All sessions will be held in the TechKnow Centre, Vaughan
Memorial Library
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Thursday, 1 MARCH 2001 |
THEME I: Making it
easier |
We work to
make life on a day-to-day level smoother for both our colleagues and our
patrons. But where are the good hand-outs? The easy-to-use web sites? The
short-cuts to finding bond yield rates on CANSIM? |
8:30-9:00 |
Muffin, coffee, folder
distribution & introductions |
9:00-10:30 |
Technical Wizardy I:
Beyond 20/20 Love it or hate it, it's here to stay (for
a while, at any rate). We will approach this from the vantage point of teaching
students and colleagues how to "hot wire" Beyond 20/20
Exercise: The Shell Game: Beyond
20/20 in three steps, with a Geosuite add-on
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11:00-12:00 |
Technical Wizardry
II: CANSIM
CANSIM II is on the horizon, but not yet in the driveway. What do you need to
know about finding data in CANSIM today, and what will you want to know when
the long-heralded CANSIM II finally arrives?
The
Flavours of CANSIM: Overview & exercise
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LUNCH! |
1:30-3:00 |
Shortcuts I:
Public service and best
practices A guide to handy handouts (electronic or
paper), tip sheets, citation guides, popular products for information, and web
sites for data.
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3:30-5:00 |
Shortcuts II:
Your choice! Everyone has a favorite product which they
find their students use, or products which they do not use because they do not
have time to explore each and every title on the DLI site.
We asked you to vote;
these are the winners which we will spotlight in the 1 ½ hours available.
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Title |
Brought to you by
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Occupational Surveillance in Canada
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Elizabeth |
Health
Regions |
Elizabeth & Siobhan |
Geosuite |
Siobhan
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Trade
data |
Elizabeth & John |
Financial Performance Indicators
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Siobhan
& John |
Evening: Dinner on the town: The Delights
of The Library!
Friday, 3 MARCH 2000 |
THEME II: To know it is
to love it |
Most of our
work on a day-to-day basis involves working with aggregate data (also known as
ready-to-wear numbers). Good reference involves knowing your collection; this
morning, we will enhance our knowledge of the collection by looking at the
content of the more popular DLI surveys and files. |
8:30-9:00 |
Gather, find your
favorite workstation, and get ready... |
9:00-12:00 |
Knowing the
Collection I: Deconstructing a Table |
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Deconstruct a table
to find out what the numbers mean and why a researcher or student might need to
go beyond the printed table in Canadian Social Trends [we'll do it gently!]
Exercise: Canadian Social Trends
and NPHS
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LUNCH! |
1:30 - 2:35 |
Knowing the
Collection II: DLI Files and their use
An update on finding
files and a look at the use of the National Population Health Survey by
researchers, faculty and students
Includes a look at the
new STC search page, as well as a handout on finding health data. Through the
life cycle of the data file, we will look at the DLI web site, web FTP'ing, and
the tracking page. [We will also entertain questions on ordering and get info
on what's needed].
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2:35-3:00 |
Public service
issues
Introducing data to
students and promoting data with faculty; Roundtable on ways we've seen data
used in classrooms, our involvement, what hasn't worked, promotion,
cataloguing, etc.
Roundtable: C. Humphrey,
chair (P. Ross, M.MacLeod, P. Webster, panelists)
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3:10-5:00 |
Tying up the loose
ends:
- The CANSIM II launch date and impact on
ESTAT
- Flipchart questions
- Census 2001 and quiz results
- Research Data Centres
- National Data Archive Consultation
- The Future of DLI
- Future training requests
FAREWELLS and GOODSPEED!
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