The DLI Survival Guide: An update

Marie-Claire LauzonStatistics CanadaDLI Ontario Spring Training 2008Carleton University, April 2, 2008

Outline

The DLI Survival GuideHistoryContentRecent developments Next steps

The New DLI Collection Interface

DLI Survival Guide - History

Based on the “Brian McNally First Aid CD-ROM” which was produced by Elizabeth Hamilton and her team at the University of New Brunswick (UNB)

Primary intent of the work was to provide a quick reference guide for the librarian who dedicates a short amount of time to data services

Guide was then expanded to serve all of the DLI Contacts across Canada through the efforts of Jane Fry, Carleton University, and the DLI Unit at Statistics Canada

Chuck Humphrey, University of Alberta and Nancy Lemay, University of Ottawa, also contributed to the Guide

Content and access

Table of Contents

9 sections

http://www.statcan.ca:8092/english/Dli/csk/power/toc/index-en.htm http://www.statcan.ca:8092/english/Datalib/csk/power/toc/welcome.htmUsername: Framew0rKPassword: newWebs1te

Recent developments

Draft version of the Guide presented during the DLI National Training Day (May 2007)

DLI Unit received 100+ suggestions Content, presentation, editorial

Incorporated these suggestions and translated the Guide

Posted an updated, password protected, version in a temporary location

Recent developments

Last month, the Centre of Expertise on Accessibility reviewed the guide and provided accessibility related recommendations

Their recommendations led us to re-write and re-code certain sections of the Guide Ex.

Replaced menu on right side with links at the top

Removed any instances of “click here”

Re-wrote expressions like “"Position your mouse over the link below" (not everyone uses a mouse)

Next steps

April 14-18th: Dissemination Division’s search group will review and work on the Guide’s search features

April 21st-25th: The Guide will undergo TASS (Testing and Support Services Unit) testing Examine how the Guide works in different browsers Identify any broken links Provide usability recommendations

We will then, implement the usability recommendations and release the Guide

The New DLI Collection Interface

Being developed by IT specialists in the Dissemination Division

Jackie Godfrey is our DLI lead on the project Will allow users to both browse and search the DLI

collection Will eventually replace our static DLI collection pages

Goal: Facilitate access to DLI data and metadata

The New DLI Collection Interface

Interface is based on the Statistics Canada Analytical Studies module and pulls metadata from the Online Catalogue

Allows users to search or browse for metadata and data By Survey By Subject By Date

http://www.statcan.ca/dli/english/dli?&dfold=0&currpg=1&sfold=0&survfold=0

Next steps

Continue to develop searching & browsing functionality

Finish the interface design Test the application Launch the prototype and use it with DLI

static pages Develop fully a independent version

Thank you!

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