scholarly journals Social Science Data Files and Bibliographic Control: Contributions Sue A. Dodd

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Libbie Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Social Science Data

Social Science Data Files and Bibliographic Control: Contributions Sue A. Dodd

scholarly journals Building a Bibliographic/MARC Data Base for Social Science Data Files in a Network Environment

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue A. Dodd
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Network Environment ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Social Science Data

Building a Bibliographic/MARC Data Base for Social Science Data Files in a Network Environment

scholarly journals Indexing Machine-readable Data Files for a Social Science Data Archives

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Jacqueline McGee
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Data Archives ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Social Science Data ◽  
Machine Readable

Indexing Machine-readable Data Files for a Social Science Data Archives

scholarly journals The California Digital Library: Implications for Social Science Data Files Collections

10.29173/iq78 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Data Files ◽  
Social Science Data

The California Digital Library: Implications for Social Science Data Files Collections

Social Science Data and the Courts

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
PATRICIA E. STIVERS
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Social Science Data

scholarly journals Uncomfortable Decisions

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bloom ◽  
Laurie Paul
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Career Change ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Social Science Data ◽  
Personal Decision ◽  
Algorithmic Process

Some decision-making processes are uncomfortable. Many of us do not like to make significant decisions, such as whether to have a child, solely based on social science research. We do not like to choose randomly, even in cases where flipping a coin is plainly the wisest choice. We are often reluctant to defer to another person, even if we believe that the other person is wiser, and have similar reservations about appealing to powerful algorithms. And, while we are comfortable with considering and weighing different options, there is something strange about deciding solely on a purely algorithmic process, even one that takes place in our own heads.What is the source of our discomfort? We do not present a decisive theory here—and, indeed, the authors have clashing views over some of these issues—but we lay out the arguments for two (consistent) explanations. The first is that such impersonal decision-making processes are felt to be a threat to our autonomy. In all of the examples above, it is not you who is making the decision, it is someone or something else. This is to be contrasted with personal decision-making, where, to put it colloquially, you “own” your decision, though of course you may be informed by social science data, recommendations of others, and so on. A second possibility is that such impersonal decision-making processes are not seen as authentic, where authentic decision making is one in which you intentionally and knowledgably choose an option in a way that is “true to yourself.” Such decision making can be particularly important in contexts where one is making a life-changing decision of great import, such as the choice to emigrate, start a family, or embark on a major career change.

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