Dear researcher,
We write to kindly ask you to support our plan to develop a documentation standard for psychological research data and their underlying methods by participating in a short online survey. We (Leibniz Institute for Psychological Information and Documentation (ZPID)) have designed this survey as one part of the BMBF-funded project PsyCuraDat.
The goal of our project is to develop a documentation standard which is specific for psychological research data and their related methods. In essence, we want to figure out two things with the help of the online survey. On the one hand, we want to know from you as data user which information (i.e. metadata) you need for understanding and reusing an existing dataset. Thus, we want to determine the existing gaps in the documentation required for secondary data use from your perspective as a data user. On the other hand, we want to know which metadata you currently use to describe your data, and if you consider these metadata as sufficient for reusing your data. Uncovering existing gaps in the re-usability and provision of psychological research data, the survey is aimed at determining the concrete components that should be included in a documentation standard for psychological research data.
To take part in our survey (the deadline for participating is on January 12, 2020), please click here.
Thank you for your support! If you’d like to be informed on the progress of our project, please send a short email with the subject “PsyCuraDat News” to PsyCu...@leibniz-psychology.org
Yours sincerely,
The PsyCuraDat project team
Katarina Blask, Ph.D.
Lea Gerhards, M.A.
Erich Weichselgartner, Ph.D.
PS.: In case, we sent you this message in your function as a contact person for a certain researcher or a group of researchers, please forward this email to the respective person/s.