1. The new approach to publications in 2011 and beyond
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2. Why do we have publications?
to deliver statistical information (which must complement the data from our databases)
to help users to make effective use of statistics
explanation
guidance
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3. Publications programme – the past
Publications = Books
Books = Paper
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4. Publications programme – the future
Publications = Content
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5. Publications programme – the future
Content has to be
useful
timely
high quality
comprehensive
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6. The DM mandate
November 2007 and January 2008: DM request to radically change direction of the publications strategy
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8. Flagship publications
Long-term objective
Statistics Explained
Authors
Users
Flagship publications
Printed products
PDFs
Archive
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9. Main future axes of publishing
Statistics Explained for the bulk of value-added content
Statistics in Focus for statistical analysis
A small number of high-quality flagship and cross-cutting publications
Publicity material including free pocketbooks
Methododologies and working papers - primarily for data producers
Paper books only when really needed....
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10. History of Statistics Explained
September 2008: First prototype
November 2008: Concept approved by the DM
September 2009: Opening to the public as a beta version
April 2010: DM decision to use Statistics Explained as production environment for the yearbook
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11. How could it go so fast?
Early support of the Director General and the Directors (for example through the vision document)
Use of open source software, which allowed to minimize development time and cost, but also to start developing and testing immediately with own resources
The cooperative approach and the early discussion with units (especially through CODIF)
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12. Key advantages of Statistics Explained
High degree of timeliness
Cost-effectiveness
Easy re-use of content
Collaborative editing
Facilitates editorial quality control
Enables consistent coverage of all statistical topics
Reaches new audiences
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15. Some news about Statistics Explained
Converting existing publications
PDF output
Multilingualism
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16. Converting existing publications
Example: European business:
Chapter 25: Business services statistics
The dissemination unit is ready to support you actively in this process
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17. Creating PDF output
New development, still in an early stage, requires further improvement
Intended to be used for rapid dissemination, checking, archiving
Example: Creating a PDF from the articles of a category
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18. Multilingualism Possibility to create multiple language versions
English is always the master language
Currently used for definitions only
Example:
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19. Some figures 275 Statistical articles 16 background articles
About 600 Glossary pages
Corresponds to a 3500 pages book
180,000 page views per month
50,000 visitors per month
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20. Some hot issues....
How many articles should we have in Statistics Explained?
How to guarantee the quality of articles?
What to do with analytical articles which should not be modified any more?
How to archive?
When to do a Statistics Explained article and when to do a SiF?
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