Getting in touch with metadata: a DDI subset for FAIR metadata production in clinical psychology

To address metadata with researchers it is important to use models that include familiar domain concepts. In the Social Sciences, the DDI is a well-accepted source of such domain concepts. To create FAIR data and metadata, we need to establish a compact set of DDI elements that fit the requirements...

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Published inIASSIST quarterly Vol. 47; no. 1
Main Authors Castro, João Aguiar, Rodrigues, Joana, Mena Matos, Paula, M D Sales, Célia, Ribeiro, Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology 30.03.2023
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Summary:To address metadata with researchers it is important to use models that include familiar domain concepts. In the Social Sciences, the DDI is a well-accepted source of such domain concepts. To create FAIR data and metadata, we need to establish a compact set of DDI elements that fit the requirements in projects and are likely to be adopted by researchers inexperienced with metadata creation. Over time, we have engaged in interviews and data description sessions with research groups in the Social Sciences, identifying a manageable DDI subset. A recent Clinical Psychology project, TOGETHER, dealing with risk assessment for hereditary cancer, considered the inclusion of a DDI subset for the production of metadata that are timely and interoperable with data publication initiatives in the same domain. Taking a DDI subset identified by the data curators, we make a preliminary assessment of its use as a realistic effort on the part of researchers, taking into consideration the metadata created in two data description sessions, the effort involved, and overall metadata quality. A follow-up questionnaire was used to assess the perspectives of researchers regarding data description.
ISSN:0739-1137
2331-4141
DOI:10.29173/iq1008