original language documentation for the european values study

Evelyn Brislinger, Wolfgang Zenk-Möltgen

Evelyn.Brislinger@gesis.org, Wolfgang.Zenk-Moeltgen@gesis.org

Original language documentation for the European Values Study

3rd wave 1999/2000 4th wave 2008

European Values Study (EVS)

Project goals

□ Improved translation process

□ Multilingual documentation

1st wave 1981

13 countries Integrated dataset English documentation

2nd wave 1990

30 countries Integrated dataset English documentation

3rd wave 1999/2000

33 countries Integrated dataset National datasets Multilingual documentation

4th wave 2008

46 countries Integrated dataset National datasets Multilingual documentation

2010

ZACATOnline Study Catalogue

http://zacat.gesis.org

2003 English

Data ArchiveEVS

ZACATOnline Catalogue

3rd EVS wave

Phase 1. English language documentation

DSDM documentation of the integrated dataset and the 33 national datasets

by English master questionnaire □ Wording of question and answer text□ Sequence of question parts□ Notes: derived variables, recoding etc.

2006

2003 English 2007 Multilingual

Data ArchiveEVS EVS

Country

ZACATOnline Catalogue

3rd EVS wave

Phase 2. Original language documentation

DSDM documentation of the 33 national datasets

by 39 field questionnaires □ Wording of question and answer text□ Sequence of question parts□ Notes: deviations in question wording

2006 2008

2003 English 2007 Multilingual 2008/2009 Translation

Data ArchiveEVS

Gallup EuropeCEPSEVS

Country

ZACATOnline Catalogue

3rd EVS wave 4th EVS wave

Phase 3. Translation of field questionnaires

Procedures in WebTrans□ Review procedure□ New translation □ Adaptation

72 language documentations

2006 2008

Phase 4. Original language documentation

DSDM documentation of 46 datasets by 72 field questionnaires

2003 English 2007 Multilingual 2008/2009 Translation 2009/2010 Multilingual

Data ArchiveEVS

Gallup EuropeCEPS EVS

CountryEVS

Country

EVS project portal

ZACATOnline Catalogue

3rd EVS wave 4th EVS wave

2006 2008 2010

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Comparisons across space and time

□ Two or more languages in one country□ One language in different countries □ All languages in all countries□ Master + original question in each country

□ Languages in different waves □ Master questions in all waves (trends)

Azerbaijan Georgia UkraineMoldova Estonia Lithuania Latvia

Russian

Demark

Danish

Luxembourg

Luxembourgish German French Portuguese

3rd wave 1999/20004th wave 2008

Austria

German

Outcome: 3rd wave in ZACAT English master questionnaire

Original languages Show Cards

France Estonia (Estonian) Estonia (Russian)

Tools for general usage

Dataset Documentation Manager (DSDM)

CodebookExplorer (CBE)

EVS project portal

Dataset Documentation Manager (DSDM)

What can it do for you?

□ Import SPSS data files

□ Allows documentation of questions, sub-questions and answers

□ Allows language specific documentation

□ Shows two languages concurrently on the screen

□ Re-use question documentation

□ Export into a DDI 2 compatible format, for Nesstar or long-term preservation

□ Export into a DDI 3 compatible format, supporting enhanced publications

DSDM - Variables

DSDM - Questions

DSDM - DDI 2 and 3 export

CodebookExplorer (CBE)

What can it do for you?

□ Present complex data sets

□ Search and browse bilingual documentation

□ Show Cards view included

□ Analyze data

□ Manage category systems like scales, trends, thesauri, continuity guides

□ Manage and save tables and graphs for reports: CodebookCreation Mode

CBE - Complex datasets

CBE - Compare languages and see Show Cards

CBE - Codebook Creation Mode

CBE - Reports

EVS project portal

What can it do for you?

□ Manage interaction of project participants

□ Notify people about available files

□ Give overview about current work status

□ Preserve project results for later access

EVS project portal - manage interactions

EVS project portal - give overview

Tools for general usage

Online Publication

ZACAT

DBKEdit

DSDM

CBE

Publication on CD-ROM

CBE Wizard

Report-Tool

ZACAT Online Study CatalogueDBK Data catalogue

DBK

DBKEdit Data catalogue Edit-ToolDSDM Dataset Documentation ManagerCBE CodebookExplorer

Long termpreservation