail ballots to the membership during the first two weeks of November in 37 any election year. (vi) The results of the election shall be announced by the end of December in every election year. Keywords: administrative; committee; election; general; lassist; members; shall; standing; year
• Message from the President: The Revised Constitution by Gavrel, Sue (1984) - The Program Director of the Annual Meeting shall: (i) be appointed by the President of lASSIST with the consent of the Administrative Committee; (ii) set up and organize the next annual meeting following the appointment; (iii) be responsible for keeping the Administrative Committee regularly informed of all preparations; and (iv) work closely with the Regional Secretary in the region In which the annual meeting is to be held. 9.2 The Nominations and Elections Committee shall conduct an election in each geographic region for officers of lASSIST, members of the Administrative Committee, and the Regional Secretaries. Keywords: administrative committee; committee; lassist; members; shall
• iassist-526 by None (None) - The APDU electronic conference (or e-conf, as we refer to it) was the brainchild of Ken Riopelle, APDU board member. As in any organization, members belong for different reasons and have different agendas; not all our members find interaction with other members to be a useful expenditure of their time and/or money. Keywords: apdu; conference; data; members

• From FAIR principles to data competencies: Evolving library support for data-driven scholarship by Schwartz-Soicher, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2025) - In their article “Data competencies for liaison librarians: A scoping review,” the authors map data-related https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1178 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 2/2 Schwartz, Ofira & Hayslett, Michele (2025) From FAIR principles to data competencies: Evolving library support for data-driven scholarship, IASSIST Quarterly 49(3), pp. 1-2. 1/2 Schwartz, Ofira & Hayslett, Michele (2025) From FAIR principles to data competencies: Evolving library support for data-driven scholarship, IASSIST Quarterly 49(3), pp. 1-2. Keywords: competencies; data; support

• Chairperson's Report by Geda, Carolyn L. (1977) - The treasurer will forv;ard the names and addresses of lASSIST members to John Kolp of S S Data and members should be receiving S S Data in the very near future. The campaign for lASSIST members is continuing. Keywords: lassist; meeting; secretariat
• Report on the First IASSIST North American Conference, February 16-20, 1977 by Robbin, Alice (1977) - Four of the AGs held full sessions with both Canadian and United States coordinators present: Data Archive Development, Classification, Process-Pro- duced Data, and Data Organization and Management. REPORT ON THE FIRST lASSIST NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 16-20 , 1977 lASSIST was organized to meet the needs of data information people to devel- op more professional services by working together on joint projects and by shar- ing problems and experiences. Keywords: data; lassist
• Chairperson's Report by Geda, Carolyn L. (1978) - The program for the February 8-11, 1978, lASSIST Conference at Nordic Hills, Itasca, Illinois has been revised on the basis of membership feedback. In addition, workshops will be offered and action group meetings will be held. Keywords: lassist; newsletter
• IASSIST Establishes Publication Policy by Robbin, Alice (1978) - 1, no. 3 lASSIST ESTABLISHES PUBLICATION POLICY Publication Policies for lASSIST A. Copyright (including royalties) and control of publications produced by lASSIST, via action groups and other professional mechanisms, rest with lASSIST, subject to terms thtit might be negotiated with cooperating organ- izations (e.g. ALA) and publishing houses. Identification, coordination, and integration of the outputs of its various working parties. 3. Negotiations with other organizations for joint publications. 4. Negotiations with publishers. Keywords: lassist
• Canadian Secretariat Report by Henry, Sharon Chapple (1977) - Greece, Italy, and Spain: Archivio dati e programmi per le scienze sociali (ADPSS), Milan (7); Belgium, France, and French-speaking Switzerland: Belgian Archives for the Social Sciences (BASS), Louvain-la-Neuve (8); Denmark: Danish Data Archives (DDA), Copenhagen (7); Eire, Israel, and the United Kingdom: SSRC Survey Archive, Essex (21); Finland, Norway, and Sweden: Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD), Bergen (13); the Netherlands: Steinmetzarchief , Amsterdam (7); Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland: Zentralarchiv (ZA), Cologne (14). Interest in the established Action Groups is as follows: Data Archive Regis- try: 13; Data Archive Development: 13; Data Acquisition: 14; Data Documentation: 16; Classification: 8; Process-produced data: 16. Keywords: action; data; lassist
• West European Secretariat Report by Nielsen, Per (1977) - Greece, Italy, and Spain: Archivio dati e programmi per le scienze sociali (ADPSS), Milan (7); Belgium, France, and French-speaking Switzerland: Belgian Archives for the Social Sciences (BASS), Louvain-la-Neuve (8); Denmark: Danish Data Archives (DDA), Copenhagen (7); Eire, Israel, and the United Kingdom: SSRC Survey Archive, Essex (21); Finland, Norway, and Sweden: Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD), Bergen (13); the Netherlands: Steinmetzarchief , Amsterdam (7); Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland: Zentralarchiv (ZA), Cologne (14). sist NEWSLETTER vol.1, no. 1 Some of the respondents to the membership campaign letter recommended the creation of other Action Groups, such as the hardware/software technology Action Group (Data Organization and Management) and a cross-file indexing Action Group. Keywords: data; lassist

