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An Applied Approach to Data Curation Training at ICPSR

An Applied Approach to Data Curation Training at ICPSR. Jared Lyle 6 May 2013. About ICPSR. Established in 1962 to share the American National Election Studies Partnership of 21 universities Today: More than 700 members ~400 U.S. institutions 46 national memberships

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An Applied Approach to Data Curation Training at ICPSR

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  1. An Applied Approach toData Curation Trainingat ICPSR Jared Lyle 6 May 2013

  2. About ICPSR Established in 1962 to share the American National Election Studies Partnership of 21 universities Today: More than 700 members ~400 U.S. institutions 46 national memberships 8,000 data collections Data available 24/7 for download and online analysis

  3. What we do Acquire and archive social science data Distribute data to researchers Preserve data for future generations Provide training in quantitative methods Mission: ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.

  4. ICPSR has unique capabilities Curated data with rich metadata Bibliography and citation Digital preservation Confidential data Training Community

  5. Data Curation Workshop

  6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/carowallis1/2314716161/

  7. A well-prepared data collection “contains information intended to be complete and self-explanatory” for future users.

  8. Data

  9. Data http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/sscc/pubs/stata_students1.htm

  10. Documentation http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31521.v1

  11. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/ICPSR/access/dataprep.pdf

  12. Data Curation Working Group

  13. Thank you! lyle@umich.edu

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