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2. UPDATE ON DATA LIBERATION
Data Liberation Initiative
UPDATE ON DATA LIBERATION
VICTORIA, DECEMBER, 2002 1 3

3. She is a position that had been vacant for 5 months…
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
STAFF UPDATE SINCE DECEMBER 2001
Sage Cram began as the Communication-Liaison Officer in DLI Section in Feb. 2002
She is a position that had been vacant for 5 months…
…after being filled for 5 months…
...after being vacant for 8 months!
First duty - attend Atlantic DLI Workshop 1 3

4. Anne Chartrand started working with DLI Section on part time basis
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
OTHER STAFF CHANGES
Anne Chartrand started working with DLI Section on part time basis
She undertook responsibility to publish new edition of newsletter
Roger Arsenault (SPSS writer) left at end of Sept when contract ended 1 3

5. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
All 66 members have now signed and returned new Licence Agreement
Everyone signed up on a permanent basis - no need to sign another agreement in foreseeable future 1 3

6. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
We have instituted new invoicing procedures
All invoices will be sent out during first quarter of Stats Can’s fiscal year i.e. April - May
This will help DLI Section better manager budget 1 3

7. All members currently paid up until end of March 2003
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
All members currently paid up until end of March 2003
Next invoice will be sent out spring 2003 to cover up to end of March 2004
If/when subscriptions fees go up Chief Statistician has agreed to maintain STC proportion of overall budget (28% - 30%) 1 3

8. Continue to add new and revised files to DLI Collection
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
DLI COLLECTION UPDATE
Continue to add new and revised files to DLI Collection
Currently have over 16,000 files - these include data and metadata files
Large number of Census and Geography files being added
Have increased FTP Storage space from 17 gigs to 70 gigs to accommodate continued growth 1 3

9. Update on DLI - Dec 2002
We have had discussions with Workplace and Employees Survey and should be getting a public use file of employee part.
Have also had discussion with Health Canada and Queens University about obtaining file from their joint survey (Health behaviors of school-aged children)
Also under discussion are obtaining files from Millennium Scholarship Fund 1 3

10. Have re-started publication of the newsletter:
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
OTHER NEWS
Have re-started publication of the newsletter:
Have produced two issues of DLI Update since last spring - just released new issue containing two major articles
Looking for articles for next issue to be published by spring - submit articles to Anne Chartrand 1 3

11. Some problems first day of release but soon corrected
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
Census began releasing data last spring with DLI members having access to additional details on Census/STC web - Level 2
Some problems first day of release but soon corrected
CA*NET3 helped with heavy traffic issue and now Census site and Level 2 access seems to be running smoothly 1 3

12. Update on DLI - Dec 2002
Have not released new version of DLI web site due to a number of problems:
Marie Josée only doing this part time - creation of new pages take priority
Almost completed English version when requested to make changes to comply with new departmental guidelines 1 3

13. New Initiative With McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
New Initiative With McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Ontario Education Liaison Officer (Sunita Kossta) arranged initiative with textbook publisher
They will include blurb about DLI and DLI logo in university textbooks
Will also include a link to DLI web site from their textbook site 1 3

14. Called: Statistics: Power from Data
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
NEW ON-LINE DOCUMENT
Learning Resources has a new document that should help with Data Literacy
Called: Statistics: Power from Data
Contains a lot of information on survey and statistical concepts and definitions 1 3

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19. THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2003
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN
Hope to have final version of new DLI web site within next few months
Staff of Section should remain stable for next while 1 3

20. PERSONNELL CHANGES TO COME Christiane to retire at end of Oct. 2003
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
PERSONNELL CHANGES TO COME
Christiane to retire at end of Oct. 2003
Ernie to leave Library in July 2003
Anne to become full time with DLI - will take over duties of Christiane and Roger
Other unforeseen changes could occur that might have a major impact 1 3

21. Three EAC academic member seats are up for renewal in fall
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
OTHER CHANGES IN 2003
Three EAC academic member seats are up for renewal in fall
Currently seats filled by:
Chuck Humphrey (U. of Alberta)
Barbara Znamarowski ( Trent)
Mary MacLeod (Acadia)
If required identification and selection of replacement members to be done by EAC Chair(s) and the Director responsible for the DLI 1 3

22. DLI Training and CAPDU to be held in conjunction with IASSIST in 2003
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
DLI TRAINING IN
DLI Training and CAPDU to be held in conjunction with IASSIST in 2003
To be held at University of Ottawa: May 25 - May 30
May 25 = CAPDU Annual Meeting (suggested)
May 26 = concurrent DLI-CAPDU workshops
May 27 = IASSIST workshops
May 28 - May 30 = IASSIST Conference 1 3

23. Check out conference web site at: http://iassist2003.ssc.uwo.ca/
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
Regional Workshops budget ( ) to be used to provide travel assistance to DLI Contacts
Check out conference web site at:
Susan Mowers and Wendy Watkins coordinating local arrangements 1 3

24. MAJOR ISSUE RE: FUTURE OF PUBLIC FILES
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
MAJOR ISSUE RE: FUTURE OF PUBLIC FILES
We have met and will continue to meet with producing divisions to encourage them to continue to produce public use files
This is becoming more and more difficult for divisions to do for a number of reasons - Ray will elaborate further 1 3

25. Need to know such information as :
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
We will be asking DLI Contacts to start to provide some kind of feedback
Need to know such information as :
Who is using file? Researchers? Students?
Numbers?
For what purpose? Research? Teaching?
Which files are being used?
Are there any problems with files and/or documentation
What can be improved and how? 1 3

26. Chuck & Elizabeth study on NPHS - as described in latest DLI Update
Update on DLI - Dec 2002
Very important that this information be collected and fed back to authoring divisions
Along with other information can be used to help justify continued creation of PUMFs
Chuck & Elizabeth study on NPHS - as described in latest DLI Update
This was very well received by Health Division 1 3

27. Update on DLI - Dec 2002
Inspired Director to ask Chief Statistician about difficulty getting public files approved
This partly due to new stringent conditions placed by Microdata Release Committee related to issue of confidentiality and ability to identify individual respondent
He agreed to look into this - although encouraging not a guarantee that situation will soon change 1 3