[ICPSR] ICPSR Webinar Invitation: 3-Part "Life of a Dataset" Webcast Series

[Linda Detterman]

Join ICPSR for a webinar series titled, “Life of a Dataset.”  This 3-part
series will describe ICPSR’s data management approach starting with the
identification and deposit of data, to processing and cleaning, and finally
to building metadata and tools to ready the data for discovery and
dissemination.


Whether you are collecting data, planning on sharing (depositing) data to
meet funding agency requirements, or interested in repository and archive
management, you will find lots of informative content and guidance.  Q&A
will be available during each session.

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*Interested in all three sessions?  Please note you must register for each
session individually.*

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*Life of a Dataset Part I: The Deposit - Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 1
pm EST*

*Register here: *https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/962668858**

This stage in a dataset’s life will discuss and describe the opening steps
it takes on the path to dissemination through the Web site at
www.icpsr.umich.edu. We’ll cover the method of identifying data for
acquisition, depositing of study materials (ingest), and the technical
support that the Acquisitions unit provides to researchers. Tools for the
researcher will be reviewed and the tools that are used by this unit will
also be shown.

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*Life of a Dataset Part II: The Process of Processing - Wednesday, January
23, 2013, at 1 pm EST*

*Register here: *https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/776530618**

This stage in a dataset’s life will describe the process of how the data
are reviewed, cleaned, archived, and prepared for dissemination. The
working relationship between the processor and the processing supervisor to
ensure the confidentiality of respondents will be examined. The tools used
by the processor to insure data security and accuracy in processing will be
discussed.

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*Life of a Dataset Part III: Discovery & Dissemination - Wednesday, January
30, 2013, at 1 pm EST*

*Register here: *https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/804318458**

This stage in a dataset’s life will relate how the study’s description is
built and the metadata are enriched to aid discovery. We’ll consider how
the codebook and other materials are created, and what final steps are
taken to preserve the digital data in advance of their release. Finally, we
will talk about how the study is released, announced, and disseminated
through the ICPSR Web site.


Registration information regarding this webinar series is also summarized
on ICPSR's Announcements page:
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/support/announcements/2012/12/webinar-series-coming-up-life-of-dataset

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Linda Detterman

Assistant Director, Collection Delivery

Marketing & Membership Director

ICPSR – University of Michigan

lindamd at umich.edu

734.615.5494
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