rddi (version 0.1.1)

ddi_useStmt: useStmt and its children

Description

Information on terms of use for the data collection. This element may be repeated only to support multiple language expressions of the content. More information on these elements, especially their allowed attributes, can be found in the references.

Usage

ddi_useStmt(...)
ddi_citReq(...)
ddi_conditions(...)
ddi_confDec(...)
ddi_deposReq(...)
ddi_disclaimer(...)
ddi_restrctn(...)
ddi_specPerm(...)

Value

A ddi_node object.

Arguments

...

Child nodes or attributes.

Shared and complex child nodes

• ddi_contact()

Details

Parent nodes

useStmt is contained in the following elements: dataAccs and sampleFrame.

useStmt specific child nodes

• ddi_citReq() is the citation requirement. This is the text of requirement that a data collection should be cited properly in articles or other publications that are based on analysis of the data.

• ddi_conditions() indicates any additional information that will assist the user in understanding the access and use conditions of the data collection.

• ddi_confDec() is the confidentiality declaration. This element is used to determine if signing of a confidentiality declaration is needed to access a resource.

• ddi_deposReq() is the deposit requirement. This is information regarding user responsibility for informing archives of their use of data through providing citations to the published work or providing copies of the manuscripts.

• ddi_disclaimer() is information regarding responsibility for uses of the data collection. This element may be repeated to support multiple language expressions of the content.

• ddi_restrctn() are any restrictions on access to or use of the collection such as privacy certification or distribution restrictions should be indicated here. These can be restrictions applied by the author, producer, or disseminator of the data collection. If the data are restricted to only a certain class of user, specify which type.

• ddi_specPerm() is used to determine if any special permissions are required to access a resource.

References

useStmt documentation

citReq documentation

conditions documentation

confDec documentation

deposReq documentation

disclaimer documentation

restrctn documentation

specPerm documentation

Examples

ddi_useStmt()

# Functions that need to be wrapped in ddi_useStmt()

ddi_citReq(lang = "en",
           "Publications based on ICPSR data collections should acknowledge 
           those sources by means of bibliographic citations. To ensure that 
           such source attributions are captured for social science 
           bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in footnotes or in 
           the reference section of publications.")

ddi_conditions(lang = "en",
               "The data are available without restriction. Potential users 
               of these datasets are advised, however, to contact the original 
               principal investigator Dr. J. Smith (Institute for Social Research, 
               The University of Michigan, Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106), 
               about their intended uses of the data. Dr. Smith would also 
               appreciate receiving copies of reports based on the datasets.")

ddi_confDec(formNo = "1",
            "To download this dataset, the user must sign a declaration of confidentiality.")

ddi_deposReq("To provide funding agencies with essential information about 
             use of archival resources and to facilitate the exchange of 
             information about ICPSR participants' research activities, users 
             of ICPSR data are requested to send to ICPSR bibliographic 
             citations for, or copies of, each completed manuscript or thesis 
             abstract. Please indicate in a cover letter which data were used.")

ddi_disclaimer("The original collector of the data, ICPSR, and the relevant 
               funding agency bear no responsibility for uses of this collection 
               or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.")

ddi_restrctn("ICPSR obtained these data from the World Bank under the terms of 
             a contract which states that the data are for the sole use of 
             ICPSR and may not be sold or provided to third parties outside 
             of ICPSR membership. Individuals at institutions that are not 
             members of the ICPSR may obtain these data directly from the 
             World Bank.")

ddi_specPerm(formNo = "4",
             "The user must apply for special permission to use this dataset 
             locally and must complete a confidentiality form.")