• Global Access and Local Support to the Processes of European Integration in Central and Eastern Europe Through Global Networking by Soltes, Dusan (1999) - CORDIS RTD ACRONYMS - Research and technology development CORDIS RTD-COM DOCUMENTS - Commission’s initiatives CORDIS RTD-CONTACTS - Contact points of Cordis database CORDIS RTD-EOI - Expressions of interest CORDIS RTD-NEWS - Latest news on RTD CORDIS RTD-PARTNERS - Partner search service CORDIS RTD-PROGRAMMES - EU-funded research programmes CORDIS RTD-PROJECTS - Details of projects CORDIS RTD-PUBLICATIONS - Abstracts of EU publications CORDIS RTD-RESULTS - Information on results and prototypes ECDIN - Environmental chemical data (EU, USA, Japan) ECHO NEWS - Echo news for users ECLAS - European Commission library ECU - European currency unit EMIRE - European employment and industrial relations EPISTEL - European Parliament press information system EPOQUE - European Parliament on-line query system EUROHISTAR - European historical archives EURISTOTE - Academic research on European integration EUROCRON - General European Union statistics EURODICAUTOM - Directory of terminology EUROFARM CD-ROM - Statistics on agricultural holdings EUROLIB-PER - Collective catalogue of periodicals EUROSTAT CD-ROM - Electronic statistical yearbook of the EU Winter1998 7 HTCOR-DB - High-Temperature database HTM-DB - High temperature materials database I&T Magazine - Industry, telecoms and information market I’M GUIDE - Information market guide INFO 92 - European internal market and its social dimension IUCLID - Classification and evaluation of existing substances NEW CRONOS - Macroeconomic statistical database OIL - Weekly oil bulletin OVIDE - Information service of the European Parliament PANORAMA CD-ROM - Panorama of EU industry RAPID - Up-to-date information on EU activities REGIO - Regional statistics REM - Radioactivity environmental monitoring SCAD - Community documentation access system SESAME - Energy technology research projects TED - Tenders electronic daily THESAURI - Structured vocabularies TIDE - Technology initiative for disabled and elderly people Although not all of the above databases have the same importance for the functioning of the EU, its member states and/or candidate countries it is evident that their proper utilization can in many aspects contribute to the better knowledge and/or communication with the EU and its institutions. The list of the EU data bases is as follows: ABEL - Document delivery of Official Journal L and C series AGREP - Agricultural research projects of the EU APC - Commission preparatory acts BACH - Harmonized company acts CCL-TRAIN - Common command language training database CELEX - Community legislation, case-law, preparatory acts, parliamentary questions, national provisions implementing directives COMEXT - Intra and extra EU trade (also on CD ROM) CORDIS - Research and development information service (also CD ROM) Keywords: candidate countries; countries; development; european; integration; legislation; process; processes
• Data in Development: An Overview of Microdata on Developing Countries by Thompson, Kristi (2010) - Keywords: Developing Countries; Development; International; Foreign Aid, Survey data As all data librarians know, a good datum can be hard to find. Opinion and values surveys may not appear to have the same practical, development-oriented application that most of the data discussed so far have. Keywords: countries; data; development; economic; health; income; research; surveys; world

