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American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago July 10, 2000. Heather McMullen Social Sciences Data Librarian Harvard University. International Statistical Data. IGO Data and Data Archives Issues and Trends. Topics of Discussion. Spectrum of numeric data
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American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago July 10, 2000 Heather McMullen Social Sciences Data Librarian Harvard University International Statistical Data IGO Data and Data Archives Issues and Trends
Topics of Discussion • Spectrum of numeric data • Delivery of IGO data • Data archives • Implications for libraries and reference service • Resources
Spectrum of Numeric Data • Published table (print or electronic) • User-extracted table (electronic) • Micro-level data • codebook • some programming may be required
User-extracted TableWorld Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank
User-extracted TableWorld Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank
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
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 CountryData
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
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)http://www.icpsr.umich.edu
Micro-level Data read into SPSSWorld Values Survey (R. Inglehart); distributed by ICPSR
Roper Center for Public Opinionhttp://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu
Data Archives in Europehttp://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/europe.html
Implications for Libraries and Reference Service • Information brokering • Statistical consulting; Service policy • Reference for data files • Partnerships • Challenges to traditional reference models
Resources • International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) • ICPSR • Handout of resources