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The UK Data Service is a single point of access for social science and economic data. It provides over 6,000 datasets from UK and international sources, and supports data users throughout the research process. The UK Data Archive preserves data in the long term. Users can search, access, and analyze data online or download it for teaching and research. The UK Data Service also provides expert advice on data management and sharing best practices.
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- 1. All about the UK Data Service Louise Corti UK Data Service UK Data Archive University of Essex UKSG 37th Annual Conference, Harrogate 14-16 April 2014
- 2. What is the UK Data Service? • a comprehensive resource funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) • a single point of access to a wide range of secondary social science data • support, training and guidance throughout the data life cycle • listen to our recorded webinars at http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/news-and- events/videos.aspx
- 3. UK Data Service ukdataservice.ac.uk Integrates ESDS, Survey Question Bank and Census.ac.uk
- 4. What does the UK Data Service do? • put together a collection of the most valuable data and enhance these over time • preserve data in the long term for future research purposes • make the data and documentation available for reuse • provide data management advice for data creators • provide support for users of the service • information about how data are used • easy access through website
- 5. Who is it for? • academic researchers and students • government analysts • charities and foundations • business consultants • independent research centres • think tanks • citizen scientists, where skills enable analysis
- 6. Our data portfolio UK Surveys InternationalLongitudinal Large-scale government funded surveys Census Business Major UK surveys following individuals over time Multi-nation aggregate databanks and survey data Range of multimedia qualitative data sources Census data 1971 – 2011 Microdata and administrative data Qualitative
- 7. Key data
- 8. UK survey series • high quality repeated cross-sectional surveys • Individual or household level data • cover many topics including health, work, crime, social attitudes, family expenditure, living costs, housing etc. • Labour Force Survey • British Crime Survey • Health Survey for England • British Social Attitudes • Annual Population Survey ….
- 9. Cross-national surveys • Eurobarometers • European Social Survey • European Values Survey • International Social Survey Programme
- 10. Longitudinal studies • British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society • Understanding Society (2009-) • English Longitudinal Study of Ageing • Families and Children Study • Growing Up in Scotland • Longitudinal Study of Young People in England
- 11. International macrodata • time series data aggregated to country/region • International governmental organisations (IMF, OECD, IEA, World Bank) • wide range of socio-economic topics • regularly updated • currently limited to UK HE/FE institutions • World Bank data are open access
- 12. UK census data • 1971-2011 census data • baseline for other statistics • detailed combinations of characteristics • small geographies • Census outputs • aggregate data • boundary data • flow data • microdata • aggregate data is open access • some restricted to UK HE/FE
- 14. Business data • Collected through a wide range of surveys, and administrative sources: • productivity • innovation • workforce skills • earnings • international trade • foreign direct investment • research and development • business demography • industrial relations • Largely collected using the sampling frame of the Inter- Departmental Business Register
- 15. Qualitative data Qualitative data in a number of different formats: interview transcripts, visual data, focus groups, essays, diaries, online data, observation notes, documents, audio data, open- ended survey questions, case notes etc. Examples of sociology data collections: • Family Life and Work Experience before 1918, Middle and Upper Class Families in the Early 20th Century, 1870-1977 (SN 5404) • Gender Difference, Anxiety and the Fear of Crime, 1995 (SN 4581) • Mothers Alone: Poverty and the Fatherless Family, 1955-1966 (SN 5072) • Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1961-1962 (SN 6512)
- 16. Where are the data from? • official agencies - mainly central government • international statistical time series • individual academics - research grants • market research agencies • public records/historical sources • access to international data via links with other data archives worldwide
- 17. Links with other data archives worldwide
- 18. Some statistics about our Service Data for research and teaching purposes, used in all sectors and by many different disciplines • 6,000 datasets in the collection • 400 new datasets and new editions added within last 12 months • 25,000 registered users • 60,000 downloads worldwide per annum • 4000+ user support queries per annum
- 19. How to search for data? discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/
- 21. Variable and question search discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/variables
- 22. Data access • web access to data and metadata • data are freely available for use by all. Charges may apply for commercial use • data available under 3 access levels: open, safeguarded and controlled • • data supplied in a variety of formats • statistical package formats (e.g. SPSS, Stata) • databases and spreadsheets • word processed documents, PDF documents etc. • some data also available via online data browsing