• Systemic racism in data practices by Watkins, Trevor; Cain, Jonathan O. (2022) - Reflecting on the transformative nature of print technology, he writes, If the Marquis de Condorcet was right in 1793 that print had unshackled Europe from medieval modes of thought and action, then it is also true that print was perhaps the first technology to liberate blacks from the servile images that had long haunted their existence in Western culture. DOI: https://doi.org/do.be/doo impact brought liberatory technology to the front of our minds. Keywords: data; issue; jonathan; people; technology

• For Better or For Worse: academic partnerships for data services by Geraci, Diane (1995) - Because data service organizations vary considerably from academic institution to institution, there is no single or simple way to diagram a preferred organizational structure for data service. In 1990, a time of considerable fiscal uncertainly in the University system, the impending closing of that research center necessitated rethinking the way in which we were organized to provide data services. Keywords: data; new; research; service; staff
• Changing Boundaries: Gazeteers, Information Retrieval and Data Browsing by Chappell, Cressida (2000) - These problems are greatest with historical data, which are often associated with geographic names that have changed, or with geographical units that no longer exist, or with geographical units whose boundaries have changed significantly. In web-based data delivery services the History Data Service would use a comprehensive UK historical gazetteer to support geographical data subsetting. Keywords: data; historical; service

• Chairperson's Report by Geda, Carolyn L. (1978) - [See Newsletter section on the Danish Data Archives sponsored lASSIST West European meeting.] The program is detailed in the Newsletter sec- tion describing upcoming meetings. Keywords: meeting; newsletter
• Editorial Comment by Madron, Thomas (1978) - Viewing the arcai- ticnal library to service the user val problem from an cr ganiza tional more quickly and (many enthusiasts perspective, William Gammell (Uni- of on-line data bases would add) versity of Connecticut) If there are any substantial delays m publication, the timing of the Newsletter will be off, and, per- Eaps, flie usefulness of the publi- cation will be less. ;WSLETTER rCHHAT During the p iication and di 2, Number 1 o have received a concerning the the journal, format seem to though few hav with enthusiasm ber of lines pe 3y printing eig the lines are c a bit difficult On tne other ha ran about thi lines to the in forty-two pages to tne inch, of publication have one of two terial with th spread out a bi With the lines of cost conside cation, in its not average mor pages per issue comment from r eriou since the pub- stribution of Volume f the Newsletter we number of comments forraat and style of Comments on general be positive, al- e been overwhelmed concerning the num- r vertical inch (8) . Keywords: lines; newsletter; number; papers; tae
• Chairperson's Report by Geda, Carolyn L. (1977) - These revisions were made in response to the need for the United States and West European Action Groups to focus on slightly different prob- lem areas. The individuals involved with writing the Constitu- tion were Allen Barton, Columbia University, United States; Joseph Bonmariage, University of Louvain, Belgium; Carolyn Geda, University of Michigan, United States; BjjSrn Henrichsen, University of Bergen, Norway; Thomas Madron, Western Kentucky Uni- versity, United States; Guido Martinotti, University of Milan, Italy; Ivor Crewe, University of Essex, England; Cees Middendorp, Steinmetzarchives, Netherlands; Ekkehard Mochmann, University of Cologne. Keywords: newsletter; united; university
• Action Group Reports by Laube, Sheldon; Gammell, William; Harrison, Donald F. (1978) - On the brighter side of things, Alice Bobbin (DAD A3) reported to us that our group supplied 5 of the 9 abstracts received for portions to Providing ence Data Please refer AG report in this issue for aetails concerning this project. Those of us who have been with this action group since its inception have become increasingly distressed with our inability to achieve a high level or activity on all the items in our AG mandate (see Newsletter Vol. 1, No. 1) Keywords: action; data; form; group; newsletter; study; university; vol

• Internet Surveillance: Recent U.S. Developments by Stratford, Juri (2005) - Many of the difficulties surrounding the question of Internet surveillance center on the analogies between Internet surveillance and telephone surveillance. Are these analogies appropriate; and if we accept that there is a place for telephone surveillance in law enforcement and intelligence activities, does Internet surveillance or data mining naturally follow? Carnivore (DSC 1000) Keywords: act; carnivore; internet; mail; surveillance; telephone

• iassist-792 by None (None) - Instead of being facilitators to access, DLI contacts could have become a bottleneck in providing local access to DLI data. This training would be considered the entry level for staff supporting DLI data and would apply to all participating institutions, regardless of institutional size. Keywords: canada; community; contacts; data; dli; program; trainers; training

