SOCIOMETRICS

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SOCIOMETRICS

• The Social Science Electronic Data Library

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The Social Science Electronic Data Library

• PREMIUM health and social science resource
• Over 300 data sets from 200 different studies
• Unique source of high quality data

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THE COLLECTIONS

• AIDS/STD
• Disability in the U.S.
• American Family
• Adolescent Pregnancy
• Aging
• Maternal Drug Abuse

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What You Can Do With the SSEDL

• Search and retrieve variables by Topic, Type,
  Study, or Keyword(s)
• Prepare files for data analysis
• View print the Original Data Collection
  Instruments

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Who Benefits from the SSEDL

• Social Science and Health Researchers
• Policymakers
• Analysts
• Forecasters

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Who Benefits from the SSEDL(continued)

• Teachers
• Students
• Reference Staff
• Librarians

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Why the SSEDL is Recommended

• Selected by expert panels of social
  scientistsand health researchers

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Why the SSEDL is Recommended (continued)

• Studies were selected for
• technical quality
• substantive importance to the field
• potential for secondary analysis
• disciplinary balance

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SSEDL Saves Time, Money Effort

• Complete data files on CD-ROM
• Search and retrieval
• software
• Links between variables
• in data sets and items
• in original study questionnaires

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SSEDL Saves Time, Money Effort (continued)

• Complete SAS SPSS command files
• Frequencies files
• Data dictionaries
• Detailed Users Guides

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FREE Technical SupportThrough Sociometrics
Research Support Group
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SSEDL Data Archives

• Used individually by thousands of students and
  professionals at universities and research
  institutions throughout U.S. for over 15 years

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Comments on Sociometrics Data Archives

• the Data Archives reflect the quality that
  can be achieved when the aim is for maximum user
  friendlinessthe closest thing to archival works
  of art
• Laura Guy
• University of Wisconsin

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Comments on Sociometrics Data Archives (continued)

• The retrieval system is wonderful! I have put
  together three extract data sets in a fraction
  of time I used to spend working with tapes on the
  mainframe
• Timothy Armstrong, Ph.D.
• Institute of Aging
• U C San Francisco

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Comments on Sociometrics Research Support Group

• The technical assistance I received was
  invaluable
• Will Coutenay, Ph.D.
• Mens Health Consulting,
• I would rate the help as excellent
• Holly Hollomon, Ph.D.
• Westat

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SSEDL

• SSEDL is UNIQUE and not available from any other
  public source

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SSEDL on the WEB

• Membership in the Socionet Data Consortium
• FREE Web Searches and downloading for one year
  for up to 3 IP addresses
• Updates available on CD-ROM and Sociometrics Web
  Site

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Total SSEDL Package

• 17 CD-ROMS in special binder and slipcase
• Suggestions on where and how to begin
• Reference Guide
• Quick Start Guide
• Multimedia CD-ROM Guide

• Institutional License Agreement
• Library Flyer
• Informational Brochure
• Users Manual
• Contents Manual

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SSEDL Package Cost

• 2995

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SPONSORS of the SSEDL

• U.S. Office of Population Affairs
• National Institute of Child Health and Human
  Development
• National Institute on Aging
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Science Foundation

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Examples of Organizations Using SSEDL Component
Data Archives

• Large Universities
• Small Colleges
• Research/Policy Institutes
• Hospital/Health Centers

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AGING DATA ARCHIVE

• ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
• FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
• RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
• UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY DATA ARCHIVE

• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
• MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

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AMERICAN FAMILY DATA ARCHIVE

• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
• ALDERMAN LIBRARY
• LEMOYNE COLLEGE
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
• UNIVERSITY OF KENT
• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

MATERNAL DRUG ABUSE

• UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• HOWARD UNIVERSITY

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DISABILITY DATA ARCHIVE

• SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
• CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC)
• CENTER FOR REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY
• CRAIG HOSPITAL
• GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• INFOUSE
• SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
• THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
• THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

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DISABILITY DATA ARCHIVE (CONTINUED)

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
• VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
• WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
• WESTAT MAIN LIBRARY

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EXAMPLES OF CURRENT SSEDL USERS

• BINGHAMTON (SUNY)
• HARVARD UNIVERSITY
• EMORY UNIVERSITY
• JOHNS HOPKINS POPULATION CENTER
• STANFORD UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at BERKELEY
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at SAN FRANCISCO
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES

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Contact Us

• Josefina J. Card, Ph.D.
• President, Sociometrics Corp.
• Phone [phone] x211
• E-mail jjcard_at_socio.com
• Eric Lang, Ph.D.
• Principal Research Scientist
• Phone [phone] x215
• E-mail eric_at_socio.com
• Web site http//www.socio.com

• Noah Feinstein
• SSEDL Research Associate
• Phone [phone] x219
• E-mail noahrf_at_socio.com
• Sachi Mizuno
• Marketing Associate
• Phone [phone] x207
• E-mail smizuno_at_socio.com
• Fax Number 1-650-949-3299

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SOCIOMETRICS

• R D firm that developed the SSEDL
• Conducts basic and applied research
• Specializes in social science research
  applications
• Facilitates data dissemination

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SOCIOMETRICS (continued)

• Makes recommendations regarding policies and
  programs aimed at reducing the incidence and
  consequences of social problems
• Helps non-experts become more familiar with the
  tools and benefits of social science

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SOCIOMETRICS

• The Social Science Electronic Data Library