International Statistical Data

American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago

July 10, 2000

IGO Data and Data Archives

Issues and Trends

Heather McMullen

Social Sciences Data Librarian

Harvard University

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

Harvard College Library Research Workstation

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 Country Data

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

Other Data Archives http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/other.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