• IASSIST '84 Conference Report by Gavrel, Sue (1985) - Three concurrent sessions followed: Data Archives and Libraries: New Challenges, which assessed the impact of government policies on the establishment and maintenance of data archives; Data Collection and Use: New Directions, which addressed new trends in data processing and their impact on govern- ments, universities and private com- panies; and finally, the Collection and Use of International Data, which outlined the problems which the collec- tion of data from cross-national sources poses to both archivists and researchers. The theme of the conference is Public Access to Public Data. Keywords: canada; conference; data; issues

• iassist-992 by None (None) - We provide examples of how computational linguistics contribute to and facilitate the mining and analysis of oral or textual material, for example (transcribed) interviews or oral histories, and show how free open source (OS) tools can be used very easily to gain a quick overview of the key features of text, which can be further exploited as useful metadata. By using linguistic approaches we are able to process data, for example using Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) and named entity recognizers (NER), extract key concepts and terms, and improve search strategies. Keywords: crime; data; example; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq992; keywords; language; search; tools

• iassist-806 by None (None) - Marcia Taylor, Social Science Research Council Survey Archive, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, P.O. Box 23, Colchester, Essex, England C04 3S0 United States- Donald Harrison, National Archives (NNR), Washington, D.C. 20408 Mandate This Action Group addresses the problems of data acquisition for archives with particular emphasis on the necessary relationship between the collectors and crea- tors of data and the archives. sist NEWSLETTER vol.1, no. 1 Activities and Plans A comprehensive questionnaire on archive acquisition policies has been drafted by Marcia Taylor and is now being reviewed by Action Group members in North America and Europe. Keywords: acquisition; data; group
• iassist-807 by None (None) - sist NEWSLETTER vol.1, no. 1 Activities and Plans A comprehensive questionnaire on archive acquisition policies has been drafted by Marcia Taylor and is now being reviewed by Action Group members in North America and Europe. At the Steering Committee meeting in Edinburgh, Erwin K. Scheuch of the Institute for Applied Social Research and the Zentralarchiv presented a description of face sheet problems. Keywords: data; group; research
• Data Archive Development Action Group REport by Ruus, Laine G.M.; Robbin, Alice (1977) - Further input from Action Group members will help the group coordinators decide which projects are of most immediate interest, but tentative plans call for a contin- uation of the study of confidentiality laws; a preliminary pilot survey of available files in order to define the magnitude of this potential resource; a documentation and coding manual specifically for aggregate data; and, a survey of completed resenrch using process-produced data. Greg Morrison, Social Science Data Archive, Department of Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario KIS 5E6 Europe- Keywords: action; data; group

• IASSIST 2011 - Call for Papers by Editors (2010) - Be- low is a sample of possible topics that may be considered: * open data and the development of knowledge communities - Data sharing, access and management in the future - Identifying and reducing barriers to data sharing- Issues of confidentiality in sharing - Sharing professional data science skills, knowledge, & techniques within &across discipline - Citation of research data and persistent identifiers - Metadata facilitating data sharing - Emerging research infrastructures and data sharing - New data partnerships in knowledge communities - Sharing resources and data through social networks - Identifying user needs and customizing data services to meet the needs - The evolving data librarian profession - Data science practices that support global use and understanding of research data - Open (linked) data and digital repositories - Preservation for sharing, recovering data for contemporary use Proposals on other topics related to the conference theme will be considered too. Submissions are encouraged that offer improvements for creating, documenting, submitting, describing, disseminating, and preserving scientific research data. Keywords: conference; data
• IASSIST/ IFDO Annual Conference Edinburgh, Scotland May 2005 by Editors (2005) - vol281.indd 22 IASSIST Quarterly Spring 2004 IASSIST / IFDO 2005 Edinburgh IASSIST/IFDO 2005 - Evidence and Enlightenment 24-27 May 2005, Edinburgh, Scotland http://datalib.ed.ac.uk/iassist/ The 2005 IASSIST Conference (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology) is being held in association with IFDO (International Federation of Data Organisations) at the Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland from Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th May, hosted by Edinburgh University Data Library & EDINA. Keywords: conference
• IASSIST 2011 - Call For Papers by Editors (2010) - Be- low is a sample of possible topics that may be considered: * open data and the development of knowledge communities - Data sharing, access and management in the future - Identifying and reducing barriers to data sharing- Issues of confidentiality in sharing - Sharing professional data science skills, knowledge, & techniques within &across discipline - Citation of research data and persistent identifiers - Metadata facilitating data sharing - Emerging research infrastructures and data sharing - New data partnerships in knowledge communities - Sharing resources and data through social networks - Identifying user needs and customizing data services to meet the needs - The evolving data librarian profession - Data science practices that support global use and understanding of research data - Open (linked) data and digital repositories - Preservation for sharing, recovering data for contemporary use Proposals on other topics related to the conference theme will be considered too. Submissions are encouraged that offer improvements for creating, documenting, submitting, describing, disseminating, and preserving scientific research data. Keywords: conference; data

