Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday
of each month this fall. These calls are generally casual discussions about
projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past
month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.

*This month*, Dan Woulfin presents on DIYDDICurator, a Shiny web app he
designed to help researchers generate a valid Data Documentation Initiative
(DDI) codebook, and rddi, the R package powering that generation
*November 4th at 12pm EDT*
*Register here*: https://metro.org/events/code-and-coffee-code4lib-nyc-8

Abstract:
Generating project metadata is crucial for data sharing but also a
challenge for both information professionals and researchers, especially in
the social sciences. This presentation will look at DIYDDICurator, a Shiny
web app designed to help researchers generate a valid Data Documentation
Initiative (DDI) codebook, and rddi, the R package powering that
generation. We will explore the social drivers and needs that led to
DIYDDICurator, the basics of reactive programming that structures the app,
and how rddi powers it and can be used in data pipelines. While
DIYDDICurator is mostly relevant for curators or researchers working with
human survey data, the lessons learned when creating this app can be
applied to a wide range of situations where there’s a technological gap
between the information professional/librarian and the researcher.
Speaker bio:
Dan Woulfin is an information professional and the Data Associate at Global
TIES for Children - NYU, an interdisciplinary social science research
center. He is responsible for the proper curation and archiving of research
data and its outputs as well as managing data curation workflows at the
center. Dan earned his MLS from the Graduate School of Library and
Information Science at Queens College - CUNY (2021) and his PhD in History
from Stony Brook University (2011).

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Esther Marie Jackson | [log in to unmask]
Scholarly Communication Technologies Librarian
Columbia University Libraries

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