ontario data documentation, extraction service and infrastructure
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Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure
OverviewOverview
< What is <odesi>?
< How it came to be,
< Funding,
< Project achievements,
< and < The project’s next steps.
<odesi> what it is…<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
Researchers
<odesi> Nesstar
Data
ICPSR Archive
Data
CORA Nesstara
Data
<odesi> CORA<odesi> Search Layer
ICPSR
You only have to search in one location…
Metadata Metadata Metadata
Metadata Metadata Metadata
Data holdings of <odesi>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>
How it came to be…How it came to be…
< In 2005, the Data IN Ontario (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.
< 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
The <odesi> partnershipsThe <odesi> partnerships
< Partnerships were developed through data groups such as Data IN Ontario (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)
Funding backgroundFunding 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.
Funding backgroundFunding 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
OCUL & Ontario Buys
Commercial
SoftwareScholars
Portal
DDI Standard
Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure Initiative
Project achievementsProject achievements
In 2007, a team was struck, a Project Manager was hired.
In 2008, hardware/software were purchased through Scholars Portal.
Project achievementsProject 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
Project achievementsProject 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.
Project achievementsProject 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.
Project achievementsProject 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
Next stepsNext 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
Next StepsNext 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
ContactContact
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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