Easy access to secondary data for scientific research

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Easy access to secondary data for scientific
research

• Marleen Becht
• Scientific Statistical Agency
• Council for Social Sciences
• Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

IASSIST 2003, Ottawa Strength in Numbers
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Scientific Statistical Agency

• Disclosing data for scientific research (e.g.,
  from Statistical Office)
• Improving metadata
• Enhancing better use and sharing of knowledge
  (e.g., enrichment)
• Stimulating the secondary use of data in social
  sciences

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How?

• One-stop-shop
• Useful data
• Useful metadata
• Easy search tool -gt retrieval tool
• Low prices

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Metadata

• Addressed to (social) scientists
• Short
• Informative
• Elaboration

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Catalogue

• Easy to navigate
• Easy searching
• Quick screening
• In-depth information (variable information!)
• Easy ordering

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Start page
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Studies
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Metadata study I
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Metadata study II
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Metadata study III
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Metadata study I
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Data files
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Documentation
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Ordering
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Data providers
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Info data provider
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Advantages

• Demand-driven
• One counter
• All information together
• Controllable

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Problems

• Many parties involved
• Ordering processes are not (yet) clear
• Dependent on technique
• Dependent on input

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Contact Details
Marleen Becht ? becht_at_nwo.nl WSA Scientific
Statistical Agency MAGW Council for Social
Sciences NWO Netherlands Organization for
Scientific Research PO Box 93461 ?
wsa_at_nwo.nl 2509 AL Den Haag ? 31 (0)70
3440981 The Netherlands ? www.nwo.nl/wsa