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Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure

Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure. What is <odesi>? How it came to be, Funding, Project achievements, and The project’s next steps. Overview. < odesi > what it is….

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Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure

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  1. Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure

  2. What is <odesi>? How it came to be, Funding, Project achievements, and The project’s next steps. Overview

  3. <odesi> what it is… • <odesi> is a centralised, standardised web-based data exploration/extraction system delivered through Scholars Portal • it is the only provincially available tool that allows the user to search multiple datasets at the variable level

  4. With the <odesi> search layer Researchers <odesi> Search Layer <odesi> CORA ICPSR Metadata Metadata <odesi> Nesstar Metadata CORA Nesstar a Data Data ICPSR Archive Metadata Metadata Metadata Data You only have to search in one location…

  5. Data holdings of <odesi> • Statistics Canada DLI files • Census • Public-use Microdata Files (PUMF) • Special Surveys, • General Social Surveys (GSS) • Health (CTUMS) • Public Opinion Polls (e.g. Gallup & IPSOS Reid) • currently, have over 9392 files in <odesi>

  6. How it came to be… • In 2005, the Data INOntario (DINO) working group of OCUL(Ontario Council of University Libraries) started thinking about moving beyond ‘home-grown’ data solutions, • DDI was being recognised as a coding standard, • Data users were interested in building a province-wide data solution.

  7. Nesstar became available and suddenly there was a viable tool with which to create a centralised data portal • Norwegian Social Science Data Services” -- Networked Social Science Tools and Resources • was already in use in Europe, UK, US, Canada • In Ontario: Queens, Guelph, Carleton, Windsor, Ottawa, U. of T. and Statistics Canada use Nesstar

  8. The <odesi> partnerships • Partnerships were developed through data groups such as Data INOntario (DINO) working group of OCUL(Ontario Council of University Libraries) • Ontario Universities (Guelph, Carleton, • Scholars Portal • DDI Alliance • Data providers: Statistics Canada, Wilfrid Laurier University (IPSOS Reid)

  9. Funding background • the <odesi> planning group went to the BPS Supply Chain Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Finance in the hopes of finding funding. • <odesi> in the end secured funding from the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s OntarioBuys program.

  10. Funding background <odesi>is now a jointly funded project between the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and OntarioBuys (BPS Supply Chain Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Finance) • $1.04M including “in kind” contributions of datasets and facilities

  11. DDI Standard OCUL & Ontario Buys Commercial Software Scholars Portal Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure Initiative

  12. Project achievements In 2007, a team was struck, a Project Manager was hired. In 2008, hardware/software were purchased through Scholars Portal.

  13. Project achievements <odesi> was launched on Scholars Portal March 4, 2008 • negotiated access to the IPSOS Reid files at LISPOP for use on <odesi> • extended the <odesi> co-op program to other universities funding students at Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Ottawa, Laurentian & Western Universities

  14. Project achievements • Lead institutions in <ODESI> are Carleton and Guelph, with in-kind assistance from Queen’s University. • First step was developing a Canadian ‘best practices’ document for cataloguing data files using DDI – analogous to AACR2 for MARC. • Next, survey files were ‘marked up’ (catalogued) and loaded onto a test server at Guelph. • The team at Scholars Portal is working with <ODESI> to establish a data server and load data files.

  15. Project achievements • working with University of Ottawa to mark up STC files in French • hiring a programmer at Scholars Portal to further improve the site (French instance, Federated Identity Management …) • completed the Best Practice Document for DDI data coding in both French and English.

  16. Project achievements • engaged in many promotional activities • created <odesi> brands • purchased promotional materials (pens & post-it pads…) • producing a bilingual brochure • article in the OCULA Winter Newsletter • presentation at OLA, CLA, IFLA , IASSIST…… • extended the contract with our <odesi> developers for another year

  17. Next steps • seek new datasets • Province of Ontario Data • ICPSR • creating a suite of tutorials and other training materials • investigate providing access to <odesi> to the wider education sector (colleges & CREPUQ) • work toward creating a national co-ordination committee for DDI projects in Canada

  18. Next Steps • investigate using <odesi> as a depository for Ontario research data • explore links with CARL and CISTI in the aim of creating a national data archive • explore international links e.g. CESSDA, IFDO

  19. Contact An intuitive data portal for researchers, teachers and students; inspiring, developing and supporting research excellence. • <odesi> inspires, develops and supports research excellence in the academic environment. For more information contact Paula Hurtubise, <odesi> Project Manager @ paula_hurtubise@carleton.ca or visit www.odesi.ca

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