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Social Science Data Archives: Case Studies in Data Sustainability

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Shankar, Kalpana 
Eschenfelder, Kristin R. 
Downey, Greg 
et al. 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5213
Date Issued
04 March 2014
Date Available
04T04:00:08Z March 2014
Abstract
There has been a sizeable investment in the development of large-scale data and appropriate infrastructures in the physical and biological sciences and increasingly in the social sciences and humanities. Concerns about data sustainability have attracted a great deal of attention as research project data collection represents a significant investment, and loss of subsequent use of that data represents a loss of potential value.  In this poster, we focus on of the most long-lived examples of data archives: Social Science Data Archives (SSDAs).  SSDAs provide a long view on these topics as they predate both computers and the Internet. They also provide a unique opportunity to examine perceptions about what makes an archive sustainable over long periods of time, through the ups and downs of funding cycles and massive changes in technical and organizational infrastructure.  In this study, we report on preliminary research on the historical, institutional, and operational dimensions over SSDAs over time.  Drawing upon analyses of institutional and policy documents and interviews with staff, depositors, and administrators, this poster briefly discusses current challenges to SSDA longevity and implications for We describe initial findings with respect to these two SSDAs and detail next steps in expanding the study both theoretically and methodologically.
Sponsorship
Irish Research Council
Other Sponsorship
New Foundations 2013
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Keywords
  • Social science data a...

  • Data sharing

  • Sustainability

Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Description
iConference 2014, 4-7 March, 2014, Berlin, Germany
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
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Information and Communication Studies Research Collection
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