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Data description in data repositories: metadata schemas for social sciences

Li Yang ORCID,Margaret E.I. Kipp ORCID

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DOI: 10.23106/dcmi.952427593

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This project studies how data is described in data repositories related to social science. Using a qualitative content analysis method, we analyzed 39 metadata schemas and categorized them into five categories. The result shows the connections, common features in data description, and application of the metadata schemas.

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Li Yang

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,US

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Margaret E.I. Kipp

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,US

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Yang, L., & E.I. Kipp, M. (2024). Data description in data repositories: metadata schemas for social sciences. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2024. https://doi.org/10.23106/dcmi.952427593
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DCMI-2024 Toronto, Canada Proceedings
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University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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October 20-23, 2024
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