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304-28 Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea 110-054 Tel | +82-2-767-9500 E-mail| [email protected] Fax | +82-2-767-9595 Homepage| www.kossda.or.kr www.kossda.or.kr KOSSDA

ABOUT KOSSDA DATA HOLDINGS

KOSSDA is a non-profit social science data archive, established in 1983, Quantitative Data governed by a consortium of data-depositor institutions. The quantitative data collection includes about 1,000 survey datasets, ranging KOSSDA maintains and provides access to an integrated digital archive of from time-series and various topical surveys to international datasets, and Korean quantitative and qualitative data and literature. On the KOSSDA aggregate data consisting of more than 500 statistical tables. website(www.kossda.or.kr), users are not only able to search the database, but also to download and analyze data online. The website also provides Time-series data electronic journal access. Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) Korea Inequality Survey Survey on Corruption in Public Office Korea Criminal Victimization Survey Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging Workplace Panel Survey KOSSDA's other major activities include social science database construction Occupational Safety and Health Survey etc. for the National Research Foundation of Korea, research on Korean Social Trends for the Korea National Statistical Office, research on data archiving Topical data and service, training of data analysis methods, and library service. Family Work & labor relations Public administration Youth Inequality Election & public opinion Elderly Social welfare Communication Education Crime Area studies, etc.

International data Major Activities International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) East Asian Social Surveys (EASS) Survey on Values and Attitudes in Korea, China, and Japan, etc. Data and Library Service Aggregate data Acquisition of Korean social science data and literature Social Trends in Korea KGSS and ISSP Data Construction and preservation of digital database Economic Growth in Korea: 1910-1945 Maintenance of a database system integrating both data and literature Online data service Qualitative Data Provision of online quantitative data analysis tool (NESSTAR) Library Service Begun in 2007, KOSSDA's qualitative and multimedia data collection have reached about 4,000 pieces, including documents, fieldnotes, and interview Document delivery service and narrative history data. Major subjects of data holding are: Social and political movement studies Area studies May 18th Democratic Uprising records Poverty studies Research North Korean defectors studies Korean Chinese studies Research on social science data archiving and service development Social science database construction for the National Research Foundation of Korea Research on Korean Social Trends for the Korea National Statistical Office Literature

KOSSDA's literature holdings come largely from the Korea Social Science Education Library Print journalscollection of 271,500 years, and include printResearch and monographselectronic journals 79,000 and Training on data analysis and survey methods research Electronic monographs. journals 2,200 Training on finding and exploring data online KOSSDA

DATA ACQUISITION & SERVICE

Data Acquisition Membership

KOSSDA acquires data mainly through deposit agreement with various In order to access KOSSDA services including data download, electronic data-producing organizations. journals search, or DDS request, individual or institutional membership is required.

Corporate bodies or their affiliates including university or college libraries and research institutes may apply for institutional membership. Both individual members and individuals of member institutions have direct access to all of University research institutes Survey research companies KOSSDA data and services. For membership application, please visit the Data Government-based Processing research institutes Corporate research institutes KOSSDA website. National Research Foundation of Korea Public and civic organizations Acquired data are carefully assessed for archiving, after which they are processed and uploaded on the KOSSDA DB system. Data processing includes construction of metadata file, correction of errors, and protection of confidential and private information. Research For the enhancement of archiving services, KOSSDA conducts research related to data acquisition and dissemination, database construction, and DB Data Search system improvement. Major researches are:

An integrated search of the KOSSDA archive is available by research area, thesaurus, and keywords. In addition, variable search is possible for survey Studies on the use of social sciences data data and a preview function is available for qualitative data. Development of social sciences thesaurus Studies on the development of metadata for social sciences data Social science database construction for the National Research Foundation of Korea Data Access Research on Korean Social Trends for the Korea National Statistical Office KOSSDA data collections can be downloaded from the website. Electronic journals can also be accessed online, and document delivery service(DDS) is Education offered for print journals. To encourage and support effective social sciences data use, workshops on data analysis methods using selected KOSSDA datasets are offered during the winter (January-February) and summer (July-August) seasons. Online Data Analysis (NESSTAR) KOSSDA also offers free lectures on data search and utilization methods at NESSTAR allows tabulations, graphic presentations, and correlation and the request of educational or research institutes. regression analysis on the web. KOSSDA

