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ReQuest : Discover, compare et reuse survey questions in the humanities and social sciences

ReQuest is the new CDSP's web application, offering centralized exploration of some 65 000 questions and variables from over 250 questionnaire surveys in the CDSP data bank.

Event, MetSem seminar

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Salle K.011, 1 place Saint Thomas d'Aquin 75007 Paris

The 52nd MetSem session will take place on Thursday, September 11, 2025, starting at 2pm. We will welcome Lucie Marie and William Feraux for a presentation of the ReQuest tool. 

Session introduction

ReQuest  is the new CDSP's web application, offering centralized exploration of some 65 000 questions and variables from over 250 questionnaire surveys in the CDSP databank.

Designed to meet the needs of researchers, students, teachers and data professionals, ReQuest lets you navigate through the survey questions in the CDSP databank. The main features of ReQuest are: 

  • a text search based on ElasticSearch, an OpenSource solution;
  • filters for refining the search;
  • the ability to compare identical and similar questions/variables available in the question database;
  • direct access to data available on the data.sciencespo.fr warehouse;
  • and a metadata export function.

The tool will be enriched, with the addition of new functionalities and new surveys until 2027. For future versions of this platform, the CDSP aims to integrate concepts into its survey metadata management, to align with recommended best practices in the field of data management.

Useful resource: For a detailed presentation of the tool, visit the CDSP website.

Biographies

Lucie Marie holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in demography from the Institut de Démographie at the University of Strasbourg. After working as a researcher at the Institut d'Études Kantar on a project involving 38 countries, Lucie joined the CDSP in January 2020. 

As operational manager of the UpMet project (WP2), Lucie set up a longitudinal data management and dissemination procedure with Colectica, in compliance with the Lifecycle version of the Data Documentation Initiative standard. She was also responsible for coordinating the French ELIPSS probabilistic panel from September to December 2021, in particular for updating operating procedures and promoting the system.

Today, she is responsible for the production, standardization and dissemination of data on the CDSP's dissemination platforms: the databank and the Longitudinal Data Portal. 

After obtaining a degree in digital systems engineering from ENSSAT and 2 years' freelance experience as a web developer at GrafenIT, William Feraux joined the CDSP as a designer/developer, working on the ReQuest tool in particular.

Practical information

Pre-registration is required (by Wednesday September 10 at the latest).

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025

Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Address: K011, 1 Place Saint-Thomas d'Aquin, 75007 Paris.