• New Organizations/Reorganization by Robbin, Alice (1977) - As a consequence of ACSPRI 's national membership of ICPSR, all requests for ICPSR data sets from within Australia will in future be channelled through ACSPRI. Persons having data sets which may be suitable for depositing in the ACSPRI collection (most of those ac- quired as a result of PhD work will qualify) or who wish to know more about the ICPSR archives and other services are invited to contact the Secretary of ACSPRI, Mr. K.R.W. Brewer, at the ANU Survey Research Centre in the JCSMR Building, ANU, P. 0. Keywords: acspri; center; data; research

• Annotation for transparent inquiry: Transparent data and analysis for qualitative research by Karcher, Sebastian; Weber, Nicholas (2019) - The logic of annotation provides key information to readers on what types of annotations to expect and where: Authors may, for example, focus on annotating controversial claims or claims that are of great importance to their argument. Instead, authors can generate ATI annotations using their own choice from familiar tools including comments or cross-references in Word or LibreOffice, comments in Acrobat, hyperrefs in LaTeX, etc. Keywords: annotation; article; ati; authors; data; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq959; qdr; research; reviewers; transparency
• As open as possible and as closed as needed by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2019) - Open data is good. The second paper states that data should be ‘as open as possible and as closed as needed’. Keywords: article; authors; data

• Standardization and certification save us from the frustrations of the Greek drama by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2019) - The drama continues in the second submission when librarians get frustrated because they suddenly find themselves first as data librarians and second as frustrated data librarians because ends do not meet when the librarians have difficulties servicing the data needs of their users, in combination with the users having unrealistic expectations. In this submission the Greek drama delivers the form, while data librarians deliver the content on data sharing. Keywords: data; drama; librarians

• Journals in Economic Sciences: Paying Lip Service to Reproducible Research? Paying Lip Service to Reproducible Research? by Vlaeminck, Sven; Podkrajac, Felix (2022) - 2.2 Approach to determine the share of data based articles To determine the share of data-based articles in our sample, we investigate 599 articles published by 37 journals in the issues 1/2014 (323) and 1/2013 (276). Keywords reproducible research, economics, journals, data policies, data archives, 1. Keywords: articles; available; compliance; data; economic; journals; papers; policies; policy; replication; research

• Mapping Out Qualitative Data Resources in Norway by Henriksen, Gry-Hege; Orvik, Maria Bakke; Pedersen, Trond (2011) - IASSIST Quarterly 2010 / 2011 47 IASSIST Quarterly Abstract In Norway, history is the research field that has the most experi- ence with digitiz- ing qualitative data, and several Norwegian historical milieus have established infrastruc- ture for qualitative data collections. NSD is about to increase focus on data acquisition and storage of qualitative data by expanding its archiving routine to all data that are digitally storable, start- ing by concentrating on the projects financed by The Research Council of Norway. Keywords: archiving; data; nsd; research
• Research for Building a Better Data Community by Humphrey, Chuck (2001) - This decreasing order of agreement represents an increasing difficulty in support of sharing and preserving research data. The correlation between this scale and a question asking how important it is for Canada to establish national services for the preservation of research data is 0.50, which is corroborative evidence that this scale measures some aspect of support for data archiving. Keywords: archiving; data; percent; research

