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UPDATE ON DATA LIBERATION Data Liberation Initiative UPDATE ON DATA LIBERATION VICTORIA, DECEMBER, 2002 1 3

She is a position that had been vacant for 5 months… Update on DLI - Dec 2002 STAFF UPDATE SINCE DECEMBER 2001 Sage Cram began as the Communication-Liaison Officer in DLI Section in Feb. 2002 She is a position that had been vacant for 5 months… …after being filled for 5 months… ...after being vacant for 8 months! First duty - attend Atlantic DLI Workshop 1 3

Anne Chartrand started working with DLI Section on part time basis Update on DLI - Dec 2002 OTHER STAFF CHANGES Anne Chartrand started working with DLI Section on part time basis She undertook responsibility to publish new edition of newsletter Roger Arsenault (SPSS writer) left at end of Sept. 2002 when contract ended 1 3

ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE Update on DLI - Dec 2002 ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE All 66 members have now signed and returned new Licence Agreement Everyone signed up on a permanent basis - no need to sign another agreement in foreseeable future 1 3

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE Update on DLI - Dec 2002 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE We have instituted new invoicing procedures All invoices will be sent out during first quarter of Stats Can’s fiscal year i.e. April - May This will help DLI Section better manager budget 1 3

All members currently paid up until end of March 2003 Update on DLI - Dec 2002 All members currently paid up until end of March 2003 Next invoice will be sent out spring 2003 to cover up to end of March 2004 If/when subscriptions fees go up Chief Statistician has agreed to maintain STC proportion of overall budget (28% - 30%) 1 3

Continue to add new and revised files to DLI Collection Update on DLI - Dec 2002 DLI COLLECTION UPDATE Continue to add new and revised files to DLI Collection Currently have over 16,000 files - these include data and metadata files Large number of Census and Geography files being added Have increased FTP Storage space from 17 gigs to 70 gigs to accommodate continued growth 1 3

Update on DLI - Dec 2002 We have had discussions with Workplace and Employees Survey and should be getting a public use file of employee part. Have also had discussion with Health Canada and Queens University about obtaining file from their joint survey (Health behaviors of school-aged children) Also under discussion are obtaining files from Millennium Scholarship Fund 1 3

Have re-started publication of the newsletter: Update on DLI - Dec 2002 OTHER NEWS Have re-started publication of the newsletter: Have produced two issues of DLI Update since last spring - just released new issue containing two major articles Looking for articles for next issue to be published by spring - submit articles to Anne Chartrand 1 3

Some problems first day of release but soon corrected Update on DLI - Dec 2002 Census began releasing data last spring with DLI members having access to additional details on Census/STC web - Level 2 Some problems first day of release but soon corrected CA*NET3 helped with heavy traffic issue and now Census site and Level 2 access seems to be running smoothly 1 3

Update on DLI - Dec 2002 Have not released new version of DLI web site due to a number of problems: Marie Josée only doing this part time - creation of new pages take priority Almost completed English version when requested to make changes to comply with new departmental guidelines 1 3

New Initiative With McGraw-Hill Ryerson Update on DLI - Dec 2002 New Initiative With McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ontario Education Liaison Officer (Sunita Kossta) arranged initiative with textbook publisher They will include blurb about DLI and DLI logo in university textbooks Will also include a link to DLI web site from their textbook site 1 3

Called: Statistics: Power from Data Update on DLI - Dec 2002 NEW ON-LINE DOCUMENT Learning Resources has a new document that should help with Data Literacy Called: Statistics: Power from Data Contains a lot of information on survey and statistical concepts and definitions 1 3

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THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2003 Update on DLI - Dec 2002 THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2003 Hope to have final version of new DLI web site within next few months Staff of Section should remain stable for next while 1 3

PERSONNELL CHANGES TO COME Christiane to retire at end of Oct. 2003 Update on DLI - Dec 2002 PERSONNELL CHANGES TO COME Christiane to retire at end of Oct. 2003 Ernie to leave Library in July 2003 Anne to become full time with DLI - will take over duties of Christiane and Roger Other unforeseen changes could occur that might have a major impact 1 3

Three EAC academic member seats are up for renewal in fall Update on DLI - Dec 2002 OTHER CHANGES IN 2003 Three EAC academic member seats are up for renewal in fall Currently seats filled by: Chuck Humphrey (U. of Alberta) Barbara Znamarowski ( Trent) Mary MacLeod (Acadia) If required identification and selection of replacement members to be done by EAC Chair(s) and the Director responsible for the DLI 1 3

DLI Training and CAPDU to be held in conjunction with IASSIST in 2003 Update on DLI - Dec 2002 DLI TRAINING IN 2003 DLI Training and CAPDU to be held in conjunction with IASSIST in 2003 To be held at University of Ottawa: May 25 - May 30 May 25 = CAPDU Annual Meeting (suggested) May 26 = concurrent DLI-CAPDU workshops May 27 = IASSIST workshops May 28 - May 30 = IASSIST Conference 1 3

Check out conference web site at: http://iassist2003.ssc.uwo.ca/ Update on DLI - Dec 2002 Regional Workshops budget (2003-04) to be used to provide travel assistance to DLI Contacts Check out conference web site at: http://iassist2003.ssc.uwo.ca/ Susan Mowers and Wendy Watkins coordinating local arrangements 1 3

MAJOR ISSUE RE: FUTURE OF PUBLIC FILES Update on DLI - Dec 2002 MAJOR ISSUE RE: FUTURE OF PUBLIC FILES We have met and will continue to meet with producing divisions to encourage them to continue to produce public use files This is becoming more and more difficult for divisions to do for a number of reasons - Ray will elaborate further 1 3

Need to know such information as : Update on DLI - Dec 2002 We will be asking DLI Contacts to start to provide some kind of feedback Need to know such information as : Who is using file? Researchers? Students? Numbers? For what purpose? Research? Teaching? Which files are being used? Are there any problems with files and/or documentation What can be improved and how? 1 3

Chuck & Elizabeth study on NPHS - as described in latest DLI Update Update on DLI - Dec 2002 Very important that this information be collected and fed back to authoring divisions Along with other information can be used to help justify continued creation of PUMFs Chuck & Elizabeth study on NPHS - as described in latest DLI Update This was very well received by Health Division 1 3

Update on DLI - Dec 2002 Inspired Director to ask Chief Statistician about difficulty getting public files approved This partly due to new stringent conditions placed by Microdata Release Committee related to issue of confidentiality and ability to identify individual respondent He agreed to look into this - although encouraging not a guarantee that situation will soon change 1 3