[DDI-users] Fwd: DDI help

[Wendy Thomas]

Hi Bilal,

I'm sure we can provide some direction. How is your metadata currently
structured? In a database or your own design? DDI Codebook (DDI2) is
structured very much like a traditional codebook with variable
specific information contained within the variable structure. There is
also extensive information collected on the study as a whole. As your
metadata currently seems to be structured it may be easiest to map
your contents to the DDI structure, output the majority of the by
writing a translation program and then adding those sections for which
you have metadata but possibly not in as structured a storage mode
(such as pdf, word, or other document sources).

Can you provide a link to your site so we can see what type of
metadata you have available? Looking forward to hearing more

Wendy Thomas


On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 7:17 AM,  <Bilal.Khurshid at lshtm.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I am working on large dataset of medical research which was collected in the
> form of survey. I developed a web based system which contains the meta-data
> and it allows users to search variables and put them in cart and ask the
> admin for data (order the data).
> After finishing project i have been asked to check if we can make it
> compatible with DDI2. I have gone through case studies at the website and
> got an overview of specification as well. I wonder if anyone can guide me
> with what steps should be taken to make it complaint.
>
> Regards,
> Bilal
>
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