Membership Documents
  • Bylaws
  • Charter
  • Join the DDI Alliance
  • Membership Form (PDF)
Alliance Structure
  • Member Institutions
  • Expert Committee
  • Steering Committee
  • Committee Meeting Minutes
Publications
  • General Brochure
  • Newsletter
  • Reports
    • Annual Report 2006 (PDF)
    • Annual Report 2005 (PDF)
    • Annual Report 2004 (PDF)
    • Strategic Plan, 2007 and Beyond (PDF)

Papers, Presentations, and Reports
Projects Using the DDI
DDI Users' Listserv
Getting Started with the DDI
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Document Type Definition (DTD)
XML Schema (XSD)
DDI Lite (Recommended Elements)
Version Control for DTD
Information on DTD Elements (DDI Tag Library)

Mapping to Other Metadata Standards
  • Dublin Core
  • Recommended Fields (CESSDA) (PDF)
Related Tools
  • Software/Tools
  • XML/XSLT

Announcements

DDI 3.0 Officially Approved

The DDI Alliance has approved the latest version of the DDI specification, DDI 3.0, and the specification has now been officially published. The Alliance reviewed the specification and related use cases and implementations during the month of April and then voted to ratify DDI 3.0 officially. A Web page devoted to DDI 3.0 is available for those who are interested in learning more about the specification.

2008-MAY-01

DDI Alliance to Meet May 31

The DDI Alliance will meet on Saturday, May 31, in Palo Alto, California, after the annual meeting of the International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST). The IASSIST meeting, to be held May 27-30, has scheduled several workshops and sessions focusing on DDI.

2008-MAY-01

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