Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving

Best Practice Throughout the Data Life Cycle: 6th Edition

Inside the Guide

About ICPSR

  • Why Should I Archive Data?
  • How Do I Deposit Data?
  • What Services Does ICPSR Offer?
  • Using the Guide

Importance of Data Sharing and Archiving

  • Planning Ahead for Archiving and Preservation of Data
  • The Data Life Cycle

Proposal Development and Data Management Plans

  • Recommended Elements for Data Management Plans
  • Other Considerations
  • Summary Table: Elements of a Data Management Plan
  • An Example Data Management Plan for Depositing Data with ICPSR

Project Start-Up

  • Importance of Good Data Management

Data Collection and File Creation

  • Best Practice in Creating Research Data
  • Quantitative Data
  • Qualitative Data
  • Other Data Types
  • Best Practice in Creating Metadata

Data Analysis

  • Master Datasets and Work Files

Addressing Confidentiality Issues

  • Respondent Confidentiality

Depositing Data

  • File Formats
  • Archiving Files from Analysis of Existing or Secondary Data

References

Index