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Title: Stewarding Our Resources: Building a Sustainable IPUMS Archival Document Access System

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2023

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DOI: 10.18128/IPUMS2023-03

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Abstract: IPUMS at the University of Minnesota has created the world's largest accessible database of census and survey microdata. The IPUMS suite of products contains nine harmonized data products. The largest of these projects, IPUMS International (IPUMS-I) has supported the curation and preservation of ancillary materials received during data acquisition efforts. Archival staff have preserved thousands of unique pieces of census and survey documentation, creating bibliographic records using an extended Dublin Core profile that supports the use of controlled vocabularies to enhance findability. The goal of this curation work was to create a searchable, and downloadable document access system for our internal use and to support IPUMS researchers. This paper describes our experience constructing a tool that supports exploration and dissemination of these archived materials. During this development, we gained valuable insight about stewarding our resources that are applicable to research organizations responsible for curating, preserving, and disseminating similar archival materials.

Url: https://doi.org/10.18128/IPUMS2023-03

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Authors: Magnuson, Diana L

Series Title: IPUMS Working Papers

Publication Number: 2023-03

Institution: Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation

Pages: 1-15

Publisher Location: Minneapolis

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Population Data Science

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