Graphic announcing “DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 Approved by Member Vote,” with a circular photo of hands typing on a laptop, the DDI Codebook logo, and the link myumi.ch/e3rp2.

DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 has been approved by member vote! Special thanks to the Technical Committee and to everyone who participated—your input helps strengthen shared standards for documenting data. To learn more about what's new in Version 2.6, visit myumi.ch/e3rp2.

#DDIAlliance #FAIRdata

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📆 Save the Date! The IASSIST virtual conference, “Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus,” is June 2-5, 2026! ICPSR is the proud sponsor of IASSIST 2026! Find out more at https://myumi.ch/D8pp7

#IASSIST2026 #ICPSRconference

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📣 Call for Proposals: FY2027 DDI Priority Funds! Members are invited to request support for high-impact initiatives aligned with the #DDIAlliance Strategic Plan that engage and strengthen the #DDI community.

Details: myumi.ch/bVkXp
Deadline: May 8, 2026.

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🎥Webinar recording now available! "Introduction to the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)": an overview of #DDImetadata and how it supports better data documentation, data discovery, and reuse. More ➡️ bit.ly/4bK8I0a

#DDIAlliance #DDI #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata

New in CODATA Data Science Journal: Knut Wenzig, Andreas Daniel, Dominique Hansen, Tobias Koberg, Mihaela Tudose Title: Publishing Fine-grained Standardized Metadata – Lessons Learned from Three Research Data Centers
doi.org/10.5334/dsj-...
#codata #FAIRdata #OpenScience #datascience #datasciencej

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Congrats to @colectica.bsky.social! Colectica 7.7 is now available!

This release contains (preview) support for the new #DDIAlliance Codebook 2.6, new content areas, a German translation for the Portal, new enterprise deployment options, and many new features and fixes.

More > lnkd.in/gSBdYdcr

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Registration is now open for the DDI Annual Meetings! Join the virtual DDI Scientific Community Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026, open to all. The DDI Members Annual Meeting follows on May 28, 2026, for Members & Designated Reps.

More info and registration links at bit.ly/40Ep6JB. See you there!

IASSIST 2026 - Main Page IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences and beyond.

Save the Date! IASSIST 2026 would love for you to join us for a virtual conference from June 2-5, to engage, connect, and collaborate around the theme of "Championing Data: Data Professionals at the Nexus". Rregistration will open in April - program listing available! iassistdata.org/conferences/...

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📣 Big news! The DDI Alliance suite of products has been formally recognized as an international standard with the publication of ISO/PAS 25955. Thanks to everyone who helped make this milestone possible.

Learn more about this important recognition at ddialliance.org/iso-standard.

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Registration is now open for the DDI Annual Meetings! Join the virtual DDI Scientific Community Annual Meeting on May 21, 2026, open to all. The DDI Members Annual Meeting follows on May 28, 2026, for Members & Designated Reps.

More info and registration links at bit.ly/40Ep6JB. See you there!

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🔎Discover the latest in DDI-Codebook Version 2.6! Find out more about its purpose, key changes, and see what questions were answered to help reviewers and voting members ahead of the final vote. More➡️bit.ly/4uumBHE

#DDICodebook #DDIWebinar

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A discussion on whether #DDI #metadata #standards need MIME types sparked the formation of the Metadata Publication & Access Working Group (MPAWG)!

Learn more & join our next meeting: bit.ly/4lrGuel
📅 Wed, 25 Mar 2026, 16:00 CET / 15:00 UTC

Promo with a cute dog and a smiling person for a webinar on DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 with an overview and Q&A, scheduled for Tuesday, 3 March at 15:00 UTC. More at bit.ly/4kH4yt0.

Join us for a DDI webinar on Tuesday, 3 March, at 15:00 UTC. “DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 -- Overview and Q&A During Final Vote”

This session is intended to support reviewers and voting members by providing clarity during the voting period.

Learn more and register at bit.ly/4kH4yt0

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Registration is now open for the first summer school, organised by the Belgian Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive (SODHA) and supported by EDDI. Join us in Brussels (4-7 May)

Find out more at lnkd.in/eZY6jrVt

Promo with a cute dog and a smiling person for a webinar on DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 with an overview and Q&A, scheduled for Tuesday, 3 March at 15:00 UTC. More at bit.ly/4kH4yt0.

Join us for a DDI webinar on Tuesday, 3 March, at 15:00 UTC. “DDI-Codebook Version 2.6 -- Overview and Q&A During Final Vote”

This session is intended to support reviewers and voting members by providing clarity during the voting period.

Learn more and register at bit.ly/4kH4yt0

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❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day from the DDI Alliance!
Our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who is part of the DDI Alliance community. Here’s to more collaboration, innovation, and shared love for quality data! 📊ddialliance.org

#DDIAlliance #ValentinesDay #DataLove #FAIRdata #DDI #MetadataStandard

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❄️The Winter 2026 DDI Community Newsletter is here! Stay up-to-date on the latest highlights of our community’s progress and upcoming opportunities! 👉 ddialliance.org/news

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📅 Coming soon! Final public reviews & votes for several DDI products are coming over the next several months! Products include: DDI-Codebook (version 2.6), DDI-Lifecycle (version 4.0), and DDI-CDI (version 1.1).

