[ICPSR] ICPSR DataBytes -- Spring 2015

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ICPSR DataBytes



In This Issue


Spring into ICPSR for a Bit!
Think Spring -- Plan for Fall!
Grow your Software Skills with the Software Carpentry Workshop
A Bouquet of Fresh Workshops!
Help Wanted -- Spring Clean your ICPSR Membership!
Considering a Spring or Summer Workshop on Your Campus? Materials Provided!
Webinar Alert! Meeting Federal Research Requirements for Data Management  
Plans, Public Access, and Preservation
2015 Research Paper Competition Winner Announced!
Budding Researchers Join ICPSR for the Summer
Recently Launched Archives Flourish at ICPSR

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Spring into ICPSR for a Bit!

Spring has arrived in Ann Arbor and all is in bloom! Likewise, ICPSR is  
blossoming with many bits and bytes to share!


Think Spring -- Plan for Fall! 2015 ICPSR Meeting Registration Now Open!

This year's conference theme is, "Delivering Effective Data Stewardship."  
With over 17 workshops and sessions, the ICPSR Meeting will highlight  
ICPSR's core functions highlighting current data collections and  
data-related tools and exciting new data projects. The meeting will also  
impart practical approaches and strategies to work with data producers to  
share data, write data management plans, steward discipline-focused  
repositories, and locate tools and resources to assist in curating and  
managing research data.


Grow your Software Skills with the Software Carpentry Workshop

ICPSR is pleased to host the popular two-day Software Carpentry workshop, a  
hands-on two-day event that covers the core skills needed to be productive  
in a small research team, including version control, data management, and  
task automation. Short tutorials alternate with practical exercises. No  
prior experience is necessary. The Software Carpentry Workshop hosted by  
ICPSR will run Monday and Tuesday, September 28-29, prior to the start of  
the ICPSR Meeting.


A Bouquet of Fresh Workshops!

The 2015 ICPSR Meeting will offer five workshops taking place on Wednesday,  
September 30. Workshops offer gentle introductions to understanding  
research methods metadata and statistical software, bringing data into the  
classroom, curating and managing research data for re-use, and an  
orientation to ICPSR and the Official Representative role. Spaces in many  
workshops are limited, so register soon!

Help Wanted -- Spring Clean your ICPSR Membership!

Seasons pass. Time moves on. And your membership account gets outdated. We  
encourage all ORs and DRs to take a quick look at the state of your  
account. Have you updated your IP range? Your OR/DR contact information?  
Reviewed your utilization reports? All these cleaning tools can be found by  
visiting ICPSR's Membership site (left pane) and using your OR/DR  
credentials to log in.

Considering a Spring or Summer Workshop on Your Campus? Materials Provided!

Planning a workshop about ICPSR's resources and services on your campus but  
not sure where to start? ICPSR has updated its workshop presentation and  
other promotional materials, all available on demand. Customizable  
promotional posters and email/newsletter content are also ready for  
download, and you can request printed materials be mailed direct to your  
institution. In addition, you can find our presentations for download on  
SlideShare -- search for "ICPSR".

Webinar Alert! Meeting Federal Research Requirements for Data Management  
Plans, Public Access, and Preservation

With the deadlines for achieving public access to scientific research data  
in digital formats approaching (October 2015 and January 2016), this  
webinar will provide practical advice and resources for writing data  
management plans as well as tips for evaluating in-house or external public  
access data sharing services that meet federal research requirements.  
Register now for the June 9, 1 pm EDT webinar!

2015 Research Paper Competition Winner Announced!

ICPSR is pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Research Paper  
Competition for Undergraduates. Tiffany Foster (BA, Psychology) of the  
Hiram College earned first-place in the ICPSR Undergraduate Competition  
with her paper, "Social Information Processing Mediates the Relationship  
between Effortful Control and Peer Success in First Graders." The paper  
used the study, NICHD Study of Child Care and Youth Development, to test  
the way in which children process social information and how that relates  
to their success with peers.

Budding Researchers Join ICPSR for the Summer

The ICPSR Intern Class of 2015 has just been announced! Congratulations to:  
Kimberly Gannon (Michigan State University); Cristian Nuno (University of  
Illinois at Chicago); Ilse Paniagua (Cornell Unversity); Rebeca  
Willis-Conger (Reed College); Polina Zvavitch (Ohio State University). See  
more on the ICPSR Internship Program.

Recently Launched Archives Flourish at ICPSR

In early 2015, ICPSR announced the official debut of a website for the  
National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC). The underlying data for  
the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) and General Social  
Survey (GSS) are available to researchers, policy-makers, arts  
practitioners and others.


ICPSR also announced the creation of a new archive on disability. The  
Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and Research (ADDEP)  
includes longitudinal datasets that make it easier to follow the onset of  
disability and changes in functional status that occur over time. ADDEP  
will cultivate discovery about and understanding of people living with  
disability in the US, aiding researchers, policy makers, and others.


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