IFDO (International Federation of Data Archives)
IFDO was established in response to advanced research needs of the international social science community. The founders felt it would be advantageous to coordinate worldwide data services and thus enhance social science research.
Through the foresight and planning of the late Stein Rokkan IFDO became a reality and since November 1977, IFDO maintains associate memberships in the International Social Science Council of UNESCO.
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List of IFDO member archives
On the whole committees have been established for the ongoing activities of this federation. Membership in committees is voluntary, requiring commitment not only of IFDO representatives, but also that of the member organisations. Committee members are chosen among the personnel of member organisations and the IFDO general assembly. Committee secretariats reside in one of the member organisations, depending upon committee composition and expertise present in that organisation.
Please contact the IFDO president to get further information: Ekkehard Mochmann (E-mail, Zentralarchiv, Germany).
"IFDO NEWS", the international newsletter, informs the member organisations about recent events and activities in the field of empirical research and data archives.