[ICPSR] DataBytes - Spring 2009

[Matthew Richardson]

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ICPSR's First Byte!
Undergrads Writing for Fame & Fortune - by May 31!
Where Will You Be This Summer?
OR Meeting Goes Virtual & Public
Self Help for the Data Community
Electronic or Bust
A Bit about the Integrated Fertility Survey Series
Digital Preservation Workshops Coming!
Council News
OR Toolbox - ICPSR Utilization Reports
ICPSR Events
Upcoming conferences &
Council meetings

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ICPSR's First Byte!

Welcome to ICPSR's first electronic newsletter! Our goal with this  
communication is to provide you with bits and bytes of new information  
and reminders about ICPSR tools and resources on a quarterly basis in  
a concise format. We hope you enjoy the first spring edition of ICPSR  
DataBytes!

Undergrads Writing for Fame & Fortune - by May 31!

The ICPSR Undergraduate Research Paper Competition is now in its third  
year. There are actually two competitions, each with a top cash prize  
of $1,000, and ICPSR publishes the winning papers. Please remind  
students and faculty that the deadline is coming soon - May 31, 2009.

Where Will You Be This Summer?

Ann Arbor is the place to be this summer! Registration for the ICPSR  
Summer Program in Quantitative Methods is now open and seats are  
filling fast. Four-week courses start June 22, 2009, with three- and  
five-day workshops starting even earlier. Some courses are offered in  
other locations to make travel easier.

OR Meeting Goes Virtual & Public

Because many of us are facing travel restrictions as a result of the  
economic downturn, the 2009 Meeting of Official Representatives will  
be held fully online this year. The meeting Web site and program are  
under development. We are excited about the new possibilities of the  
virtual environment, especially because the meeting will be available  
to all ORs, DRs, and the full data community!

Self Help for the Data Community

Need a little help working with data? Visit ICPSR's Data User Help  
Center where the goal is to provide data users with comprehensive  
answers to the most common problems experienced when working with  
ICPSR data and related resources. And, we are delighted to announce  
that a new tutorial on using SDA has just been added!

Electronic or Bust

ICPSR continues to expand its efforts to "go green," having launched  
its most recent publications (2007-2008 Annual Report, Strategic Plan,  
Fall 2008 ICPSR Bulletin) fully online.

A Bit about the Integrated Fertility Survey Series

ICPSR is pleased to announce the launch of the Integrated Fertility  
Survey Series (IFSS) project Web site! The project seeks to produce a  
harmonized dataset of U.S. family and fertility surveys spanning the  
1955-2002 period. The IFSS site enables users to access standardized  
data files and documentation, use Survey Documentation and Analysis  
(SDA), and browse related publications for each of the ten component  
surveys.

Digital Preservation Workshops Coming!

Responsible for stewardship of digital assets in an age of  
technological uncertainty? ICPSR has space available in its October  
2009 and May 2010 digital preservation training program workshops.

Council News

ICPSR is accepting Council nominations for the 3/2010 - 2/2014 term.  
Please submit nominations to councilnominees at icpsr.umich.edu no later  
than April 24, 2009. Questions on the nomination process? See the  
ICPSR Blog for an insider's perspective!

OR Toolbox - ICPSR Utilization Reports

It's that time of year again - time to report on usage statistics!  
ICPSR has developed on-demand access to utilization statistics at your  
campus or organization. See the Utilization Reports page to access  
these tools. Note that these pages require OR or DR authentication for  
access.


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