- 23. Accessing data – step by step • register with us via UK Federation using local credentials (we also issue Federation accounts) • agree to an End User Licence (EUL) • appropriate data usage • full citation of data and informing us of re-use • select data from the Discover Data Catalogue using ‘Download/Order’ button • where data are safeguarded - specify a project for which the data is to be used • download data to local machine in preferred format
- 24. Open data collections Census - Open Government Licence • InFUSE - 2011 and 2001 Census aggregate statistics Survey data - Open Government Licence • Nesstar - cutdown teaching datasets Qualitative datasets – CC4 BY NC • QualiBank - life story interviews, essays, WWII reports Aggregate global indicators – bespoke open data license • .STAT - World Bank Millennium Development goals
- 25. Online instant data browsing Nesstar social surveys .stat aggregate global indicators InFUSE aggregate census data QualiBank qualitative data
- 26. Online analysis using Nesstar • browse detailed information (metadata) and data online • do simple data analysis and visualisation on microdata • bookmark analysis • download the appropriate subset of data in one of a number of formats (e.g. SPSS, Excel)
- 27. Nesstar: British Social Attitudes - Pay gap
- 28. Nesstar: GHS - Age started smoking
- 29. Nesstar: BCS – Main cause of crime
- 30. Nesstar: GHS - time series
- 31. Nesstar: mapping OLS 2013
- 32. .stat: UN COMTRADE, 2008 French snail imports 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 G reeceR om aniaTurkeyPolandB elgiumH ungary C zech Rep. IndonesiaLithuania B osnia HerzegovinaC yprusB ulgaria Italy M adagascar Syria U nited K ingdom Tradevalue,US$thousands Graph: Celia Russell
- 33. InFuse
- 34. QualiBank
- 35. What do users do with the data ? • Comparative research, restudy or follow-up study • Re-analysis/secondary analysis • Research design and methodological advancement • Replication of published statistics • Teaching and learning
- 36. Evidence of access and re-use User access information • collect user information and ‘projects’ upon registration • collate data and documentation download statistics • users can share project information for others to see • report data access stats on demand Usage information • email all users every 6 months after registration about activity • manually add all research outputs references to the data record • reporting rate of publications is poor! • prior to DOIs, scanned citation literature for dataset mentions – very manual and unreliable, and poorly cited
- 37. Impactful case studies of use • Identify and seek out case studies of re-use: research or teaching. • Very successful! • 140 case studies in our database • can help provide impact stories for data owners/producers and users • and can inspire others! • some are harvested by ESRC for their website • often include ongoing work – no need to wait for publications
- 41. Making our data citable • Use APA citation style for data • DateCite DOIs for our collections (over 6000) • Robust version control methodology using jump page
- 42. Fine-grained citation • Use APA citation style for paragraph level citation in QualiBank
- 43. Citation: raising awareness in the social sciences • ESRC funding for short-term project on citation • Advocacy for best practice • Audiences • professional organisations • academic publishers and journal editors • researchers and postgraduates • Key activities • data citation principles for social sciences • outreach and personal communications • Some way to go!
- 44. Making
- 45. Expert advice on managing and sharing • Supporting the ESRC Data Policy since 1995 • Advise and support ESRC grant applicants and award holders • Write guidance for applicants and Data Management Planning (DMP) reviewers • Provide detailed training • Provide self-deposit repository environment
- 46. Data sharing – a shared responsibility • Funders: provide policies, mandates and some infrastructure funding • Researchers: create, manage and use data • Departments/centres: provide local support and some infrastructure • Institutions: provide a supporting framework • grant-application and funding support • research integrity framework • IT and data storage facilities • Data management guidance and training • Clarify roles and responsibilities early on
- 47. Our managing and sharing data resources • Online best practice guidance: ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data • Managing and Sharing Research Data – a Guide to Good Practice: www.uk.sagepub.com/books/9781446267264 (SAGE Publications) • Helpdesk for all queries: ukdataservice.ac.uk/help/get-in-touch.aspx • Training programme
- 48. UK Data Archive - digital data preservation experts • certified to ISO27001 for Information Security • Data Seal of Approval (DSA) accredited • undertake long-term data curation and preservation • deeply involved in international preservation planning and accreditation activities www.data-archive.ac.uk/curate
- 50. User support and resources • help desk, individual user support • promotional events/ workshops • webinars • case studies • teaching data and resources • user guides/ thematic guides • online data analysis • advice on creating and managing data
- 51. Keep connected • Subscribe to UK Data Service list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi- bin/webadmin?A0=UKDATASERVICE • Follow UK Data Service on Twitter: @UKDataService • Facebook • Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/UKDATASERVICE
- 52. Help
- 53. Contact Louise Corti UK Data Service corti@essex.ac.uk 01206 872145