1. Data Access North of the (US) Border
Michelle Edwards, Ph.D., MLIS
Data Resource Centre, McLaughlin Library,
University of Guelph

2. Outline <odesi> How can YOU use <odesi>?
Access points for data
Summary

3. Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure
<odesi>
Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure
Established in 2007
Data service offered through Scholars Portal
Uses a web-based data exploration, extraction and analysis tool 
Social science data including polling data
Data only accessible to 21 Ontario Universities

4. <odesi> Accesses metadata records from over 11238 surveys
Search framework uses MarkLogic
Data sources include:
Statistics Canada – DLI – Restricted
Canadian Gallup Polls
Canadian Opinion Research Archive – Restricted
ICPSR – Restricted
More…

5. How can YOU access <odesi>?
Access to the metadata is OPEN!
Access to the data is RESTRICTED!

6. Accessing <odesi>

7. Accessing <odesi>
Browse options
Category
Keywords
Series
Survey Title

8. Accessing <odesi>
Search options
All metadata fields (anywhere)
Variable/category label (questions)
Survey title
Keywords
Abstract
Series

9. Accessing <odesi>
Collections:
Canadian Gallup Polls
DLI
CORA
ICPSR
Date

10. Accessing data Canadian Polling Data Canadian Gallup Poll
Carleton University Library Data Centre:
Canadian Gallup Poll
Centre for Research & Information on Canada (CRIC)
Listening to Canadians (CIO)
Voice of the People (VOP)

11. Accessing data Canadian Election Studies
Elections Canada Online
40th General Election, October 14, 2008
39th General Election, January 23, 2006
38th General Election, June 28, 2004
37th General Election, November 27, 2000
36th General Election, June 2, 1997

12. Accessing data Canadian Institute for Health Information
Quick Stats… Interactive Data available for topics:
Standards
Specialized Care
Hospital Care
Spending
National, Provincial and Regional levels available

13. Accessing statistics Statistics Canada Tables by Subject Health Energy
Tables by Subject
Health
Energy
Labour
Transportation …

14. Accessing data Canadian Polling Data Canadian Elections Studies ICPSR
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Polling Companies
Canadian Elections Studies
Host Universities

15. Accessing data Canadian Health Data Statistics Canada – DLI
Statistics Canada – RDC
<odesi> - investigating provincial data route

16. Summary
<odesi> search provides access to survey metadata to everyone
Search over surveys
View question level metadata including frequencies

17. Summary
Although data access is restricted – there may be other venues to contact
Public Opinion Polls
Canadian Election Surveys
Health data
<odesi> opening doors to data discovery

18. Michelle Edwards edwardsm@uoguelph.ca odesi-help@scholarsportal.info
Questions
Michelle Edwards