International Statistical Data American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago July 10, 2000 IGO Data and Data Archives Issues and Trends Heather McMullen Social Sciences Data Librarian Harvard University

Topics of Discussion Spectrum of numeric data Delivery of IGO data Data archives Implications for libraries and reference service Resources

Spectrum of Numeric Data Published table (print or electronic) User-extracted table (electronic) Micro-level data –codebook –some programming may be required

User-extracted Table World Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank

Delivery of IGO Data Demand for IGO data Harvard College Library Research Workstations –networked CD-ROMs available in three libraries –statistical software and Microsoft Office suite –track usage by title and by location

Harvard College Library Research Workstation

Delivery of IGO Data IGO data on the web SourceOECD and Ivation’s Beyond 20/20 IMF data on web through tape subscription Redistribution through Datastream (IMF, OECD, Eurostat), R-Cade, EIU Country Data

Data Archives Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) –international data collections Roper Center for Public Opinion Data –Latin American Survey Data Bank and Japanese Data Archive Data archives around the world - CESSDA maps Differences in data access procedures

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Micro-level Data read into SPSS World Values Survey (R. Inglehart); distributed by ICPSR

Roper Center for Public Opinion

Data Archives in Europe

Other Data Archives

Implications for Libraries and Reference Service Information brokering Statistical consulting; Service policy Reference for data files Partnerships Challenges to traditional reference models

Resources International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) ICPSR Handout of resources