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Statistics Canada site search. Take another look. Alison Hayman Search Solutions Unit Dissemination Divison February 2011. Objectives. Identify some search challenges at Statistics Canada Demonstrate new search features to refine your search

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  1. Statistics Canada site search Take another look Alison Hayman Search Solutions Unit Dissemination Divison February 2011

  2. Objectives • Identify some search challenges at Statistics Canada • Demonstrate new search features to refine your search • Learn from you how to continue improving our search Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  3. Overview • Statistics Canada search challenges • Search Solutions Unit • Search features and resources • Lessons learned • Future development Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  4. Statistics Canada search challenges 166, 236 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  5. Economic Accounts Health Portal Statistics by Subject CANSIM Summary Tables Census DDSM The Daily StatCan search challenges Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  6. Search Solutions Unit The mandate of the Search Solutions Unit, supported by the search technical team is to • Improve search functionality • Monitor and improve metadata • Improve integration of resource discovery across site Our goal is to improve, in incremental and coordinated steps, the design, functionality and utility of search functions on www.statcan.gc.ca. This initiative will, in turn, assist all contributing divisions by providing better access to their content. Manager Metadata Specialist Search Analyst Information Specialist Search Engine Optimization Specialist Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  7. Search features and resources • Popular picks • Search by category • Navigation trail • Try also • Suggested links • HTML, PDF and description • More results • Advanced search Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  8. Popular picks Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  9. Search by category (Home page) Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  10. Search by category (Faceted search) Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  11. Navigation trail Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  12. Try also (Thesaurus search) • Help with StatCan terminology (thesaurus) • http://www47.statcan.gc.ca/th_r000-eng.htm Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  13. Try also (selected terms) • Search strings from logs for more precision Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  14. Suggested links: Auto-updating Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  15. Suggested links: Highlight Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  16. Expand acronyms cpi converts to “consumer price index” Subject guides latest information by subject in one location Additional search tools Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  17. Search results: HTML, PDF and description Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  18. More results • Recent news releases (2005 cutoff) • Entry pages • Pages that our users look for most often • All news releases (The Daily prior to 2005) • All pages of publications, tables, classifications, teacher's kits, etc. • Advanced search Main pages More results Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  19. Advanced Search • Google-like approach • Creates query in simple search Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  20. Help: Search the site eTutorials for search Contact us Search resources Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  21. Module searches • The Daily • Learning Resources • Definitions, Data Sources and Methods (DDSM) • Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) • Canada Yearbook (CYB) Historical Collection • Health in Canada Portal • Customized Services • Census 2011 2014-08-22 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada 22

  22. Show vs tell test site is worth 1,000 words Flexibility vs “should” mentality workarounds as breakthroughs Opportunism vs despair new ideas ready when time is right Lessons learned Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  23. Usability testing of search results page to encourage use of facets More data tables No hits, no problem Future development Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  24. Alison Hayman Metadata Specialist Search Solutions Unit, Dissemination Division, Statistics Canada alison.hayman@statcan.gc.ca 613-951-2101 Thank you Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  25. Now it’s your turn to help improve the Statistics Canada Search!Questions and Feedback Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

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