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Advances in Data Preservation: The Roper Center Archive
Approach
Cynthia TeixeiraCynthia Teixeira
The Roper Center for Public Opinion ResearchThe Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
University of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut
IASSIST Conference 2003, Ottawa, Canada
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Overview
• Introduction to Center
• Challenges to the Archive
• Pilot Project
• Multi-Track Approach
• Current Status of the Archive
• Future
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The Roper Center
• Purpose – To acquire and preserve public opinion data and relevant
documentation
– To make available the data for secondary analysis
– To provide support in the use of these data
• Introduction to the Roper Center– Founded just after World War II– Largest archives of public opinion data
• ~8000 US studies• ~7000 Foreign studies
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Archive Challenges
• Mainframe computing• Quality of documentation and the variety of formats
(Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, ASCII text, OSIRIS codebooks, paper)
• Various data formats (Column binary, flat ASCII, SPSS)
• Identity items included in the data files• Incomplete catalog records
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Pilot Project
• Fortune Magazine Collection– Begin in Spring 2000– 75 studies from 1938-1949
• Reasons for choosing the collection– Column binary data– Condition of the documentation– Number of studies
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Multi-Track Approach
• Conversion of all documentation to electronic files• Addressing concerns about data confidentiality and
responsible use• Converting older data format files to more standard
formats• Improving catalog records for each study
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Completed Data Collections
• ABC/Washington Post• American Soldier
Surveys• Associated Press• CBS News/New York
Times• Gallup/Cable News
Network/USA Today
• Gallup News Service• NBC News/Wall Street
Journal• Princeton Survey
Research Associates (PSRA)
• Fortune Magazine• Roper Reports• Yankelovich Partners
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Status of the US Archives,January 2003
Completed Studies
51%Data Format Conversions
Needed15%
Basic Processing
Needed34%
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Future Archival Developments
• Standardization of all studies within the Archive• IP authentication• DDI implementation• Implementation of Express data set download • Acquisitions
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