The Odum Institute for Research in Social Science encourages researchers to deposit their data with the Insitute. Data on any social science or health topic are welcome. The Institute is actively building its archive of state polls and Southern data, and will be especially grateful for deposits in these areas. Data archived with the Institute will be made available on the Institute's web site at no cost to depositors or users. Benefits to depositors include incorporation of deposited data in the Institute's electronic catalog of holdings and, for public opinion data, our public opinion question database, which allows online free-text searching of question text.
Only clean, machine-readable data with complete and accurate documentation can be accepted. We accept a variety of formats, including IBM-compatible disks, CDs, ftp, or e-mail attachments, in order to accommodate data depositors. We prefer to obtain fuly documented SPSS, SAS, or Stata files containing variable and value labels. We can also accept raw data files if complete file layout information is also provided. Printed copies of questionnaires will be accepted if electronic version are not available.
A printed or electronic copy of this form should accompany all data contributions. Part I of the form covers information needed to insure that you or your organization receives proper acknowledgement. Parts II and III ensure that we have an accurate description of the data, as well as the study design and methodology for the Odum Institutes's online data catalog. (Parts II and III should be completed for each study to be deposited with the Institute since some of this information will differ for each file. Where information is the same, you may reference previous sheets or simply use your word processor to cut and paste information.) Part IV covers data format and computer configurations necessary to read the data.
Should you have questions about perparing your data for deposit, please contact:
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David Sheaves or Diane Ramsey |
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