1. RRM 321.3 : Resource Data and Environmental Modeling DATA SOURCES Sunny Kaniyathu, Data Services Librarian

2. Data: Statistics Canada  Single data producer but multiple access points  Not every access point provides access to all data  Data available for free under DLI LicenseDLI License DLI: Data Liberation Initiative Data to be used for educational and research purposes only

3. Sources and access points  Relevant data sources  CANSIM: Comprehensive Canadian socioeconomic database Collection of data from various surveys/ records  Census of Agriculture  Census of Population  Access Points  Statistics Canada website Some data can be downloaded directly  Several dissemination platforms

4. Access: Statistics Canada website  Main Catalogue Main Catalogue  Browse data sources and locate tables  Find related documentation and analytical studies  Obtain CANSIM numbers for data tables  Census of Agriculture Census of Agriculture

5. Statistics Canada Catalogue

8. Statistics Canada: Census of Agri

9. Data via other platforms  Access to platforms: Data and GIS Library ServicesLibrary Services  CANSIM on CHASS / E-STAT  CHASS updated weekly [Wednesdays]  E-STAT Updated yearly Some data series may be aggregated for example: yearly versus monthly data Contains some census data

10. Access to Platforms

11. CANSIM on CHASS

12. CANSIM [contd.]  By subject

13. CANSIM [contd.]  Search by surveys

14. Data via other platforms  Retrieve complete surveys [DLI collection]DLI collection  PUMF – Public Use Master Files  Small sample of non-aggregated data  Not raw data [RDC]RDC

15. Data via other platforms [contd.]  EQUINOX  Census of Agriculture; Census of Population  Surveys  Data in SPSS, STATA, SAS, IVT formats  IVT format: requires Beyond 20/20 browser Free Download Browser User GuideUser Guide Data can be saved in other formats Windows only

16. EQUINOX

17. U of S  Archive  Catalogue

18. International  EarthTrends EarthTrends  UNdata UNdata

19. Data and GIS Library Services  Available: all DLI data  Primary Contacts:  Sunny Kaniyathu: 306 966 8841; sunny.kaniyathu@usask.casunny.kaniyathu@usask.ca  Jasmine Hoover: 306 966 7265; jasmine.hoover@usask.cajasmine.hoover@usask.ca  Secondary Contacts:  Winnie Smit: 306 966 7261; winnie.smit@usask.cawinnie.smit@usask.ca  Robert Alary: 306 966 5987; robert.alary@usask.carobert.alary@usask.ca  Website: http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/http://library.usask.ca/murray/data-and-gis/

20. Questions?