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== Engagement with their Designated Community ==
=ENGAGEMENT WITH DESIGNATED COMMUNITY =
To ensure that data and metadata continue to be understood and used effectively into the future the ADA liaises regularly with the Designated Community – including data infrastructure and methods experts, data owners and custodians, and end users. The ADA works closely with academic colleagues in POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research [17] at the ANU which includes experts in research methods, design and statistical practices as well as social science subject matter experts. 


To ensure that data and metadata continue to be understood and used effectively into the future the ADA is closely involved with the Designated Community. The ADA sits in [https://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/ POLIS]: The Centre for Social Policy Research which places its emphasis on staff who understand and value strong research methods and design and statistical practices. The ADA staff actively engages with researchers in this school and the wider POLIS. Moreover, the ADA has a presence in national and international workshops and conferences concerned with social science research, as well as archiving and digital data. Staff of the ADA are an active members of the [https://ddialliance.org/  DDI Alliance], the [https://groups.google.com/g/dataverse-community?pli=1 Dataverse User Community] (for depositors and archives) and the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. ([https://www.acspri.org.au/ ACSPRI]) and the World Association for Public Opinion Research ([https://wapor.org/ WAPOR]) for data users. ADA staff also regularly provide input to community activities such as the Academy of [https://socialsciences.org.au/projects/decadal-plan/ Social Sciences in Australia’s Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure]. Finally, the Director and Deputy Director engage directly with users as part of ANU and disciplinary teaching and training programs, such as the [https://www.acspri.org.au/conferences ACSPRI Summer Program and biannual conferences].
The ADA staff are regularly involved in national and international workshops and conferences. And are active members of several industry groups, for example: the DDI Alliance [18], the Dataverse User Community [19], the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI) [20] and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) [21] for data users. The ADA staff also contribute to ANU teaching and training programs.  


== Data formats ==
The ADA access management team interacts regularly with data users via the ticketing system which functions as a request management platform and helpdesk for general enquiries. The ADA actively supports the establishment of new users in the system, and acts as the first contact for queries about data in the collection and general queries about data management and end-of-life solutions for research project data.


The ADA publishes each quantitative data file in the four formats most widely used by the designated community:  
=SUPPORTING REUSE =
*.sav (SPSS)
The ADA publishes all quantitative data files in multiple formats that widely used by the designated community to support reuse:  
*.sas (SAS)
*.dta (STATA)
* .csv


== Controlled Vocabularies and Ontologies ==
*.sav (SPSS)
For better findability the ADA uses controlled vocabulary and set ontologies for certain parts of the metadata of each dataset:
*.sas (SAS)
* '''Keywords:'''  [http://vocabularyserver.com/apais/ APAIS]
*.dta (STATA)
* '''Topic Classification:''' [http://purl.org/au-research/vocabulary/anzsrc-for/2008/16 ANZSRC FoR codes]
*.csv


== Metadata Formats ==
The ADA requires a minimum level of DDI metadata and uses controlled vocabularies and other standards to ensure data is findable and reusable. Expected metadata includes details about the project, contributors, data collection and cleaning procedures, sampling and weighting, related publications and external resources, and geospatial information.  Depositors are also expected to provide supporting documents where applicable, including the survey instrument, data dictionary, code book, data user guide, and technical report.  
The reusability of the data is also insured by the ADA’s uses the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) standard of metadata documentation, developed by social science data archives in collaboration with the social science community internationally, so that important aspects of a study and associated data can be understood by the community. The use of the standard includes the use of discipline-specific terms and vocabulary, and also includes the provision of links to documents, publications and similar studies to enable greater comprehension of the data.


== Changes to Data, Metadata, Documentation - Future proofing reusability ==
The ADA archivists actively assess deposits for reuse and include usability recommendations in their data processing report for the depositor. Recommendations can include requests for additional metadata or documentation. The ADA supports updates and revisions to published data, metadata, and documentation (as detailed in R11 Workflows).
The ADA is committed to staying aligned with the needs of the designated community. It is actively engaged with the community through conferences and committees to stay in touch with changes in technology and requirements. The chosen platform, Dataverse, is used by many other archives and repositories and is frequently updated to serve the needs of the community. Apart from that, the ADA uses active preservation strategies to future proof the data they archive, see [[Preservation plan]] for details.
 
=References =
 
[36] Reuse – (https://docs.ada.edu.au/index.php/Reuse)
 
[17] The Centre for Social Policy Research (POLIS) – (https://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/)
 
[19] Dataverse User Community – (https://groups.google.com/g/dataverse-community?pli=1)
 
[20] Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI) – (https://www.acspri.org.au/)
 
[21] World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) – (https://wapor.org/)
 
[18] Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) – (https://ddialliance.org/)

Revision as of 06:45, 12 September 2024

ENGAGEMENT WITH DESIGNATED COMMUNITY

To ensure that data and metadata continue to be understood and used effectively into the future the ADA liaises regularly with the Designated Community – including data infrastructure and methods experts, data owners and custodians, and end users. The ADA works closely with academic colleagues in POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research [17] at the ANU which includes experts in research methods, design and statistical practices as well as social science subject matter experts.

The ADA staff are regularly involved in national and international workshops and conferences. And are active members of several industry groups, for example: the DDI Alliance [18], the Dataverse User Community [19], the Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI) [20] and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) [21] for data users. The ADA staff also contribute to ANU teaching and training programs.

The ADA access management team interacts regularly with data users via the ticketing system which functions as a request management platform and helpdesk for general enquiries. The ADA actively supports the establishment of new users in the system, and acts as the first contact for queries about data in the collection and general queries about data management and end-of-life solutions for research project data.

SUPPORTING REUSE

The ADA publishes all quantitative data files in multiple formats that widely used by the designated community to support reuse:

  • .sav (SPSS)
  • .sas (SAS)
  • .dta (STATA)
  • .csv

The ADA requires a minimum level of DDI metadata and uses controlled vocabularies and other standards to ensure data is findable and reusable. Expected metadata includes details about the project, contributors, data collection and cleaning procedures, sampling and weighting, related publications and external resources, and geospatial information. Depositors are also expected to provide supporting documents where applicable, including the survey instrument, data dictionary, code book, data user guide, and technical report.

The ADA archivists actively assess deposits for reuse and include usability recommendations in their data processing report for the depositor. Recommendations can include requests for additional metadata or documentation. The ADA supports updates and revisions to published data, metadata, and documentation (as detailed in R11 Workflows).

References

[36] Reuse – (https://docs.ada.edu.au/index.php/Reuse)

[17] The Centre for Social Policy Research (POLIS) – (https://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/)

[19] Dataverse User Community – (https://groups.google.com/g/dataverse-community?pli=1)

[20] Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI) – (https://www.acspri.org.au/)

[21] World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) – (https://wapor.org/)

[18] Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) – (https://ddialliance.org/)