1. What is the Future of Statistical Compendia in the 21 st Century? Marianne W. Zawitz U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics

2. Bureau of Justice Statistics Study of BJS Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Determine current knowledge about users  Document analysis, site visits, focus groups Delphi study  To find consensus on the future and on requirements for achieving that mission Usability studies  To look at a compendium in the information space

3. Bureau of Justice Statistics Overall Study Findings Still a recognized need for the functions of a statistical compendium Usage online impacted by general usability issues, behavior of users of the web, and lag of data from original source Information media have different “affordances” and may not be transferable Desire for new features that use current technologies

4. Bureau of Justice Statistics BJS decisions about the future of Sourcebook Next edition will be last printed edition and no more CD-ROM’s Website will be improved based on usability BJS data will not be repurposed. May use web services so latest data will be available. Metadata standard will be developed by BJS