IASSIST'96 Schedule

IASSIST'96:

Weaving the Web of Social Science Research, Data and Support

Minneapolis, MN USA

May 15 - 18, 1996


WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

**Joint Sessions with CSS'96**


8:45 - 10:00 PLENARY PANEL:


SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA SERVICES DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF THE MILLENNIUM


Chair/Discussant:
Judith Rowe, Princeton University

Panel:
Adam Lubanski, ESRC Centre for Economic Performance
Ronald E. Anderson, University of Minnesota

10:30 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:


  1. USING THE INTERNET FOR INSTRUCTION

    2. Chair/Discussant:
    Richard Skaggs, University of Minnesota

    "Classrooms and Cyberspace:CyberEd or CyberWaste?", David Garson, North Carolina State University

    "Utilizing the Internet in Interactive Distance Learning and Research for the Social Sciences", Dean Savage, Jesse Reichler and Max Kilger, Queens College

    "Using the Internet in the American Politics Classroom: A Report from the Field", Steven M. Schneider, State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

    "Effective Data Sharing and Information Exchange Systems and Their Impact on Teaching and Learning in the Social Sciences", Deming Wang, UW-Eau Claire


  2. PANEL: METADATA STANDARDS

    3. Chair/Discussant:
    Karsten Boye Rasmussen, Danish Data Archives

    Panel:
    Ann Gerken Green, Yale University
    John Brandt, University of Michigan
    Grant Blank, University of Chicago
    Cheryl Burley, CIESIN


  3. PANEL: THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS DATA ACCESS AND DISSEMINATION SYSTEM (DADS): MANAGING DATA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

    4. Chair/Discussant:
    Albert F. Anderson, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan

    Panel:
    Michael Fortier, Data Access and Dissemination System Project, Bureau of the Census
    Chinya V. Ravishankar, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
    Lisa J. Neidert, Data Archive, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan


12:00 - 1:30 LUNCHEON: SPECIAL SPEAKER

"Teaching and Research in the Year 2000"
Steven Smith
Department of Political Science
University of Minnesota

1:30 - 3:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

  1. TEACHING AND DATA USE

    2. Chair/Discussant:
    Karl Krohn, University of Minnesota

    "Making census data available to college undergraduates by creating a network of teachers", William H. Frey, University of Michigan

    "Disseminating BBS Qualities for Reinforcing Instructor-Student Knowledge Construction", Guillermo Asper & Julia Ferro Bucher, University of Brasilia

    "Using Computers to Present Sociological Principles", William Feigelman and Thomas Taylor, Nassau Community College

  2. PANEL: SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA AND COMPUTING SERVICES: ARE THEY NEEDED AND HOW SHOULD THEY BE ORGANIZED

    3. Chair/Discussant
    Charles Humphrey, University of Alberta

    Panel:
    Merrill Shanks, UC Berkeley
    Tom Phelan, UCLA
    Laine G.M. Ruus, University of Toronto

  3. SOFTWARE DESIGN FOR DATA ACCESS

    4. Chair/Discussant:
    Phil Voxland, University of Minnesota

    "Using WWW to develop a knowledge based interface to large and complex spatial datasets", Keith Cole, University of Manchester

    "Search and retrieval of meta data on CD-ROM and at Internet Sites", James L. Peterson, Sociometrics Corp.

    "Beyond mountains of data: Social science suppport for data archive users", Eric Lang, Sociometrics Corp.


3:30 - 5:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

  1. CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS

    2. "Browsing, Bookishness and Brainstorms", Clifford Dillhunt, University of Wisconsin

    "Data and Social Science Rhetoric: Policy and Instruction", Kenneth P. Jameson, University of Utah

    "Social Science and Commputer Technology Assessment: Some Organizing Principles and Indicators" Louis R. Gaydosh, William Paterson College

  • PANEL: PRODUCING DATA FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION

    • Chair/Discussants:
    Laura Guy, Univeristy of Wisconsin- Madison
    Gregory Haley, Columbia University

    Panel:
    Ekkehard Mochmann, Zentral Archive
    Elizabeth Crayford, World Bank
    Eric Lang, Sociometrics Corp.

  • USING THE INTERNET FOR DATA DISTRIBUTION

    • Chair/Discussant:
    Roberta Miller, CIESIN

    "The CAIN Project: Using the Internet to Provide Information about the Northern Ireland Conflict", Martin Melaugh, University of Ulster

    "Disseminating Historical Census Data on the World Wide Web", Steven Ruggles, Matthew Sobek, Todd Gardner, Univ. of Minnesota

    "Internet, Archival Holdings, and the Compulsory School System in Sweden", Lennart Brantgarde, Swedish Social Science Data Service

    "A Case Study in Virtual Organization: CIESIN's Information Cooperative", Christopher Davis, CIESIN and Univ. of Michigan


    THURSDAY MAY 16


    8:00 - 9:00 REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


    9:00 - 10:00 PLENARY PANEL:

    THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE: PROBLEMS OF OBTINING STATISTICS

    Panel:
    Derek Bond, University of Ulster
    Ekhart Elsner, Technical University of Berlin
    Gillian Robinson, University of Ulster


    10:30 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

    1. PANEL: THE EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET FOR DATA

      2. Panel:
      Karsten Boye Rasmussen, Danish Data Archives
      Steve Hassan, University of Essex
      Simon Musgrave, University of Essex

    2. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ELECTRONIC RECORDS

      3. Chair/Discussant:
      Carolyn Geda

      "What Happened to Punchcard Records in the U.S. Federal Government?", Margaret O. Adams, Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

