ACS FAQ

Introduction

ACS is an application made to document, archive and combine datasets. Furthermore it can be used for information about publications: who contributed, what datasets were used, what additional files were archived, etc.

FAQ for visitors

• how do I find a publication/study?
• how do I find an author?
• what are 'datasets', 'tables', 'records' and 'fields'?
• what is a 'codebook'?
• what is a 'publication list'?
• who can change what in the database?

FAQ for database administrators

• how do I add a study?
• how do I change a study / table / field / range / etc?
• how do I add an author?
• publication lists
• adding
• changing and deleting
• adding, changing, deleting and sorting publications on a publication list
• ID's and ACS ID's
• how do I add a user account for one study?
• how can I add or update a dataset?