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Data Liberation Initiative Update

ACCOLEDSNovember 2012

David Price, Chantal Ripp

2012Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada2

Outline:Changes in staffChanges in committeesActivitiesFree data from StatCanLicence for DLIPriorities and transition to new technologies

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Wayne Smith

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Chief Statistician

As of July 2010


Peter Morrison

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Assistant Chief Statistician

Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field


Jane Badets

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Director General

Census Subject Matter, Social and Demographic Statistics Branch

As of November 2010


Heather Dryburgh

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Manager

Microdata Access Division

As of April 2010


David Price

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Chief

Access, Infrastructure, Innovation and Development (AIID) section


TBD

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Unit Chief

Data Liberation Initiative


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Reference Services Coordinator,

Chantal RippData Liberation Initiative

•Monitoring the dlilist•Survival Guide•DLI Update•Annual Report•Web page content•And other project


Responsible for administrative matters

Look after your travel forms

Answers all your questions related to these famous forms

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Renée Rocan

ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES


Takes care of :• the FTP site• the website• registrations on

listserv• Passwords

Jackie will be with us until Sept 2013Works 3 days a week

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Jackie Godfrey

ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES


Retirement of Michel Séguin, October 2012Chief of the Access to Metadata and Public Microdata SectionAccepted to be volunteer as part of the Work Force Adjustment

Priority:Transition to new technologiesKnowledge transfer

Retirement of Linda Harding, July 2012Positions has been identified as part of the revisionOpted to be volunteer as part of the Work Force Adjustment

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES


Membership remains at 75 Goal last year was to approach CEGEP

• Student protests

Follow-up with other colleges that did contact us for information related to the DLI

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DLI MEMBERSHIP


Met in Ottawa October 2-3Discussed DLI Process and infrastructurePresentation by Sylvie Lafortune on the results of the DLI Contacts and Designate SurveyInvestigated DLI Subscription Pricing

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External Advisory Committee


Atlantic:Peter Webster – Saint Mary’s University – co-chairSuzanne Drapeau - Nova Scotia Community College – last meeting Spring 2013

QuebecNathalie Vachon– Institut national de la recherche scientifique Gaston Quirion – Université Laval

OntarioSylvie Lafortune – Laurentian University – co-chairVince Grey– Western University

WestGail Curry - University of Northern British ColumbiaPeter Peller – University of Calgary

Library DirectorMargaret Haines – Carleton University

ResearcherLisa Dillon - Université de Montreal

Statistics CanadaPamela Best – Special Surveys DivisionGeorge Sciadas, CSBP/CPSEHeather Dryburgh – Manager of Microdata Access DivisionDavid Price – Microdata Access Division

Senior AdvisorsErnie Boyko – International DLIWendy Watkins – Carleton University

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Members of External Advisory Committee


AtlanticSiobhan Hanratty – University of New Brunswick - ChairAnn Smith – Acadia University

QuebecCaroline Patenaude – Université de MontréalNathalie Vachon - Institut national de la recherche scientifique

OntarioSandra Keys – University of WaterlooLiz Hill – University of Western Ontario

WestGail Curry – University of Northern British ColumbiaMarilyn Andrews – University of Regina

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

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Education Committee


Several Teleconference sessionsWill be meeting Jan/Feb 2013 in OttawaSummary of activities

Outreach material repositoryTraining RepositoryReview of results from DLI Contacts survey from a regional perspective

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Education Committee


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.

Past recipients included:Industry Accounts Division (2011)Health Statistics Division (2009)Special Surveys Division (2008)Census Operations Division (2006).

DLI Award Committee – looking for volunteers

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DLI Exemplary Access Award


Thank you to the University of Northern British Columbia who hosted the online survey and creation of a database

Thanks to the Education Committee and to Sylvie Lafortune who accepted to do the analysis

Gail Curry volunteered to deliver the presentation on the results

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2012 DLI Contacts and Designate Survey

26/11/2012Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada20

Training Repository• Will be moved to Carleton University• DLI Research paper series• Recorded Webinars will be stored at Carleton

University

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Annual Report 11/12Was mailed out in September

New sectional content includedKey advantages to DLI MembershipReview of licence agreementReview of the continuum of access and open data

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DLI Licence DLI subscription fees have not supported the purchase of data – but it needed to be updated to reflect the changes in Statistics Canada’s dissemination of open data.

Standard Data productsPUMFsCIHIPostal CodeOther

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Most of the data on the on StatCan Web site is now free

including Census and Geography boundary files (excluding FSA)CANSIM free since February 1st 2012

ExceptionCustom tabulations remains for a feeThird party material (postal code products)

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Free data from StatCan


APPENDIX I -Licence agreement for Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF)

PUMFs still requires a licence Non DLI users have to go to StatCan first to sign the licence and then obtain the PUMFs requiredDLI cannot share the data with non DLI members as it was beforeThey can use the file on a commercial basis but they cannot share the data file

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LICENCE FOR DLI -- EXCEPTIONS


APPENDIX II - License Agreement for the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) Research Analytic Files from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

DAD Research Analytic Files Cannot share with non DLI membersCannot use for commercial purposes

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Postal code files and dataCannot share with non DLI membersCannot use for commercial purposesFor now, remains as is No new files until negotiations with Canada post will be completed

OthersHealth CanadaFisheries and Oceans CanadaCitizenship and Immigration CanadaCanadian Heart Database Centre

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DLI NewsletterVolume 13, issue 1 released October 2012Working on a special issue for WinterVolume 14 to be released in Spring 2013

If you have any announcements for upcoming issues or would like to submit an article discussing an aspect of working with data or providing data services, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

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DLI ACTIVITIES

mailto:[email protected]


DLI SURVIVAL GUIDESection 1, 2 and 3 have been revised and changes updated on the DLI website. Continuing the process of updating the survival sections.

If you have comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send them to me directly, [email protected]

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DLI ACTIVITIES

mailto:[email protected]


NesstarTemporary keys restoredLicence has finally been approved5 year renewal

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DLI ACTIVITIES – Reference Tracking

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Review of electronic communication strategy, including, investigating new infrastructure opportunities for • the DLI listserv• Website, and • FTP site.

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Looking forward - Priorities


Investigated whether a corporate solution existedReviewed potential electronic mailing list software and other communication platforms • Including Open source solutions and proprietary platforms.

Indentified a potential software solution that will meet the DLI needsNext steps – review proposal by Technology Review Committee, December 2013

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Priorities - Listserv


Goals: Ensure that the DLI website presence is coherent, responds to the needs of clients (and potential clients), has a sustainable infrastructure, and in line with GC standards and policies.

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Priorities - website

Rewrite / Republish

ContentInventory

Archive

EvaluateAnd Assess

Rewrite for findabilityRepublish new content

Crawl siteIdentify page ownersCategorize pages

Archive onlineArchive offline

Review pagesEvaluated contentAssess quality


Moving to e-FT• As of January 2011, e-FT became Statistic

Canada’s corporate solution for external file transfers.

• The ITSD FTP would no longer be supported by Statistic Canada.

Access through FTP software Each user will have a user name and password

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Priorities – FTP


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QUESTIONS

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