[MNASIS-L] FW: [TCRG] TCRG Event: Data Documentation Initiative, April 8 at UofM

[VanCura, MaryAnn]

If you are involved with metadata standards, you may be interested in
the upcoming brown bag lunch sponsored by the Twin Cities Research Group
(TCRG).

Topic: Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) -- Metadata Standards to
Support Access, Sharing and Preservation of Data.

Mary Ann Van Cura 
Library Development & Continuing Education Coordinator 
State Library Services 

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From: TCRG at yahoogroups.com [mailto:TCRG at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
twincitiesresearch
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:29 AM
Subject: [TCRG] TCRG Event: Data Documentation Initiative, April 8 at
UofM

The next TCRG Brown-Bag Lunch will be hosted by the Minnesota Population
Center on Wednesday, April 8, at 12:00 Noon 

April Topic: Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) -- Metadata Standards
to Support Access, Sharing and Preservation of Data

Where: MPC Seminar Room 
50 Willey Hall (adjacent to UofM Law School)
West Bank Campus
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Event is Free -- bring your own brown-bag lunch

(Parking is Not Free: The closest lots are the UofM Law School Lot and
the Municipal Ramp next to the Holiday Inn.)

Wendy Thomas, Data Access Director with the Minnesota Population Center
http://www.pop.umn.edu <http://www.pop.umn.edu>  , will present on:
metadata, how metadata standards enable improved data resources
accessibility, and MPC's experience with the Data Documentation
Initiative http://www.ddialliance.org/ddi3/
<http://www.ddialliance.org/ddi3/> 

"Most of the non-proprietary metadata standards in use today focus on
specific types or uses of information, creating and interlocking web of
standards that support rather than compete with each other. The DDI
focuses on describing the broad range of social science data from study
inception to the analysis and repurposing of data over time. With the
publication of DDI 3.0 in April 2008, major statistical and research
organizations around the world are moving toward this standard. This
presentation will look at the benefits of using standards to document
your data collection and how the DDI and other standards work together
to support data access, sharing, and preservation."

This should be food for thought for the many of us in "research silos"
who are looking for solutions that allow broader research dissemination
and public use. 

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR FUTURE BROWN BAG PRESENTATIONS

May 13 -- Rick Spicuzza, South Washington County Schools, explains
Educational Assessments and High Stakes Testing

June 10 -- Katherine Blauvelt with the Minnesota Budget Project will
present findings on Trends in the State Budget. 

Have something YOU want to present to Twin Cities researchers? If so,
send a short description or proposal of your idea to the TCRG Program
Coordinator: dr.petty at yahoo.com <mailto:dr.petty%40yahoo.com> 

Regards,
Douglas Petty,
Ela Rausch,
and Todd Graham