1. Odesi : An Introduction Susan Mowers, Data Librarian, January 15, 2015

2. Presentation Objective  To become familiar with the benefits of using Odesi for:  finding/getting data, and  creating simple tables.

3. PRESENTATION OUTINE, or 5 Fun Things to know about Odesi 1.Odesi is your Destination for Canadian Data! 2.Your Library is here to help you with Odesi! 3.Odesi is like other Library databases in providing access to information 4.Odesi is not like other Library databases. It provides details and tools for “data”, which you will need. 5.The Library takes you further. There are other library stops you can make besides Odesi for accessing data

4. Your Destination for Canadian Data: ODESI  Odesi has data from hundreds of Statistics Canada surveys:  all the surveys for this course,  one-stop for survey data  … from the names of the surveys all the way to the survey questions and answers  and includes cool tools you can use to find the answers to your own questions relating to Statistics Canada surveys

5. Why Canadian data?  Data is important for good public policy, research, innovation, and more  E.g., lung cancer risks for men and women

6. Your Library is here to help you to find and access … Data  I work at Morisset (309B), please contact me, Susan Mowers, at smowers@uottawa.ca smowers@uottawa.ca  Videos on how to use Odesi 24/7 when you need them  Data page 24/7, customized for your course (demo at end)  Link : http://uottawa.ca.libguides.com/eco2147 Help at GSG,3 rd floor, Morisset Library

7. Like other Library Databases: ODESI delivers …  Access from on or off-campus  From Library web pages / catalogue  Course page for example [LINK]LINK  Via web browsers, especially Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox  Searchable by keywords, e.g.,

8. Not like other Library Databases ODESI DELIVERS  Customized for data  Details & tools  Remember our search results (smoke OR smoking) first several

9. Besides Odesi, the Library takes you further …  Some other databases to consider include international data, e.g.,  World Bank, World Development Indicators  Let’s take a look …

10. COUNTRY comparison and time trends

11. Course data page  Highlights  Odesi and videos  IMPORTANT: Cross- tabulate it!  What are cross tabulations?  RAPID Pick list  Data sources  Quick survey info

12. Questions?  Thank you!  Susan Mowers – smowers@uottawa.ca