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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
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Topics of Discussion Spectrum of numeric data Delivery of IGO data Data archives Implications for libraries and reference service Resources
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Spectrum of Numeric Data Published table (print or electronic) User-extracted table (electronic) Micro-level data –codebook –some programming may be required
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User-extracted Table World Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank
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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
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Harvard College Library Research Workstation
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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
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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
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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
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Micro-level Data read into SPSS World Values Survey (R. Inglehart); distributed by ICPSR
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Roper Center for Public Opinion http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu
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Data Archives in Europe http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/europe.html
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Other Data Archives http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/other.html
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Implications for Libraries and Reference Service Information brokering Statistical consulting; Service policy Reference for data files Partnerships Challenges to traditional reference models
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Resources International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) ICPSR Handout of resources
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