1. The Documents Unit has seen remarkable growth in the numbers, sizes, and formats of digital resources…
Survey Data Files
Census Data
Digital Mapping Files
Aggregate Data
Digital Resources
Digital Air Photos
Public Opinion Data
Documents Unit
“Traditional” Government Documents/Map Resources

2. National Capital Commission Air Photos
Mounted on the on the Web by the Documents Unit
Digital Air Photos
National Capital Commission Air Photos
(delivered on one CD)
Part of the Digital Map Library…
Latest edition of NCC Air Photos delivered on a Gig Hard Drive!

3. For use with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
Mounted on the on the Web by the Documents Unit
Digital Mapping Files
Part of the Digital Map Library…
For use with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.
Combined with data to generate maps, query relationships, etc.
Queen’s has recently joined several digital mapping consortia (e.g. DMTI, Natural Resources Canada), providing access to 1000’s of digital mapping files and related resources.

4. Mounted on the on the Web by the Documents Unit
Census Data
1996 & 2001 Census Data

5. Survey Analysis on the Web
Mounted on the on the Web by the Documents Unit
Survey Data Files
Survey Analysis on the Web
Hundreds of Statistics Canada and others files available…
Researchers can generate tables, and test hypotheses “on the fly”
“Regular Drinker”
Quebec Ontario % %
We cannot prove something is true because we cannot test all of the possible exceptions.
e.g.All Dogs Bark -- could always find one that can’t bark...
And the survey says… more Quebecers are “regular drinkers” than Ontarians.

6. Survey Data Files
Queen’s membership in ICPSR Direct now permits Queen’s researchers to search and download data from an archive of over 15,000 survey data files.
We cannot prove something is true because we cannot test all of the possible exceptions.
e.g.All Dogs Bark -- could always find one that can’t bark...

7. 100’s of CD-ROMs (Over 1700 tables) 1981 – 1996 Censuses
Aggregate Data
(Over 1700 tables)
1981 – 1996 Censuses
100’s of CD-ROMs

8. Public Opinion Data
The Documents Unit works closely with CORA – the Canadian Opinion Research Archive. We mediate access to hundreds of Public Opinion files from a variety of sources (e.g. Decima, Environics, CROP, CRIC).
Queen’s web-based analysis system (QWIFS) was jointly developed and implemented by CORA and the Documents Unit and is used for both “polling” and “survey” data.

9. Over 260 registered data users
Statistics:
Over 260 registered data users
Over 210 registered digital map library users
Over 6600 web-based analyses run in 2001/2002
39 Faculty
79 Grad Students
23 Staff
131 Undergrads