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Data Liberation Initiative Update

Stay updated on the organizational changes, committee updates, and new priorities of the Data Liberation Initiative in 2016. Learn about membership growth, EAC updates, activities, and more.

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Data Liberation Initiative Update

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  1. Data Liberation Initiative Update 2016 DLI ACCOLEDS November 2016 Chantal Ripp

  2. DLI UPDATE - Outline • HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY • Organisational/staff changes • DLI membership • Changes in DLI committees • EAC membership • Education Committee membership • Activities • Priorities 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  3. 20TH ANNIVERSARY 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  4. DLI UPDATE - Changes in staff The DLI team, from L to R: Farrah Sanjari, DDI Officer; Chantal Ripp, Unit Heat; Jennifer Scharf, Former Stat Ass’t David Price, Chief Renée Rocan, Project Officer Ken Turcotte, Former DDI Officer Nathalie Gendron, Former Unit HeadMichael Braia, Data Coordinator; and Curtis Rafter; DDI coder Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  5. DLI UPDATE • Membership at 81* • The DLI community welcomed new DLI members: • Welcomed Trinity Western University, Langley BC • Outreach to new and interested institutions continues to be an important DLI activity in improving access to Canadian data resources and fostering a national data culture. DLI MEMBERSHIP Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  6. DLI UPDATE – EAC membership • Atlantic: • Peter Webster – Saint Mary’s University – co-chair • Siobhan Hanratty – University of New-Brunswick • Quebec • Nathalie Vachon– Institut national de la recherche scientifique Gaston Quirion – Université Laval – co-chair • Ontario • Vince Grey– Western University • West • Gail Curry - University of Northern British Columbia • Gilbert Bede - Okanagan College • Library Director • Carol Shepstone – Mount Royal University • Statistics Canada • George Sciadas - Centre for Special Business Projects • David Price – Microdata Access Division • Jodie-Anne Brzozowski – Microdata Access Division 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  7. DLI UPDATE – Last EAC • Oct 12 and 13, 2016 • DLI Update and bi-annual reports • Working Groups: • WG1) External Funding Sources for DDI coding P. Webster and V. Gray • WG2) Reviewing principles and Strategic Plan of DLI. C. Ripp and D. Price • WG3) Working Group on Training Goals S. Hanratty • WG4) Review subscription pricing C. Shepstone External Advisory Committee Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  8. DLI UPDATE - Activities • DLI Messages on the dlilist by year • DLI Reference questions by Month • Participants from Postsecondary Institutions • DLI Webinars • DLI Collection growth 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  9. DLI UPDATE - Activities Activity on DLILIST by year Reference request by source, 2016 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  10. DLI UPDATE - Activities Participants from Postsecondary Institutions Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  11. DLI UPDATE - Activities DLI Webinars 2016 • The DLI Bootcamp webinar series featured: • DLI Product Line and Beyond20/20 Web Data Server (WDS), June 14, 2016 • Deciphering the DLI EFT, July 19, 2016 • Nesstar and the new feature, August 24, 2016 • The EFT new structure, September 20, 2016 • Nesstar and the new feature, November 23, 2016 Available on the DLI Training Repository • Next: • DLI Webinar on SPSD/M (December) • DLI Webinar on GSS Victimization (January) • DLI Webinar on Survival Guide (TBD) Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  12. DLI UPDATE - Activities Collection growth Files added to the collection since April 2016 • Labour Force Survey (LFS) Monthly PUMFs • International Travel Survey (ITS) 2014 PUMF • General Social Survey (GSS) Cycle 28 PUMF • Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) 2015 PUMF • Canadian Business Patterns (CBP) June 2016 Tables • Tuition and Living Accommodation Costs (TLAC) 2014-2015 Tables • Samples files from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) 2014-2015 Reference period • Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) v.22.2 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  13. DLI UPDATE - Activities DLI Collection growth Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  14. DLI UPDATE – Priorities and Activities for FY16-17 • Listserv and ETI • NESSTAR and new search • Licences & Amendments • DLI’s EFT repository consolidation project • Survival Guide • DLI Update Newsletter • Support materials 