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DLI Communication Tools - Questions, answers and hopefully, a little demystification!

DLI Communication Tools - Questions, answers and hopefully, a little demystification!. Monia Bergeron DLI ACCOLEDS Workshop Simon Fraser University December 5, 2006. Agenda . DLI listserv DLI listserv Archive DIGRS Recap. DLI listserv . Primary communication tool for DLI community

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DLI Communication Tools - Questions, answers and hopefully, a little demystification!

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  1. DLI Communication Tools - Questions, answers and hopefully, a little demystification! Monia Bergeron DLI ACCOLEDS Workshop Simon Fraser University December 5, 2006.

  2. Agenda • DLI listserv • DLI listserv Archive • DIGRS • Recap

  3. DLI listserv • Primary communication tool for DLI community • Used to pose questions by DLI contacts • Reference questions - what is the best source for….? • Collection - can we please have this data set? When will PUMF X be released? • How to - how do I get the Stata code for this survey? • Feedback - if I have to fix ONE more of these STC surveys I am going to scream! • Etc. • Subscription-based (only registered users can post to the list)

  4. DLI listserv • Monia’s job is to help answer these questions… • ***and Monia depends on you for a lot of the answers! • Messages sent as e-mails to list members • Messages archived ca. every two weeks

  5. Didn’t someone already ask this? • DLI list Archives • DIGRS

  6. DLI listserv Archives • Why such a pretty interface? • Free! • Why behind lock and key? • Not bilingual - STC standards • Avoid solicitations

  7. Steps to access the DLI Listserv Archives

  8. Steps to access the DLI Listserv Archives

  9. Steps to access the DLI Listserv Archives

  10. Steps to access the DLI Listserv Archives

  11. DLI Listserv Archives Homepage

  12. DLI Listserv Archives Homepage • Defaults to Date Index (messages sorted by date)

  13. Argh!!! Where do I click? Option 1 Option 3 Option 2

  14. Where do I click?Option 1 - Thread Index Sorts messages by displaying the question followed by the subsequent replies received Option 1

  15. Results of Option 1 - Clicking on the Thread Index Question Answers

  16. Where do I click?Option 2 - Click on the message Opens the text of the selected message Option 2

  17. Results of Option 2-click on the message New options!

  18. Results of Option 2- click on the message Date Prev - previous message posted (not the previous day!) Date Next - following message posted Thread Prev - previously posted message related to this message Thread Next - message posted in answer to the question

  19. Results of Option 2- click on the message If you scroll to the bottom of message,all these goodies are available for you to preview!

  20. Where do I click?Option 3 - Search Perform a keyword search Option 3

  21. Results of Option 3- Search

  22. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine

  23. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine Search This is the field in which you should enter the words or phrase you wish to search for in the archive

  24. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Find • This phrase • Returns messages in which your keywords appear as a literal phrase on a single line in the message. • All of these words • Returns messages which contain ALL of your keywords: a boolean AND search. • Any of these words • Returns messages which contain ANY of your keywords: a boolean OR search. ***Monia would never expect for words to be adjacent to each other and would use “All of these words” as a search criteria!

  25. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Prefer • New messages • Searching starts with the most recent messages and continues toward the oldest. • Old messages • Searching begins with the earliest messages in the archive and continues toward the newest. ***Monia does not have time to perform her research by reading messages from 1996! Chances are the issue has been addressed more recently :) if not, then 1996 messages will be covered eventually!

  26. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Case • Insensitive search • Ignores capitalization in your search terms. • Sensitive search • Respects capitalization in your search terms. For example, a case sensitive search for the word 'MhonArc' would not count the word 'mhonarc' as a match, and vice versa.

  27. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Match • Partial words • Allows successful matches for messages in which your search terms are part of a larger construct. For example, a partial word search for "the" will match "the," but also "these" and "atheist." • Exact words • Returns messages which match your keywords or phrase exactly. An exact word search for the phrase "My love is like a rose" would not match "My love is like a rosebush." E.g., search results for “mill” Partial = familles Exact = millenaire, mill, etc.

  28. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Return • Controls the number -- XX -- of results to return to your Web browser at any one time. If the limit you set is reached before all of the messages in the archive have been searched, you will have the option to continue searching where you left off. ***Monia is a curious person and would never limit searching to 10 results!

  29. Understanding the MHonArc Search Engine • Search Area • From • Searches the message field which contains the author's name and email address. • Subject • Searches the message subject. • Date • Searches the date and time field of each message. Note: This field uses the following format: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:28:22 -0700 (PDT) • Body • Searches the entire body of the message. This is the default if no other options are selected. ***Monia is an idealist and would try a subject search first :) If no results, return to body search

  30. Defaults of the MHonArc Search Engine • Find - this phrase • Prefer - new messages • Case - insensitive case • Match - partial words • Return - 10 results per page • Search Area - message body ? X ? X Monia would set as her default Monia would change before searching ? Based on user preference

  31. Search Results

  32. Another useful tool is...

  33. Data Interest Group for Reference Services (DIGRS) • Train-the-Trainers workshop - March 2004 • Smaller institutions have fewer data and statistical reference questions • Goal of DIGRS - provide more exposure to the range of reference questions and responses in the areas of data and statistics http://blogs.library.ualberta.ca/digrs/

  34. DIGRS • Primarily based on questions and answers from the DLI listserv • Organises content based on: • date posted • category • Allows for a “less complicated” key word search! • Manually intensive to load content - Thank you Virginia and Amelia! • Hosted at the University of Alberta

  35. DIGRS

  36. DIGRS • Favorite ways of consulting DIGRS • Search • Archives • Categories

  37. Search

  38. Search results - DIGRS Click on the title to view full question and answer text

  39. Search results - DIGRS

  40. Archives Starting with the freshest info and filling in the archives as time permits

  41. Browsing using the Archives Categorical classification

  42. Categories

  43. Browsing using Categories

  44. Listserv Archive 1996 - 2006 search thread index random entries Complete list activity DIGRS 2004 - 2006 search categories clean entries Not comprehensive of list activity Highlights X

  45. Let’s Discuss • Primary communication tool for DLI community • Used to pose questions by DLI contacts • Reference questions - what is the best source for….? • Collection - can we please have this data set? When will PUMF X be released? • How to - how do I get the Stata code for this survey? • Feedback - if I have to fix ONE more of these STC surveys I am going to scream! • Etc. • Subscription-based (only registered users can post to the list)

  46. Recap • DLI listserv is our friend! • Please keep Monia entertained and post your questions! • Please keep Monia informed and post your answers! • Don’t despair… the Archives can work! • DIGRS - a welcomed gem for the DLI community

  47. Do we have time to play? DIGRS http://blogs.library.ualberta.ca/digrs/ DLI listserv Archives http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/contacts.htm

  48. Thank you!

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