• Retirement in the 1950s:: Rebuilding a Longitudinal Research Database by Pienta, Amy M.; Lyle, Jared (2017) - Abstract In 2010, ICPSR began a long process of recovering data from Gordon Streib’s Cornell Study of Occupational Retirement (CSOR). And finally, data associated with the CSOR were never released for public use until this year. Keywords: 1950s; csor; data; health; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq19; icpsr; research; retirement; streib; study; women

• The Care and Feeding of Magnetic Tapes by Reslock, Patricia A. (1985) - Topics include the physical aspects of magnetic tape, how data is stored on tape, recording modes, tape errors, and their prevention. To acquire data you must know how data is stored on tape and what your installation can handle. Keywords: data; form; magnetic; tape

• First IASSIST West European Meeting, June 27-29, 1977 by Nielsen, Per (1978) - There was agreement that it would be possible to design a Data Organization Registry Form that included all the elements required for a full description of data service organizations. The machine-readable preliminary Data Organization Registry Form was reviewed. Keywords: copenhagen; data; form; machine; study; university

• Guest Editor's Notes by Bordelon, Bobray (2010) - Thanks to these authors for answering the call to arms to talk and to reshape their presentations into full articles about data reference. The presentations have been expanded to further elaborate on data reference. Keywords: data; reference

• Deficit, asset, or whole person? Institutional data practices that impact belongingness by Johnson, Nastasha; Nelson, Megan Sapp ; Yngve, Katherine (2022) - (Indiana University, 2022) Statement of the problem Academic capitalism uses student data as a foundational resource in decision-making, resource allocation, and predictive analytics. “Much of it is useless to graduating high school students trying to understand whether they are likely to succeed in a specific program or major at a specific institution. Keywords: asset; belongingness; campus; data; deficit; education; https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1031; impact; institution; practices; research; student; university

• IASSIST Constitution by Barton, Allen; Bonmariage, Joseph; Geda, Carolyn L.; Henrichsen, Bjørn; Madron, Thomas; Martinotti, Guido; Crewe, Ivor; Middentorp, Cees; Mochmann, Ekkehard; Nielsen, Per; Robbin, Alice; Rowe, Judith S.; Taylor, Marcia (1977) - The General Assembly will be organized by regions which will be constituted by the Steering Committee and lASSIST members within each region will elect a regional secretary who will serve as the administrative officer for that region. The Steering Cormittee will elect from among the members designated by the plenary General Assembly a chairperson, two vice-chairpersons and a treasurer and will appoint a newsletter editor. Keywords: committee; steering

• Advocating for reproducibility by Dekker, Harrison; Riegelman, Amy (2020) - While many new initiatives have launched in recent years, prior to the now commonly used phrase “reproducibility crisis” and Ioannidis publishing the essay, “Why Most Published Research Findings are False,” we know that the data services community was supporting reproducibility in a variety of ways (e.g., data management, data preservation, metadata standards) in wellestablished consortiums such as Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (Ioannidis, 2005). The final article in this issue, “ReprohackNL 2019: How libraries can promote research reproducibility through community engagement” describes an innovative library-based variation to this exercise. Keywords: data; reproducibility; research

• Database Directories by Jim, Jacobs (1987) - Lists fewer databases (about 1700 versus more than 2700) than Directory of Online Databases or Computer Readable Databases . The spring 1985 issue lists 2760 databases, only slightly fewer than Computer Readable Databases , which includes a few which are not available online. Keywords: data; databases; directory

• Categorizing Event Sequences Using Regular Expressions by Sanfilippo, Lisa (1997) - Transforming this file into history sequences, career sequences, and finally into a crosstabulation, decreased the size of the file by a factor of 5,000, making it significantly easier to work with. For example, examining the distribution of event sequences revealed that many children experienced only one event, while others experienced up to fifty. Keywords: child; data; history; patterns; sequences
• Categorizing Event Sequences Using Regular Expressions by Sanfilippo, Lisa (1998) - Transforming this file into history sequences, career sequences, and finally into a crosstabulation, decreased the size of the file by a factor of 5,000, making it significantly easier to work with. For example, examining the distribution of event sequences revealed that many children experienced only one event, while others experienced up to fifty. Keywords: child; data; history; patterns; sequences

