Recommended Formats
Publication Year: 08. 04. 2017 Date of last inspection: 06. 11. 2024
We recommend preparing data files in formats that are independent of software and computer platforms. Only for recommended file formats, we can assure long-term storage and access in the ADP.
At the point of ingest (receiving the submitted materials from the depositor) the ADP checks the submitted data formats and, if needed, either transforms them into appropriate formats or asks the depositor to submit the materials in our recommended file formats.
| Type of Materials | Recommended Formats | Other Formats |
|---|---|---|
| Structured text files (Study Description Form, Questionnaire, Codebook etc.) | Structured metadata description of the questionnaire (.xml), according to the DDI or CAI software (.bmi) Textual format (.rtf, .doc/.docx, .txt) |
PDF file (.pdf) or other graphic format |
| Structured numeric data (Data file) | SPSS (.por, .sav) ASCI (.txt metric or a data file, equipped with labels + computer-readable description of the data file with the names and categories of variables) |
Other statistical packages (STATA, R, etc.) Tables (.xls, .xlsx) Databases(.mdb/.accdb) |
| Freely formulated textual materials for tracking original documentation (Questionnaire, Instructions for Interviewers, Address to Respondents, copies of research reports) | PDF file (.pdf) or other graphic format Printed version of the material |
Textual format (.rtf, .doc/.docx, .txt) |
| Textual data | Rich Text Format (.rtf) plain text, ASCII (.txt) eXtensible Mark-up Language (.xml) text according to an appropriate Document Type Definition (DTD) or schema |
Hypertext Mark-up Language (.html) Common formats: MS Word (.doc/.docx) OpenDocument Text (.odt) Software specific formats: NUD*IST, Nvivo, ATLAS.ti and MAXQDA |
| Still image | TIFF 6.0 uncompressed (.tif), |
JPEG (.jpeg, .jpg), original format TIFF other versions (.tif, .tiff) RAW image format (.raw) Photoshop files (.psd) BMP (.bmp), original format PNG (.png), original format PDF file (.pdf) |
How to cite this page?
Social Science Data Archives. YEAR. Recommended Formats. Accessed: http://adp.fdv.uni-lj.si/eng/deli/postopek/priprava/formati/ (DD. month year).
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