[DDI-users] Re: DDI-users digest, Vol 1 #57 - 1 msg

Jyoti Savla ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:18:41 -0700 (PDT)


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Thank You, Mary, for sharing your thoughts about making DDI more accessible to all.  Let's hope that all the people out there who are currently using DDI for their projects will share their experiences and material (tools, scripts, softwares, stylesheets, etc.) that might be useful to others. If there is any other way that I could help out, please do feel free to let me know. Much thanks,Jyoti "Tina" SavlaDoctoral StudentDepartment of Child & Family DevelopmentUniversity of Georgia

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1. Re: DDIing (was: Lets make DDI more user-friendly) (Mary Vardigan)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:47:33 -0400
To: ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu
From: Mary Vardigan 
Subject: Re: [DDI-users] DDIing (was: Lets make DDI more user-friendly)
Reply-To: ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu

The recent discussion on making the DDI more user-friendly was really 
instructive and happened at a propitious time because we are just now 
in the process of modifying the DDI Web site. Thanks for raising the 
issue, Jyoti.

Here are four ways the site might become more useful:

(1) Add a "Getting Started With DDI" section: This would include some 
step-by-step instructions and would cover different scenarios, 
depending on whether the user has legacy documentation or is starting 
from scratch, what the desired outputs are, how the materials to be 
marked up are formatted, etc.

(2) Augment the existing list of projects that currently use DDI. In 
addition to being good publicity for the DDI, the list may also 
promote networking within the DDI community and help people who are 
exploring the DDI to get started in actually using it.

(3) Related to the above list of DDI implementers, add a DDI Details 
page: For each of the listed DDI projects, we currently include only 
a link to the project itself. We would like to add another link 
pointing to a DDI Details page, which describes in more detail how 
the project has used the DDI. This link may point to a page on the 
main DDI site or on the project site, and could serve to publicize 
the project's connection to DDI, or as a guide to future DDI 
implementers.

(4) Make the "DDI Tools" section more prominent and more robust: This 
section should include software tools that people have used to edit, 
manipulate, and view DDI. This would make it easier for first-time 
implementers to get started using the DDI.

Ways you can help:

* Re #2 above, the current list of DDI users is incomplete. Please 
look over the list at:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/ORG/index2.html#a04. If you are using 
DDI and your organization isn't on the list or if you know of other 
DDI implementers not represented here, please get back to me with the 
URL and other pertinent information.

* Re #3, if your organization is already on the list, please get back 
to me with a DDI-Details page described above.

* Re #4, if your organization has any DDI software 
tools/scripts/stylesheets that you would like to share with the DDI 
community and that are not currently listed at 
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/INFO/index.html#02.5, please get in 
touch.

Let me know if you have other ideas for the site, and thanks so much 
for your help.

Regards,
Mary





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<DIV>Thank You, Mary, for sharing your thoughts about making DDI more accessible to all.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Let's hope that all the people out there who are currently using DDI for their projects will share their experiences and material (tools, scripts, softwares, stylesheets, etc.)&nbsp;that might be useful to others.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>If there is any other way that I could help out, please do feel free to let me know.</DIV>
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<DIV>Much thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Jyoti "Tina" Savla</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Doctoral Student</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>Department of Child &amp; Family Development</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>University of Georgia</FONT><BR><BR><B><I>ddi-users-request@icpsr.umich.edu</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Send DDI-users mailing list submissions to<BR>ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu<BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/mailman/listinfo/ddi-users<BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>ddi-users-request@icpsr.umich.edu<BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>ddi-users-admin@icpsr.umich.edu<BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of DDI-users digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR>1. Re: DDIing (was: Lets make DDI more user-friendly) (Mary Vardigan)<BR><BR>--__--__--<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 15:47:33 -0400<BR>To: ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu<BR>From: Mary Vardigan <MARYV@ICPSR.UMICH.EDU><BR>Subject: Re: [DDI-users] DDIing (was: Lets make DDI more user-friendly)<BR>Reply-To: ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu<BR><BR>The recent discussion on making the DDI more user-friendly was really <BR>instructive and happened at a propitious time because we are just now <BR>in the process of modifying the DDI Web site. Thanks for raising the <BR>issue, Jyoti.<BR><BR>Here are four ways the site might become more useful:<BR><BR>(1) Add a "Getting Started With DDI" section: This would include some <BR>step-by-step instructions and would cover different scenarios, <BR>depending on whether the user has legacy documentation or is starting <BR>from scratch, what the desired outputs are, how the materials to be <BR>marked up are formatted, etc.<BR><BR>(2) Augment the existing list of projects that currently use DDI. In <BR>addition to being good publicity for the DDI, the list may also <BR>promote networking within the DDI community and help people who are <BR>exploring the DDI to get started in actually using it.<BR><BR>(3) Related to the above list of DDI implementers, add a DDI Details <BR>page: For each of the listed DDI projects, we currently include only <BR>a link to the project itself. We would like to add another link <BR>pointing to a DDI Details page, which describes in more detail how <BR>the project has used the DDI. This link may point to a page on the <BR>main DDI site or on the project site, and could serve to publicize <BR>the project's connection to DDI, or as a guide to future DDI <BR>implementers.<BR><BR>(4) Make the "DDI Tools" section more prominent and more robust: This <BR>section should include software tools that people have used to edit, <BR>manipulate, and view DDI. This would make it easier for first-time <BR>implementers to get started using the DDI.<BR><BR>Ways you can help:<BR><BR>* Re #2 above, the current list of DDI users is incomplete. Please <BR>look over the list at:<BR>http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/ORG/index2.html#a04. If you are using <BR>DDI and your organization isn't on the list or if you know of other <BR>DDI implementers not represented here, please get back to me with the <BR>URL and other pertinent information.<BR><BR>* Re #3, if your organization is already on the list, please get back <BR>to me with a DDI-Details page described above.<BR><BR>* Re #4, if your organization has any DDI software <BR>tools/scripts/stylesheets that you would like to share with the DDI <BR>community and that are not currently listed at <BR>http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/INFO/index.html#02.5, please get in <BR>touch.<BR><BR>Let me know if you have other ideas for the site, and thanks so much <BR>for your help.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Mary<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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