1. An APRA-NW Conference Speed Presentation 5/22/15
Research Resources
An APRA-NW Conference Speed Presentation
5/22/15

2. Research Resources
How do I choose? Identifying the right questions for resource selection.

3. Happy Bear Awareness Week!
Research Resources How do I choose? Identifying the right questions for resource selection.
Happy Bear Awareness Week!

4. Types of Questions Resource Administrative Evaluative
Research Resources How do I choose? Identifying the right questions for resource selection.
Types of Questions
Resource
Administrative
Evaluative

5. Research Resources How do I choose
Research Resources How do I choose? Identifying the right questions for resource selection.
What I won’t cover
Vendor comparisons
or my experience
with specific vendors
or resources

6. Resource Questions Data Source Where is the vendor getting their data?
Is source data reputable?

7. Resource Questions Usability Is info easy to find?
Data Source
Usability
Is info easy to find?
Is dashboard easy to navigate?
Is it painfully slow?
Do their reports make sense?
Can you export them?
Can you export to editable file?

8. Resource Questions Currency How often is data updated?
Data Source
Usability
Currency
How often is data updated?
Can you easily identify for each data point?

9. Resource Questions References Do they provide source credit?
Data Source
Usability
Currency
References
Do they provide source credit?
Do they link to source documents?

10. Resource Questions Writing Is descriptive text included?
Data Source
Usability
Currency
References
Writing
Is descriptive text included?
Can you edit or add?
Is there process for correcting bad data?

11. Resource Questions Reasoning Do you understand how data is matched?
Data Source
Usability
Currency
References
Writing
Reasoning
Do you understand how data is matched?
Do you understand which assets are included and why?
Do you agree?

12. Resource Questions Relevance
Data Source
Usability
Currency
References
Writing
Reasoning
Relevance
Is this data answering the question(s) you have?
Is it duplicative of another source?
If so, is it better/worse/same?
Is it lacking in certain areas or a leader in others?
Resource Questions

13. Administrative Questions
Licensing
How many (simultaneous) users are included?
Does everyone share a login or get a personal one?
Do personal logins allow personalization?

14. Administrative Questions
Licensing
Subscription
How long is the contract?
What is included and what is extra?
For add-ons, what is cost and where are price breaks?
For bundle?

15. Administrative Questions
Licensing
Subscription
Statistics
Can you monitor use?
Downloads?
Batches?
Searches?
Users Using?

16. Administrative Questions
Licensing
Subscription
Statistics
Technical Support
What support do they offer for troubleshooting?
Training?
Continuing education?
How do they communicate upgrade?

17. Administrative Questions
Licensing
Subscription
Statistics
Technical Support
Access
Are there platform limitations?
Browser preferences?
Mobile access?
Do certain connections slow it down?

18. Administrative Questions
Licensing
Subscription
Statistics
Technical Support
Access
Reputation
How long have they been around?
What is their reputation?
Has it changed over time?

19. Evaluative Questions Is there a data gap?
Does this source cover something unique or uniquely?

20. Does cost outweigh usefulness or do you gain with efficiency?
Evaluative Questions
Is there a data gap?
Does this source cover something unique or uniquely?
Does cost outweigh usefulness or do you gain with efficiency?

21. Evaluative Questions Survey your team: are people using it?
Is there a data gap?
Does this source cover something unique or uniquely?
Does cost outweigh usefulness or do you gain with efficiency?
Survey your team: are people using it?
Is there an internal issue preventing use (training/familiarity)?

22. Questions?
me – Kelly Riutta at