[DDI-users] ICPSR VERSION Question

[Mary Vardigan]

Thanks for your question, Sherry. We have not actually started using 
the ICPSR VERSION field yet but have added the capability for it to 
streamline our process for creating "front matter" for codebooks (we 
need this information parsed out from the citation in order for it to 
appear on the title page). This field will essentially contain 
information duplicated in the citation. Ultimately, it is one step 
toward being able to automatically generate a citation from its 
component parts.

I hope this makes sense...

Mary

At 10:01 AM -0400 8/20/02, Sherry H. Lake wrote:
>I have a question about the DDI-xml mappings of the ICPSR datasets. 
>In the description on the "XML and Study Abstracts":
>http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ORG/aboutxml.html
>there is a paragraph about ICPSR.VERSION.  The text says "This 
>element holds text describing the 'edition' of the study, such as 
>'2nd ICPSR edition.'"
>
>In looking at the latest xml files (using as an example study No. 
>06104, xml updated on 7/24/2002), there is only one <verStmt> 
>statement for the date updated.  There is no repeat of the <verStmt> 
>for the ICPSR version.  This study 06104 is an updated version, 
>looking at the <biblCit> the citation for this study says:
>"3rd release."
>
>If there is such a thing as a new field ICPSR.VERSION, and it is not 
>used in this study, then what case would it be used?  Where in any 
>other field is the version info, such as release #, kept?
>
>Thanks,
>--
>Sherry Lake                           shlake@virginia.edu
>Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
>Alderman Library, University of Virginia
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