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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fine idea, and can just a couple of pieces of information myself. The standard is increasingly being used—and being described—as a standard to document
<i>observational</i> data, of all sorts (including ecological and medical data). A section of the DDI web site profiles projects in which it’s used:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.ddialliance.org/ddi-at-work/projects">http://www.ddialliance.org/ddi-at-work/projects</a>. Some examples of projects in other areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://midus.colectica.org/">MIDUS Series -- Midlife in the United States: A National Study of Health and Well-Being</a><br>
The National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary investigation of patterns, predictors, and consequences of midlife development in the areas of physical health, psychological well-being, and social
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://tromsoundersokelsen.uit.no/tromso/" target="_blank">The Tromsø Study</a><br>
The Tromsø Study was initiated in 1974 in an attempt to help combat the high mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in Norway. The primary aim of the Tromsø Study was to determine the reasons for the high mortality rate, and also to develop ways of preventing
heart attacks and strokes. The study was gradually expanded to include many other diseases.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://csde.washington.edu/">University of Washington, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE)</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://libguides.mit.edu/profiles/mcneillh">Katherine McNeill</a><br>
Program Head, Data Management Services; Economics Librarian<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
<a href="mailto:mcneillh@mit.edu">mcneillh@mit.edu</a> | 617-253-0787<br>
<a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/data-management">Data Management Services</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/">Social Science Data Services</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Rdap [mailto:rdap-bounces@asis.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Conrad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 05, 2015 9:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Research Data, Access and Preservation<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Rdap] DDI Data Documentation Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You might want to post your question to the DDI User's Listserv: <a href="http://www.ddialliance.org/community/listserv">http://www.ddialliance.org/community/listserv</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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NARA Information Services/Applied Research<o:p></o:p></p>
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The National Archives and Records Administration<br>
Erma Ora Byrd Conference and Learning Center<br>
Building 494 Second Floor<br>
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Phone: 304-726-7820<br>
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Email: <a href="mailto:mark.conrad@nara.gov" target="_blank">mark.conrad@nara.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Daureen Nesdill <<a href="mailto:daureen.nesdill@utah.edu" target="_blank">daureen.nesdill@utah.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Does anyone have examples of a DDI for subject areas other than the social and behavioral sciences?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Any assistance will be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Daureen Nesdill, MS, MLIS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">University of Utah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-5038" target="_blank">http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-5038</a>
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