• Much new research, and advances for the IQ by Schwartz, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2023) - Editors’ notes: Much new research, and advances for the IQ 1/2 Schwartz, Ofira & Hayslett, Michele (2023) Editor’s notes: Much new research, and advances for the IQ. Editors’ notes: Much new research, and advances for the IQ Welcome to this special double issue of IASSIST Quarterly for the year 2023, IQ vol. Keywords: articles; research

• Building infrastructure and networks – rewards and challenges by Schwartz-Soicher, Ofira; Hayslett, Michele (2024) - Ofira Schwartz and Michele Hayslett, September 2024 https://doi.org/10.29173/iq1136 https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/about/research-and-development/international-secure-data-facility-professionals-network-isdfpn/ https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/about/research-and-development/international-secure-data-facility-professionals-network-isdfpn/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 2/2 Schwartz, Ofira & Hayslett, Michele (2024), Building infrastructure and networks – rewards and challenges, IASSIST Quarterly 48(3), pp. 1-2. Instructions for authors of the IASSIST Quarterly 1/2 Schwartz, Ofira & Hayslett, Michele (2024), Building infrastructure and networks – rewards and challenges, IASSIST Quarterly 48(3), pp. 1-2. Keywords: authors; data
• Editor's Notes by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2013) - I suggest that this gives data archives further incentive to continue to improve the ease of depositing research data. The pragmatic purpose is for the libraries to develop research data services tailored to their specific needs. Keywords: authors; data; oais

• Overview of a Proposed Standard for the Scholarly Citation of Quantitative Data by King, Gary (2007) - We present a proposal for a similar universal standard for citing quantitative data that retains the advantages of print citations, adds other components made possible by, and needed due to, the digital form and systematic nature of quantitative datasets, and is consistent with most existing subfield-specific approaches. They are also designed to take advantage of the digital form of quantitative data. Keywords: citation; data; standard

• iassist-252 by None (None) - OO C^ 00 •— ' CM CM CO 00 In addi- tion, an expanded list of methods of locating respondents was included. Keywords: co o; respondents

• iassist-1054 by None (None) - This will aid the preservation and security of Nigeria electoral data. It is our opinion that alignment with the implementation of 4IR would not only help to secure and preserve Nigeria electoral data, but also help INEC to meet the international standard for the provision of viable, successful and generally acceptable electoral process. Keywords: data; election; electoral; fourth; industrial; inec; nigeria; revolution

• The Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice: Databrarianship -- The Academic Data Librarian in Theory and Practice. (2016) by Tripepi, Chubing (2017) - In the first part of book, Data Support Services for Researchers and Learners, various case studies related to data service support are discussed. By inviting collaborations from data librarians across the world, the editors successfully deliver a masterpiece to showcase the front-end of data services in academic libraries. Keywords: book; chapter; data
• The Data Librarian’s Handbook: The Data Librarian’s Handbook by Glusker, Ann (2017) - This is in large part because I’d be so interested in hearing Rice and Southall’s ideas, while I admit that the purview of their book is more about the direct practice of providing research data support than data librarianship as a professional (and ever-changing) path. Since training programs in data science and data librarianship are still in their early stages, most of us in this field have had to pick up training on the job (and for many, without any background in creating or using research data). Keywords: book; data; librarianship; research

• Financial Crisis Data Resources: A Brief Guide by Tao, Mary (2010) - Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Report No. 449. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Review, Fourth Quarter:105-113. Keywords: banks; credit; data; financial; housing; mortgage

• Classification Action Group Report by Mochmann, Ekkehard; Dodd, Sue A. (1977) - He noted that although classification schemes had been developed, joint efforts in the application and further development of these schemes are still lacking. Required classification schemes for the production of indicator source books and variable level retrieval systems will be investigated. Keywords: classification; data; research; schemes

• Using SPSS MULT RESPONSE to Generate Filtered Marginals by Grandon, Gary M. (1978) - DISCUSSION PAPER/gary m. grandon Using SPSS MULT RESPONSE to Generate Filtered Marginals Gary M. Grandon Social Science Data Center The University of Connecticut, Storrs With the release of SPSS's Version 7.0 this year, several additions have been added to its already extensive battery of analysis programs. MULT RESPONSE is one of these programs. Keywords: data; mult; procedure; response

