Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and Training Working Group: Who, What, and How

This presentation introduces the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and the training materials that have been developed by the DDI Alliance Training Working Group (TWG). The DDI Training materials assist a variety of audiences and experience levels in understanding DDI products and implementing them in their organization. The first version of DDI was published nearly 25 years ago, and since then there have been many dedicated DDI enthusiasts working together to promote understanding of data, metadata, and standards through the use of DDI. DDI is an open international standard, for describing the data produced by surveys and other observational methods in the social, behavioral, economic, and health sciences. It can also be used to document and manage different stages in the research data lifecycle. The DDI Training Working Group maintains a training library using Zenodo and YouTube, with some content available in multiple languages, such as French and Korean. These resources are freely available, to serve individuals new to and familiar with DDI. This presentation will provide some history of DDI and the DDI TWG, and guide attendees to existing and recently developed DDI resources.