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Podcast about "Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian" by Lynda Kellam & Katharin Peter

By Amy West

October 6, 2011

Lynda Kellam & Katharin Peter, two IASSIST members, recently published their book on how to be a data librarian: Kellam, L. M., & Peter, K. (2011). Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. Earlier this summer, Lynda discussed the book, data, data literacy and instruction with the folks at “Adventures in Library Instruction”. Highly recommended!

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DDI/Java developer @ Metadata Technology

By pheus

October 3, 2011

Metadata Technology North America is looking for full-time Java developers with strong background in XML and web service technologies. We are seeking entry level programmers as well as a more senior individual that can potentially operate as both a Java developer and project manager. Individuals must be able to work independently and posses the ability to adapt existing knowledge to new applications and technologies. Our company focus is on providing solutions for the management of socio-economic and health statistical data and metadata, leveraging the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI), the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX), and related XML specifications.

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Kenya Open Data

By Amy West

July 21, 2011

Recently Kenya launched Kenya Open Data, a portal to national and sub-national data by and/or about the nation of Kenya. The site runs on a tool called Socrata boasts a host of really nice features including: rss for catalog & new visualizations rss for specific datasets row-by-row links to the source data in visualization screens (link applies to items below was well) widgets for embedding on websites sort/hide columns; aggregation/disaggregation on data views sharing of specific views via social media & email a sign in option for data uploads The site also contains links to other data platforms such as Google Public Data Explorer.

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US Department of Labor Tools for Application Development

By Amy West

July 18, 2011

From the US Department of Labor’s developer.dol.gov website comes an initial set of datasets and mobile SDKs to support the creation of 3rd party interfaces for Department of Labor data. To use the data, you need to go to https://webapps.dol.gov/developer to register and get keys for the data. In the initial offering are DOL FORM Dataset DOL FAQ Dataset DOL MSPA Dataset DOL Safety & Health Dataset (Chemical Exposure Health Data) BLS 2010 Occupation Employment Statistics Dataset DOL Compliance-OSHA Dataset DOL Compliance-WHD Dataset DOL Agency Dataset Geography Dataset The Department of Labor has also released SDKs for all of the major mobile platforms:

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ANES Announcement: : Deadlines for the ANES 2010-2012 EGSS Online Commons Proposals

By Darrell Donakowski

July 15, 2011

The American National Election Studies are continuing to accept proposals for the ANES 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study. The deadline to submit proposals for EGSS 4 is 3:00p.m. EDT, August 30, 2011. The deadline for members of the Online Commons community to comment on proposals is September 8, 2011. The deadline for revisions to proposals is at 3:00p.m. EDT on September 14, 2011. For additional information about how to submit a proposal, please visit: http://www.

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ANES Announcement: The ANES 2012 Time Series Study

By Darrell Donakowski

July 15, 2011

On June 30, 2011, the American National Election Studies (ANES) began accepting proposals for questions to include on the ANES 2012 Time Series Study. Proposals may be submitted through the ANES Online Commons. The following describes the goals of this study and the opportunity to include questions on it. About The ANES 2012 Time Series Study The ANES’s core mission is to promote cutting-edge and broadly-collaborative research on American national elections.

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United States Department of Housing & Urban Development Data Set Reference Guides

By Amy West

July 8, 2011

Thanks to Lynda Kellam at the Dataland Blog for highlighting the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Data Set Reference Guides. HUD has a dense website and posts a lot of data. These two tables help you figure out which ones are most relevant for which areas of research. Unfortunately, neither has a usefully descriptive name or clear pattern of inclusion. The second guide is much shorter and includes sets like the CBO Appropriations and Fair Housing Cases as opposed to the American Housing Survey and State of the Cities listed on the first guide.

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10 significant visualisation developments

By jajacobs

July 7, 2011

Interesting collection of visualization developments: 10 significant visualisation developments: January to June 2011 Visualising Data (July 7th, 2011)

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Sensitive data and the US Patriot Act

By pheus

June 30, 2011

The series of articles below might be of interest to some of you planning or working with sensitive data in the cloud. Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU-based cloud data See also ZDNet’s Patriot Act series: ZDNet’s USA PATRIOT Act series Summary Part 1: USA PATRIOT Act and the controversy of Canada Part 2: Safe Harbor: Why EU data needs ‘protecting’ from U.S. law Part 3: How the USA PATRIOT Act can be used to access EU data Part 4: USA PATRIOT Act: The myth of a secure European cloud

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Videos from the IASSIST 2011 Plenaries

By walter

June 24, 2011

Hello - for those who were not able to attend IASSIST 2011 and for those asking to have access to video presentations, the two videos of the Plenaries from IASSIST 2011 are now available for viewing: Research Data Infrastructure: Are the Social Sciences on Main Street or a Side Road? Chuck Humphrey - Data Library Coordinator, University of Alberta Chuck Humphrey is passionate about data and has been examining research data infrastructure with a global perspective.

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Podcast about "Numeric data services and sources for the general reference librarian" by Lynda Kellam & Katharin Peter

DDI/Java developer @ Metadata Technology

Kenya Open Data

US Department of Labor Tools for Application Development

ANES Announcement: : Deadlines for the ANES 2010-2012 EGSS Online Commons Proposals

ANES Announcement: The ANES 2012 Time Series Study

United States Department of Housing & Urban Development Data Set Reference Guides

10 significant visualisation developments

Sensitive data and the US Patriot Act

Videos from the IASSIST 2011 Plenaries

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