      "Historical Perspectives on Preserving Electronic Records at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.", Fynnette L. Eaton, Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

    12:00 - 1:30 LUNCHEON: PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED


    1:30 - 3:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

    1. PANEL: DATA LIBERATION -- GETTING YOUR WISH

      2. Chair/Discussant:
      Wendy Watkins, Carleton University

    2. PANEL: DOWNLOADING DATA FROM THE INTERNET: ARCHIVAL, INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS


      3. Chair/Discussant:
      Elizabeth Stephenson, UCLA

      Panel:
      Thomas E. Brown, Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
      Patricia Vanderberg, UC Berkley
      Jon Stiles, UC Berkeley


    3:30 - 5:00 PRESENTATION / DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS


    5:30 - 9:30 EVENING EXCURSION:

    Jonathan Paddleford Boat Trip with Dinner and Entertainment

    (included in conference fee)


    FRIDAY, MAY 17


    8:00 - 9:00 REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

    9:00 - 10:00 PLENARY PANEL:

    PRIVACY VERSUS PUBLIC ACCESS

    "Privacy versus Public Access in Data Collection and Dissemination", Daniel C. Tsang, UC Irvine

    "Confidentiality and Future Access to Government Statistics Managing Data Access Functions and Confidentiality - 'The Norwegian Model'", Vigdis Kvalheim, Norwegian Social Science Data


    10:30 - 12:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

    1. PREPARING DATA FOR DIRECT INTERNET ACCESS

      2. "The Development of A Longitudinal Database on U.S. Imports", Jean Stratford, UC Davis

      "GEOBASE: A Case of Building a Statistical Information System", Michal Peleg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

      "How to Make Osiris More Interoperable for Data Exchange While Waiting for the Ideal System", Lennart Brantgarde, Swedish Social Science Data Service

    2. DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS FOR BROAD DATA SUPPORT SERVICES


      3. "Community and Collaboration", Mary Claire Halvorson, Goldsmiths University of London

      "Data Infrastructure in a Professional Environment", Ineke A.L. Stoop, Netherlands' Social and Cultural Planning Office


    12:00 - 1:30 LUNCHEON: BUSINESS MEETING


    1:30 - 3:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

    1. IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT DATA

      2. "Government Publishing on the World Wide WEB in the UK (past, present and future)", Simon Brackenbury, Uiniversity of Southampton

      "Government Publishing on the WEB: Impact on the US Government Depository Program and Local Access", Julia Wallace, University of Minnesota

      "Developing a User Interface: Creating Displays and Extraction Tools for Raw Data Sets", Juri Stratford, UC Davis

    2. TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE DATA ACCESS AND SERVICE

      3. Chair/Discussant:
      Julie A. Fore, Indiana University

      "The Role of Training in Building a Distributed Archive", Christopher Davis, CIESIN

      "Training in the Age of Digital Abundance", Nicky Ferguson, SOSIG

      "The Need to Train Librarians on Understanding Data Related Issues" Julia Paris, University of the Western Cape


    3:30 - 5:00 GENERAL SESSION: CONFERENCE WRAP UP



    NOTE: The IASSIST Administrative Committee will hold meetings on

    Tuesday, May 14, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

    and

    Wednesday, May 15, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

    Turkey Action Committee meets

    Thursday night after the Evening Excursion




    SATURDAY, MAY 18 IASSIST Workshops

    (pre-registration required, not included in conference fee)


    9:00-12:00 noon

    1. 'Introduction to GIS'

      2. Brent Allison, University of Minnesota

      Provides an introduction to GIS tools, applications and issues. Covers many of the basic questions regarding the geographic display of social science data. Workshop will provide time for hands on use of a variety of GIS tools.


    2. 'Data Archiving in the 21st Century'

      3. Ilona Einowski, UC Berkeley
      Elizabeth Stephenson, UCLA
      Jean Stratford, UC Davis

      This workshop will explore the impact of new technologies on the way data archives and data libraries do business. Administrative, technical, and public service aspects will be covered.


    3. 'Advanced Use of WWW as a Means of Delivering Data'

      4. Jim Jacobs, University of California, San Diego
      Petra Kuester, Yale University
      Ann Gerken Green, Yale University

      Users with a background and experience in using the WWW will be introduced to concepts, issues, procedures, and tools for making data available to their users through the WWW. Topics included: security, basics of cgi-bin scripts, using traditional tools such as SAS in a WWW environment, design issues, functional differences between WWW clients.


    1:30-4:30 pm

    1. 'Advanced GIS Techniques'

      2. Robert McMaster, University of Minnesota

      This workshop provides more in-depth information for the person already familier with basic GIS applications. Participants will receive hands-on practice with GIS tools and gain insight on appropriate applications for the use of GIS in social science research.

    2. 'Preservation of Magnetic Media'

      3. Gene Hickok, National Media Laboratory

      This workshop will focus on the best ways for ensuring the long term preservation of magnetic media. The qualities of various media will be discussed as well as techniques for ensuring the full life of the media and preservation of the information it contains.

    3. 'International Data Resources'

      4. Laura Guy, University of Wisconsin - Madison
      Gregory Haley, Columbia University

      We offer a half-day workshop on international data sources. The workshop will have two parts: the first part will treat locating and using published data resources; the second part will review strategies for locating and accessing data resources from a variety of sources including internet and web servers and data archives. Each session will consist of presentation and demonstration of the material followed by hands-on practice with the material presented.