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Data Liberation Initiative Update

ACCOLEDS

November 27 2014

Simon Fraser University

Chantal Ripp

Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 2

Outline:

Changes in staff

Changes in DLI community and committees

Current Projects and Activities

Priorities

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DLI UPDATE

Organisational changes

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Access, Infrastructure,

Innovation and

Development (AIID)

section

Chief,

David Price

Data Liberation

Initiative (DLI)


DLI UPDATE

Unit Head

•PM for B2020 WDS and

Nesstar

•Website content manager

•Annual Report

•Supports client requests

•And supports other MAD

projects

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Project Officer

•Travel arrangements

•Coordinate EAC and

Education Committee

meetings

•Manages licence

distribution

•EFT access

•Invoicing

Information services

officer

•Monitoring the dlilist

•DLI Update

•Adds new materials to the

DLI Collection

Statistical Assistant

(TBD)

•Codes PUMFs in DDI

•Stage PUMF files

•Manage data repositories

•Develop and maintain

Best Practice Documents

•And other projects


Membership at 78!

Performed outreach activities with OCLS and CÉGEP

colleges

the DLI has welcomed the addition of three new

colleges:

• Selkirk College

• Sault College

• Centennial College

DLI UPDATE

DLI MEMBERSHIP

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Atlantic: Peter Webster – Saint Mary’s University – co-chair,

Donna Bourne-Tyson – Dalhousie University

Quebec Nathalie Vachon– Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Gaston Quirion – Université Laval

Ontario Sylvie Lafortune – Carleton University – co-chair

Vince Grey– Western University

West Gail Curry - University of Northern British Columbia

Gilbert Bede - Okanagan College

Library Director Carol Shepstone – Mount Royal University

Researcher TBD

Statistics Canada George Sciadas - Centre for Special Business Projects

Heather Dryburgh – Special Surveys Division

David Price – Microdata Access Division

Jodie-Anne Brzozowski – Microdata Access Division

Senior Advisors Ernie Boyko – International DLI

Wendy Watkins – Carleton University

DLI UPDATE - Members of External

Advisory Committee

23/12/2014


April 23-24 2014 and October 15-16 2014

Presentation on Statistics Canada’s current project,

activities and future direction

Review of the DLI’s Strategic Plan

DLI Update and bi-annual reports

Working Groups

Equinox Working Group recommendations

Working Group on DLI Marketing and Awareness

WG on Custom tabs

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External Advisory Committee

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Siobhan Hanratty – University of New Brunswick – Chair

Atlantic Carolyn DeLorey - St. Francis Xavier University Julie Marcoux - Université de Moncton

Quebec

Caroline Patenaude – Université de Montréal Alex Guindon – Concordia University

Ontario Sandra Keys – University of Waterloo Liz Hill – University of Western Ontario

West Chris Burns– Kwantlen Polytechnic University Marilyn Andrews – University of Regina

Chair of Education Committee is an Ex-officio (non-voting) members of the EAC

DLI UPDATE

Education Committee

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Summary of activities

Evaluation and review of NTD

Review of Education Committee reference documents and

Best practices for hosting a training session

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Education Committee

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To recognize Statistics Canada divisions who provide exemplary access to their data products, documentation and expertise, the DLI periodically bestows the Exemplary Access Award to a deserving division.

2014 Recipients

Information Management Division (IMD) & Geography Division (GEO)

for the support in acquiring the Postal CodeOM data file End-use Licence

Past recipients included:

Industry Accounts Division (2011)

Health Statistics Division (2009)

Special Surveys Division (2008)

Census Operations Division (2006).

DLI UPDATE

DLI Exemplary Access Award

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Bi-Annual Report

As presented at the EAC spring meeting is available on the

EFT and will be made in an accessible format on the DLI

website.