Find out more at bit.ly/3Z8HhGE

#DDIAlliance

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 3 FEBRUARY: CFP Dataverse 2026 Annual Meeting from May 12th–15th, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain - CODATA, Committee on Data of the ISC The website is now live – https://dcm2026.com/ -, and we have opened the Call for Papers. We invite you to submit your abstract for a presentation or poster on the conference themes by February 3, 202...

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 3 FEBRUARY: CFP Dataverse 2026 Annual Meeting from May 12th–15th, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain
codata.org/call-for-pap...
#codata #FAIRdata #OpenScience #datascience #opendata

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Get the latest announcements, news, initiatives, community updates & events from the DDI Alliance! Subscribe to quarterly DDI newsletters & mailing lists at ddialliance.org.

#DDIAlliance #MetadataStandard #FAIRdata #DDI

International Love Data Week event titled 'Getting Better All the Time: Metadata Enhancements in the ICPSR Catalog' on February 10, 2026, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET.

💕 Event Alert! Join us for our #LoveData26 webinar, "Getting Better All the Time: Metadata Enhancements in the ICPSR Catalog!"

🗓️ Tuesday, February 10, 2026
🕛 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
🔗 Register myumi.ch/G23mq

#ICPSRDataFair #metadata

Inicio - DCM 2026 Dataverse Community Meeting 2026. 12-15 May, Barcelona, World Trade Center.

Call for Papers is now open!

Dataverse Community Meeting 2026, Barcelona!

We are glad to inform you that the call for papers is available dcm2026.com/call-for-pap...

The call for papers will remain open until the 29th of January, 2026!

#Dataverse2026

By participating in the Summer Program, DeKeitra Griffin, PhD student in Social Work was able to take courses and develop skills he needed on his own timeline: "I'm already ahead of the game."

Plot your own course! Registration begins soon!

#SumProg26

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📣 Exciting news from the #DDIAlliance Technical Committee! The fourth (and final!) beta of DDI Lifecycle 4.0 is now available. Your feedback on Beta 4.0 is essential before public review & adoption.

Please share comments by April 15, 2025! More ➡️ bit.ly/4qf8nqN

#DDILifecycle

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Feels like the #EDDI2025 conference was a year ago. 😉 If you missed it or want to reminisce, check out the "Highlights from the 17th European DDI User Conference" article at bit.ly/4qWIBIf.

Explore the presentations on Zenodo: zenodo.org/communities/eddi2025

#DDIAlliance

Infographic titled “Enhance Data Reuse, Support Standards Compliance, Improve Interoperability.” At the center is the DDI (Data Documentation Initiative) logo. Surrounding the logo are six icons and text describing DDI features: Generate Interactive Codebooks (sparkle icon), Implement Data Catalogs (globe icon), Create Concordance Mapping (chain link icon), Manage Longitudinal Datasets (bar chart icon), Harmonize and Compare Data (magnifying glass icon), and Build Question Banks (brain icon). At the bottom, text reads: “Discover more at ddialliance.org!”

🔐 Enhance data reuse, support standards compliance & improve interoperability. Discover more at ddialliance.org!

✨ Generate interactive codebooks
🧠 Build question banks
🔎 Harmonize and compare data
🌐 Implement data catalogs
🔗 Create concordance mapping
📊 Manage longitudinal datasets

A promotional graphic for DDI Alliance membership. At the top, there is a laptop displaying the DDI Alliance logo and the text "MEMBER OF DDI ALLIANCE JOIN US." Next to the laptop is a coffee mug, and there are stacked books on the other side. Below, text on a green background reads, "Interested in learning more about DDI Alliance membership? Visit ddialliance.org. Come see why the world's leading data and research organizations have already joined."

Join over 40 fellow organizations as a member of the DDI Alliance, an international collaboration supporting the creation and development of the DDI specification as an international metadata standard for documenting data. To learn more, please visit: ddialliance.org/how-to-join

DDI logo and the announcement that the DDI Alliance offices will be closed from Dec. 25-Jan. 2 on a background of blue, purple, green and gold holiday lights.

The #DDIAlliance offices will be on holiday closure from Dec. 25 until Jan. 2. We wish everyone a joyful holiday season and look forward to reconnecting in the new year! Visit us at ddialliance.org for your #MetadataStandard needs.

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🚀 Curious about making qualitative data easier to share and reuse? Check out the Qualitative Data Working Group (QDWG)! We're enhancing documentation practices & extending #DDI standards to support qualitative & mixed methods research.
Explore our Wiki: bit.ly/4j5ALtk

Infographic explaining DDI as a solution for research data documentation. Title: “DDI Transforms Data.” There is a small image of a laptop and file folders in the upper right corner, and the text: “A Documentation Solution for Research Data. DDI is a way to standardize documentation and make it interoperable." "DDI uses XML to create documentation that is structured yet flexible for display and presentation on the web or in print.” The middle section displays a flowchart showing a database feeding into a documentation system, which produces a single DDI document. That DDI document then connects to various outputs: DC/DC-TERMS, MARC-XML, Datacite, XHTML, DDI codebook, and PDF (with the note “community built standard mappings”). The bottom banner states: “DDI makes data more accessible to a wider audience.”

Make your documentation accessible to a wider audience! DDI standardizes documentation using XML, making it easier to use online or in print. One document, many uses! Learn more about data interoperability at ddialliance.org or at bit.ly/4aIz3Ma