Data Life Cycle Diagram

Welcome to the Data Documentation Initiative

A metadata specification for the social and behavioral sciences 

Use DDI to:

  • Document your data across the life cycle
  • Interoperate with others
  • Do Data Intelligently (DDI)!

Find out how others have put DDI to work in their organizations, explore resources for learning more about and using the DDI, or join the DDI Community

 

Specifications and documentation

DDI Lifecycle - Latest version: 3.1