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QUALITATIVE DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT/ OVERVIEW

OVERVIEWQuDEx SCHEMA AND DOCUMENTATIONPROJECT OUTPUTS

This R&D work is in developing, refining and testing models for data exchange for qualitative research data.

A draft metadata schema, QuDEx, designed to work with the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI), has been released and is available for testing. A data exchange model and XML schema for representing complex data collections is being developed.

This is a continuation of the orginal Data Exchange Tools and Conversion Utilities DExT project work looking at data exchange formats for quantitative and qualitative data.

Data conversion and proprietary data entry and analysis are particularly important and problematic aspects of data management and curation. The JISC-funded DExT project aimed to provide researchers and support staff working with primary research data with a suite of tools to enable data to be long-term curated and exchangeable.

The DExT project was part of the JISC Repositories and Preservation Programme, under the Tools and Innovations strand. The programme aimed to develop and pilot innovative approaches to repository use and digital preservation through the development of new software and tools.

The schema,documentation and outputs from the project can be accessed on:

Schema and documentation

Project reports and presentations are available from:

PROJECT Outputs

 

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