• Cycling infrastructure in the Ottawa-Gatineau area: a complex assemblage of data by Lafortune, Sylvie; Rivard, Joël (2019) - This became apparent with an increase in requests for cycling data which, we might add, are frequently difficult to obtain. Most of the requests we get for cycling data are generally limited to the NCR, which is where both of our universities are based and where our users are conducting research. Keywords: capital; city; cycling; data; gatineau; infrastructure; ottawa

• Using DDI Extensions as an Intermediary for Data Storage and Data Display by Cruse, Patricia; Fanshier, Marsha; Gey, Fredric; Low, Margaret (2001) - While we found the varMtx to be extremely useful in working with the multi-dimensional tables, it could also be applied to other types of data files. The goal is to provide consistency in data discovery and data display to the end user, regardless of the structure of the underlying data. Keywords: alameda; california; data; display; male; tables

• Analyzing Nursing Home Characteristics: Issues In Comparing State And Federal Data Sources by Cowen, Joel B. (1993) - The differing nature of different types of nursing home residents is important for policy. The number of nursing home residents grew 106.5%. Keywords: beds; care; data; home; illinois; nnhs; number; nursing; residents; term

• Data Organization and Management by Editors (1978) - This federation is open to all organizations prepared to participate in the Federation and cooperate in the continuing development of data archiving services in the social sciences. LAB-LOG includes a description of six different computer programs for use in the graphical display of spatial data via a line printer, line plotter and cathode ray tubes. Keywords: data; lab

• An Overview of Display Terminals by Melton, Michael (1978) - External I/O devices can add flexibility to the applications possibilities for display terminals. Dumb display terminals are the least expensive at $1000 to $2000. Keywords: data; display; terminals

• Publications by Robbin, Alice (1978) - It is 80 page reference source which presents over 300 abstracts of available energy-related reports and computer programs developed from federally sponsored research. You receive complete software program instructions (or a program source) and/or a report for a cost of a paper copy (average cost is $6). Keywords: data; energy

• Archiving Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Social Sciences Data In the Czech Republic by Cizek, Tomas (2011) - Qualitative research has been developing only for twenty years in the Czech Republic. The archive also provides extended electronic counseling in Archiving Qualitative and Qualitative Longitudinal Social Sciences Data In the Czech Republic by Tomáš Čížek1 IASSIST Quarterly 2010 / 2011 37 IASSIST Quarterly Czech related to qualitative research, as well as basic information in English, on its web pages (See http://medard.soc.cas.cz). Keywords: czech; data

• Using The Century Of Prose Corpus by Milic, Louis T. (1992) - Of course, some of the conrelations are significant but meaningless, as they represent merely functional relationships, e.g., types and hapax, function words and top two. An excerpt of one of the Part B texts follows: 5N03(1728)0001/021-P1 Language is a set of words which any people have agreed upon, in order to communicate their thoughts to each other. Keywords: corpus; number; sentence; words

• We talk data. We do data. by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2022) - When exploring the data quality component, they found that research data integrity is closely associated with data management as well as with data security. The aims of the article are several, but the first is to establish practical explanations of research data integrity and its components. Keywords: data; integrity; research

• iassist-617 by None (None) - The presentation also described the suite of UC3 tools and how each fits into the research data life cycle. She also showcased new offerings on the DMPTool website, including a library of public plans, general guidance for data management, and a suite of resources for promoting the DMPTool. Keywords: dash; data

• A Library-based Reference Service for Machine-readable Census Data: The Canadian Experience by Manojlovish, Slavko (1980) - The li take a M-R c rent ly pus a na t e acquis Stat is ma t i nd i - j r i t y not g user our ces mput er Either f the tapes of the by a n the i s t Keywords: data; hii; hil; loi; loi hii; lol

• iassist-880 by None (None) - In the data sharing case, data producers make efforts to prepare the data for deposit, but the benefit of the data preparation largely goes to secondary users. In addition, data producers are at risk of being harmed by the misuse and misinterpretation of data by unqualified users, or by being charged with misconduct. Keywords: benefit; data; depositor; punishment; ω(p

• The interest group on qualitative data sums up and continues by Rasmussen, Karsten Boye (2019) - IASSIST has several interest groups of members committed to selected important areas under the umbrella of IASSIST. More formalization and continued documentation of the group’s work are presented in conference papers and papers published here in the IQ. Keywords: interest; issue

Epilogue

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