Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving

Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving: Best Practice Throughout the Data Life Cycle, 4th ed.......Page 1
Suggested Citation......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 3
What Kinds of Specialized Services Does ICPSR Offer?......Page 5
Importance of Data Sharing and Archiving......Page 7
Planning Ahead for Archiving and Preservation of Data......Page 8
The Data Life Cycle......Page 9
Determine whether a new dataset will be produced and whether the data should be archived......Page 11
Model text about confidentiality for informed consent forms......Page 12
Consider alternative archiving options......Page 13
Other considerations......Page 14
Integrating data and documentation......Page 15
Data entry and documentation as part of pretests and pilot studies......Page 16
Dataset creation and integrity......Page 17
Variable names......Page 18
Codes and coding......Page 19
A note on “not applicable” and skip patterns......Page 21
Geographic identifiers and geospatial data......Page 22
Confidentiality in qualitative data......Page 23
Documentation for qualitative data......Page 24
Data Documentation Initiative: an emerging standard......Page 25
Important documentation elements......Page 26
Data and documentation versioning......Page 29
File structure......Page 30
Data backups......Page 31
The principles of disclosure risk limitation......Page 33
The practice of protecting confidentiality......Page 34
Restricted-use data collections......Page 35
Data enclaves......Page 36
File Formats......Page 37
Linked data......Page 38
User Support......Page 41
Training and Outreach......Page 42
References......Page 43
Index......Page 45