DDI Publications

Below are DDI-related publications, presentations, posters, working papers, and workshops. If you know about content not already listed, please see our Add Publications page.

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Putting DDI 3.0 to Work for You!

Moving beyond the traditional “archival” orientation of data documentation, DDI Version 3.0 is designed to reach a wider audience, supporting the...
1002.
DDI And Related Tools: Next Generation Tools For Converting, Displaying And Visualizing Data
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Documentation of German Labor Force Data at the IAB: First Experiences with DDI 3.0
1004.
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and Institutional Repositories

One of the key issues present in IRs is dealing with the description of items held in the repository. Data are not different from other digital materials and need to be described not just for discovery but also for preservation and reuse. The...
1005.
Evidence on the Web: The ZACAT Data Portal
1006.
DDI: Supporting and Promoting Comparative Surveys through Metadata Structures
1007.
Data Documentation Initiative: Toward a Standard for the Social Sciences
Vardigan M, Heus P, Thomas W.  2008.  Data Documentation Initiative: Toward a Standard for the Social Sciences. International Journal of Digital Curation. 3(1)

The Data...
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Tomorrow - Ensuring Sustainable Data and Metadata for the Future
1009.
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)
Wackerow J.  2008.  The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI). 8th International conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. :206.
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Data Documentation Initiative: A metadata standard for the social sciences

The Data Documentation Initiative is an international effort to establish an XML standard for technical documentation describing social science data. Initial funding for the effort was provided by the National Science Foundation.