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  15. DLI UPDATE – Priorities, Listserv and ETI • Email Transformation Initiative (ETI) is a Government of Canada project to replace the email systems of 43 federal organizations with one common system. • Priority of our IT project team this past summer was to transition the DLI Listserv to the new service from the STC legacy emails • We successfully transitioned in July with no service outage • New list address: dlilist@idd-dli.statcan.gc.ca • (redirect in place on old address) Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  16. DLI UPDATE – Listserv online interface The list home page: https://dli-idd-listserv.statcan.gc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?A0=DLILIST Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  17. DLI UPDATE – PrioritiesNESSTAR • DLI Nesstar: http://dli-idd-nesstar.statcan.gc.ca/webview/ • IP Recognition achieved Spring 2016 • Migrated to internal Win2012 server and Nesstar server v.4.0.8.2 • Enhance the robustness of the tool and reduce wait times experienced by clients • Priorities moving forward: addressing coding gap and more detailed metrics Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  18. DLI UPDATE – PrioritiesSearch application Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  19. DLI UPDATE – PrioritiesSearch application • Next steps… • The implementation of check boxes next to menu fields to improve data research needs • Text highlighting • Improving navigational features for the menu filters • Improving search consistency across both languages • Adding the survey name as a field for the variable search • Tags to filter catalogues in order to differentiate between microdata for PUMFs and metadata for masterfiles. • The estimated timeline for the completion of these enhancements is Spring 2017 • Dli-idd@statcan.gc.ca Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  20. DLI UPDATE – Priorities Licence Amendments • Social Policy Simulation Database and Model (SPSD/M) is now available through the DLI. • The SPSD/M will be governed under a separate licence agreement as an appendix to the DLI Licence Agreement • Access to the product will be granted under a new safe in the DLI’s electronic file transfer (EFT) safe. Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  21. DLI UPDATE –EFT repository consolidation project • August 2016 saw the DLI team consolidate and restructure the EFT collection • consolidate both the metadata documentation and the staged datasets, reducing the space required • New shared common path / File hierarchy structure between both languages • Outcomes: • Reduced space required to manage collection • Reduced risks of administrative errors • Best practices naming convention Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  22. DLI UPDATE –EFT repository consolidation project • New safes are in accordance with the DLI Licensing agreement Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  23. EFT Directory: MAD_PUMF_FMGD_DAM 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  24. DLI UPDATE –Survival Guide • In collaboration with the Professional Development Committee, the DLI is currently working on updating and enhancing the content of the Survival Guide • Section outline*: • Section 1: About the DLI • Section 2: Administration • Section 3: Role of DLI Contact • Section 4: Resources • Section 5: Data Concepts • Section 6: Working with Data • Section 7: Accessing and Citing DLI Data • Section 8: FAQ • Section 9: Glossary • *May change before publication • The release of the guide is anticipated for early winter 2016. Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  25. DLI UPDATE – DLI Update Newsletter • Published since 1997 • For the community by the community à • Also serves to educate participants by providing useful tips to help with DLI activities • The success of this newsletter depends on participation from DLI contacts and those involved with the project. • Seeking interested members to form a subcommittee responsible for development content • Contact: Chantal.Ripp@Canada.ca Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  26. DLI UPDATE – Priorities-Support materials • Support materials: • Posters • Pocket folders • Other items – such as pens, pads, Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2019-12-19

  27. DLI UPDATE - Priorities • Improving access to major Canadian datasets • by updating our technical infrastructure. • Continue to enhance our data service delivery. • Continue to support our clients. 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  28. DLI UPDATE QUESTIONS Contact us at statcan.stcinet-dli-idd.statcan@canada.ca 2019-12-19 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

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