ORGANIZATION CONSORTIUM INSTITUTIONS

The foundation of KOSSDA's governance lies in the Board of Trustees, the University affiliates Center for Culture and Information Studies, Institute of Population and Aging Research, consortium of data-depositor institutions, and the Executive Committee elected Sungkonghoe University by the representatives of consortium institutions. The board of trustees is the the Center for Social Sciences, Korean Institute for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Seoul National University Sahmyook University top decision-making body of KOSSDA. The executive committee arranges Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, May 18 Institute, Chonnam National University and monitors major businesses of KOSSDA operated by five units: three data Seoul National University Research Institute for Social Science, Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Ewha Womans University processing teams(quantitative DB, qualitative DB, literature DB team), service Seoul National University Social Science Research Institute, the Institute for Social Development Studies, Chonbuk National University development team, and data management division. Survey Research Center, Institute of International Affairs, Seoul National University

G overnment affiliates Board of Trustees Audit and Inspection Research Institute Korea Legislation Research Institute Busan Development Institute Korea Occupational Safety & Health Research President Hyunho Seok Chungbuk Research Institute Institute Daegu-Gyeongbuk Development Institute Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements Daejeon Development Institute Korea Research Institute for Local Administration Trustees Beom Lee Previous CEO of Esquire Co. Professor of Political Science Nae Young Lee Gangwon Development Research Institute Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education Do-Jung Han Previous Trustee of Esquire Co. Development Institute and Training Doo-Sub Kim Professor of Sociology Seo Il Chae Professor of Business School Gyeonggi Research Institute Korea Rural Economic Institute Hanyang University Korea University Gyeonggido Family & Women's Research Institute Korean Institute of Criminal Justice Policy Hyun-Jin Lim Professor of Sociology Yong-Duck Jung Professor of Public Administration Gyeongnam Development Institute Korean Women's Development Institute Seoul National University Seoul National University Jeju Development Institute Labor Insurance Research Institute, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service Myungun Kim Professor of Psychology Young Sun Lee President of Hallym University Jeonbuk Development Research Institute Seoul National University Jeonnam Research Institute National Youth Policy Institute Korea Culture & Tourism Institute Science and Technology Policy Institute Korea Development Institute R&D Department, Seoul Welfare Foundation Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs Statistics Research Institute the Korea Institute of Public Administration Ulsan Development Institute Executive Committee Korea Labor Institute

Chair Jaeyeol Yee Professor of Sociology s Seoul National University Corporate research institutes Members Jiyeun Chang Senior Researcher Cheongtag KimProfessor of Psychology Center for Future Human Resource Studies Korea Center for City and Environment Research Korea Labor Institute Seoul National University CYRAM Korea Development Bank Research Institute Gyuonghae HanProfessor of Family Studies Keun-Bok Kang Professor of Public Administration East Asia Institute Korea Labour and Society Institute Seoul National University Chungnam National University Gallup Korea Korea Research & Consulting Institute on Poverty Hanhee Hahm Professor of Anthropology Soon-Heung KimProfessor of Social Welfare Hankook Research Korea Social Research Center Chonbuk National University Gwangju University Hyundae Research Institute Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research Jaeho Kim Senior Researcher, The Korea InstituteSo Sun Kang Senior Researcher, Korea Institute Insight Research Strategic Planning & Research Office, JoongAng Ilbo of Public Administration for Health and Social Affairs Institute for International Trade, the Korea International Trade Association Jeongkoo YoonProfessor of Business AdministrationTae Hwan Kim Professor of Economics Ewha Womans University Yonsei University Ji Sun Kim Senior Researcher, Korean Institute of Criminal Justice Policy Staff FOUNDATION

Director Hearan Koo KOSSDA Foundation (previously Esquire Foundation) is a non-profit organization, System management Young Ran Shin Q ualitative data D B Hye Jin Kim Data Development Dae-Hoon Kim Literature DB A Reum Han established by Inpyo Lee, the founder CEO of Esquire Corporation. The Service development Hye Ok Heo Library Mi Kyeong Jeon foundation set up the Korea Social Science Library in 1983 and the Korea Survey data DB Yunkyung Park Administration Hyo Jin Choi Aggregate data DB Survey Data Archive in 2003. Keeping with changing social science research Sang-Woon Lee Joung Hee Jang environment, the foundation integrated the two organizations into KOSSDA in 2006, and has supported the subsequent development.