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Title: Best Practices

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: The intention of resource packages in DDI is to provide a publishing structure that promotes reuse of common material by removing certain metadata content from the context of a specific study and publishing it for the primary purpose of reuse. Reuse of common material such as concept schemes, geographic location schemes, and coding schemes provides implicit comparison between those studies that reference a common source of information. Publication of DDI schemes as resource packages both within organizations or projects and for broader public access requires the consideration of how these materials may be used and incorporated into other studies. Resource packages need to be structurally designed to facilitate reuse among the potential users of the content. In addition, the publication of similar schemes as resource packages supports potential comparison and publication of the structured relationship between two or more schemes. Resource packages are published with the primary intention that their contents be reused and therefore the expectation that they will be maintained and available in perpetuity.

Url: http://www.ddialliance.org/sites/default/files/bp/DDIBestPractices_Schemes.doc.pdf

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Authors: Linnerud, Jenny; Marker, Hans, J; Moschner, Meinhard; Thomas, Wendy

Series Title: DDI Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 7

Institution: Data Documentation Initiative

Pages: 19

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Population Data Science

Countries: United States