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Trends in IGO Data Delivery and Libraries' Role in Social Sciences: Insights from ALA 2000

At the 2000 ALA Annual Conference, Heather McMullen, a Social Sciences Data Librarian at Harvard University, presented on the delivery and implications of International Governmental Organization (IGO) data and data archives. Key topics included the spectrum of numeric data, user-extracted tables, and the resources available at Harvard College Library. The session highlighted the demand for IGO data in libraries, statistical consulting, and the challenges to traditional reference services. It emphasized the importance of partnerships and innovative service policies in the evolving landscape of data resources.

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Trends in IGO Data Delivery and Libraries' Role in Social Sciences: Insights from ALA 2000

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  1. American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago July 10, 2000 Heather McMullen Social Sciences Data Librarian Harvard University International Statistical Data IGO Data and Data Archives Issues and Trends

  2. Topics of Discussion • Spectrum of numeric data • Delivery of IGO data • Data archives • Implications for libraries and reference service • Resources

  3. Spectrum of Numeric Data • Published table (print or electronic) • User-extracted table (electronic) • Micro-level data • codebook • some programming may be required

  4. User-extracted TableWorld Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank

  5. User-extracted TableWorld Development Indicators CD-ROM, World Bank

  6. Delivery of IGO Data • Demand for IGO data • Harvard College Library Research Workstations • networked CD-ROMs available in three libraries • statistical software and Microsoft Office suite • track usage by title and by location

  7. Harvard College Library Research Workstation

  8. Delivery of IGO Data • IGO data on the web • SourceOECD and Ivation’s Beyond 20/20 • IMF data on web through tape subscription • Redistribution through Datastream (IMF, OECD, Eurostat), R-Cade, EIU CountryData

  9. Data Archives • Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) • international data collections • Roper Center for Public Opinion Data • Latin American Survey Data Bank and Japanese Data Archive • Data archives around the world - CESSDA maps • Differences in data access procedures

  10. Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)http://www.icpsr.umich.edu

  11. Micro-level Data read into SPSSWorld Values Survey (R. Inglehart); distributed by ICPSR

  12. Roper Center for Public Opinionhttp://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu

  13. Data Archives in Europehttp://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/europe.html

  14. Other Data Archives http://www.nsd.uib.no/Cessda/other.html

  15. Implications for Libraries and Reference Service • Information brokering • Statistical consulting; Service policy • Reference for data files • Partnerships • Challenges to traditional reference models

  16. Resources • International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) • ICPSR • Handout of resources

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