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Our news blog is used to manage our announcements, and to enable us to quickly and easily share relevant news with our partnering sites. Our User Support blog is set up to manage our frequently asked questions. And we host a blog for ICPSR Official Representatives.

Our blogs provide an easy interface for updating content and allow us to import content (via RSS) directly to our Web site. Our blog tool also provides an intuitive interface for searching all our announcements.

Announcements

New Releases through 2010-07-25

Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:

New Additions

Updates

2010-07-26

China Multi-Generational Panel dataset released

DSDR has released the China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset (CMGPD) base file under ICPSR Study # 27063. The China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset is drawn from the population registers compiled by the Imperial Household Agency (neiwufu) in Shengjing, currently the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning, between 1749 and 1909. It provides 1.5 million triennial observations of more than 260,000 residents of approximately 628 communities.

Possible applications of the dataset include the study of relationships between demographic behavior, family organization, and socioeconomic status across the life course and across generations, the influence of region and community on demographic outcomes, and development and assessment of quantitative methods for the analysis of complex longitudinal datasets.

2010-07-13

Study finds diversity of grieving among Alzheimer's caregivers

A new study by ICPSR researcher James McNally reveals racial and ethnic differences in the emotional attitudes of caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients.

Based on analysis of data from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) project lead by Richard Schulz of the University of Pittsburgh, McNally's research finds that Blacks, whites, and Hispanics have differing emotional reactions to caring for Alzheimer's patients and grieving for them when they die.

For example, whites and Hispanics reported a much greater sense of relief upon the care recipient's death than Blacks. White caregivers, in turn, were more likely to report anger than the other two groups.

More detail on the study can be found at the University of Michigan News Service Web site and an interview in MP3 format (4MB). McNally is presenting his research this week at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease put on by the Alzheimer's Association in Honolulu.

2010-07-13

New SAMHDA Web site features search, download improvements

The new Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) Web site features improved searching capabilities, study home pages, and download pages. The changes make it easier for users to find and access the data they need.

The new search capabilities, using the SOLR system, allows for faceted searching, no artificial limit on search results, and date searching of multiple fields.

Searches also can be done at the variable level, using ICPSR's Social Science Variable Database. About 1.5 million variables are accessible through this search, which has been integrated into each SAMHDA study's home page.

The new study home pages also contain a concise summary of the study, an emphasis on key points such as any data restrictions, and all options available for next steps including links to related data and literature, downloads and detailed study descriptions.

The new download pages are in table format, allowing users to easily see which datasets are in which formats, and to see what sorts of data restrictions are in place.

Descriptions of the new features and instructions on how to use them are available on the SAMHDA site.

2010-07-06

ICPSR taking suggestions for data to archive

Do you know about a data collection that ICPSR should archive? Let us know! Send us an e-mail or use our online Suggest Data to Archive form.

We appreciate hearing from you.

2010-07-01

International Household Survey Network publishes ICPSR guide to data preservation

The International Household Survey Network, a group of organizations focused on producing and disseminating data on national and international development, has released a guide written by ICPSR staff titled "Principles and Good Practice for Preserving Data."

The document provides basic guidance for managers in statistical agencies who are responsible for preserving data using the principles and good practice defined by the digital preservation community.

It was prepared by ICPSR Digital Preservation Officer Nancy McGovern, with contributions from Digital Preservation Projects Coordinator Lance Stuchell and research assistants Heather Backman, Annelise Doll, Michael Perry and Lindsey Williams.

2010-06-25

Registration open for Consumer Expenditure Survey microdata workshop

Registration is now open for the 2010 Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) Microdata Users' Workshop scheduled for July 14-16 in Washington, DC.

The workshop offers a series of informative and practical sessions geared toward all levels of expertise, as well as hands-on instruction on how to calculate results from CE microdata and presentations on recent methodology and results. The workshop is free to all participants.

2010-06-16

NAHDAP seeking subcontractors for data acquisition

The National Addiction & HIV Archive Program is seeking requests for proposals for subcontracts focused on acquiring datasets on HIV/AIDS and drug abuse.

NAHDAP anticipates awarding two contracts with a maximum of $50,000 each in direct cost and limited indirect costs. The term will be one year, starting in January 2011.

Subcontractors must be able and willing to deposit datasets on HIV/AIDS or drug addiction resulting from research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Details are available in the subcontract competition document. Applications are due by November 1, 2010.

NAHDAP is funded through a contract with NIDA with the goal of acquiring, preserving and disseminating research relevant to drug addiction and HIV research.

2010-06-10

NAHDAP Web site up and running

The Web site for the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program is now available to the public.

NAHDAP, under a five-year contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, acquires, prepares, and disseminates data resulting from NIDA-funded research.

By preserving and making available an easily accessible library of electronic data on drug addiction and HIV infection in the United States, NAHDAP offers scholars the opportunity to conduct secondary analysis on major issues of the social and behavioral sciences and public policy.

Some of the datasets available soon on the site include the National Survey of Parents and Youth, Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies, and Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program.

2010-06-02

ICPSR researchers participating in IASSIST conference

Several ICPSR researchers will speak at the International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology (IASSIST) conference from June 1-4 in Ithaca, NY.

The conference will include the following sessions with ICPSR researchers:

> Nancy McGovern, ICPSR's digital preservation officer, will lead two presentations on digital preservation: one on standards and practices, and another on trends and sustainability.

> McGovern will also chair a session titled "Sustainable Data Preservation" including researchers from Carleton University, the Finnish Social Science Data Archive, and Data Archiving & Networked Services (DANS), Netherlands.

> Christopher Ward of ICPSR's Integrated Fertility Survey Series will be participating in a workshop on newly available integrated datasets.

> Amy Pienta, ICPSR's director of data acquisitions, will be moderating a session titled "New Directions in Inter-Archival Collaboration from the Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences (Data-PASS)"; ICPSR researcher Jared Lyle will participate in the session.

>Pienta will also present the paper "Barriers to Data Sharing: New Evidence from a U.S. Survey," co-authored by Lyle and ICPSR Acting Director George Alter.

> Lisa Neidert of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, ICPSR's home institution, will present about "Outreach to New Communities: The Census 2010 Project."

> ICPSR's Bryan Beecher will present his paper "Exploring New Methods for Protecting and Distributing Confidential Research Data."

> ICPSR Assistant Director Mary Vardigan will lead meetings pertaining to the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI).

Please see the full schedule for the times and locations of these presentations. We hope to see you there!

2010-05-27

Archived Announcements

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