Social Science Data Archives: A Historical Social Network Analysis

Abstract

This paper reports findings about inter-organizational influence and collaboration relationships among social science data archives over time, focusing on activities of institutions affiliated with the journal International Association of Social Science Information Services and Technology Quarterly (IASSIST Quarterly). We examine how archives interacted from 1976-2014 by tracing relationships described in articles published in IASSIST Quarterly. IntroductionThis paper reports findings about inter-organizational influence and collaboration relationships among social science data archives over time, focusing on activities of institutions affiliated with the journal International Association of Social Science Information Services and Technology Quarterly (IASSIST Quarterly). We examine how archives interacted from 1976-2014 by tracing relationships described in articles published in IASSIST Quarterly. .