DLI UPDATE

DLI ACTIVITIES

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DLI Messages on the dlilist by year

Activities

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Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

13

DLI Reference questions by Month

Activities

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Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

14

Participants from Postsecondary Institutions

Activities

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Training Event

Participants

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/1

5

Atlantic Training 24 24 0¹ 28 24 0¹

Quebec Training 17 14 0¹ 15 23 0¹

Ontario Training 41 48 0¹ 39 53 0¹

ACCOLEDS

training

39 33 30 35 27

National Training

Day

55 70

Boot Camp 26 54

TOTAL 121 119 167 117 127


The DLI continues to enhance its collection with new

major additions:

Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) -

Mental Health

National Household Survey (NHS) - Individual

Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) -

2011

General Social Survey (GSS) - Cycle 26 - Caregiving

and Care Receiving

Postal CodesOM by Federal Ridings File

And many more...

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DLI Collection

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Canadian Internet Use Survey (CIUS) – 2012

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

(PIAAC) – 2012

Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (EICS) - 2012

Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) – 2012: Mental Health

Component

Canada Health Survey (CHS) – 1978 (English only)

National Graduate Survey (NGS) – 1982 (English only)

Victims of Crime Survey – Edmonton - 1985 (English only)

Youth Smoking Survey (YSS) – 1994 (English only)

Travel Survey of Residents in Canada (TSRC) , 2010

Food Expenditure Survey (FOODEX), 2001, 1996

And more to come...

DLI UPDATE

PUMFs added to Nesstar

23/12/2014

Downloads of all files, such as documentation and data files. 17

Activities

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Number of downloads DLI EFT, DLI Collection safe, FY 2014-2015

18

Activities

23/12/2014

Number of downloads DLI EFT, CIHI safe, FY 2014-2015

19

Activities

23/12/2014

Number of downloads DLI EFT, PCCF safe, FY 2014-2015


Website restructuring

Activities

23/12/2014

• Website has been available since the year 2000

• Had to restructure the website content

• Goal: enhance discoverability of current information

• Focus: new data dissemination tool

• Nesstar

• DLI’s B2020 Web Data Server (WDS)


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DDI/Nesstar

Activities

23/12/2014

•In September 2013, the DLI started adding DDI

metadata for master files into the DLI Nesstar, thanks to

the RDC Metadata project.

•Enhance discoverability of survey data

•Distinguish whether a PUMF or the master file

would best fit research needs

•Add over 300 cycles representing around 40 surveys

•A total of 174 PUMF files coded since last year.

•DLI will continue to expand its collection as new Public

Use Data Files are released


The DLI’s Beyond 20/20 Web Data Server (WDS)

Activities

23/12/2014

•Web based multidimensional table viewer for data released in Beyond

20/20 table format (.ivt file extension)

•WDS extends the functionality of the browser by allowing users to view

and manipulate .ivt files over the web

•Mac users

•Disseminate other file formats (.xls, .zip, txt, etc)

•Configured as IP authenticated access with optional log in for “My

reports”

•Acquired server and in implementation stage

•Beta launch scheduled for December 3rd 2014

•Continue loading files



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Launching the WDS

IP restriction with Nesstar

Review Governance documents

Search platform for Nesstar

Review Marketing material

DLI UPDATE

Priorities

23/12/2014


Nesstar

Priorities

23/12/2014

•IP Recognition

•In the interim, will grant students and professors

username/password upon request. Contact dli-

[email protected]

•Enhance the robustness of the tool and reduce wait times

experienced by clients

•Working with Share Service Canada (SSC) to enhance

infrastructure

•Migrated to internal Win2012 server and Nesstar server

v.4.0.8.1.

mailto:[email protected]




Marketing/Outreach

Priorities

23/12/2014

Review Marketing and outreach material

Proposed initiatives

Review of DLI Pamphlet

New section in DLI Survival Guide – promoting DLI in data

services

Recommendation at EAC to from Working Group


DLI UPDATE

QUESTIONS

23/12/2014

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