What is Odesi?
Odesi is a
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web-based
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data
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exploration,
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extraction
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and
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analysis
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tool.
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It
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is
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the
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product
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of
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a
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unique
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partnership
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between
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university
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libraries,
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business,
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and
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government,
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which
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greatly
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improves
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access
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to
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statistical
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data
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for
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researchers,
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teachers,
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and
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students.
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Odesi provides
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researchers
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the
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ability
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to
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search
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for
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survey
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questions
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(variables)
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across
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thosands of
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datasets
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held
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in
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a
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growing
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number
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of
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collections.
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Odesi supports
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basic
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tabulation
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and
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analysis
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online,
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and
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allows
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for
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the
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downloading
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of
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most
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datasets
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into
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statistical
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software
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for
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further
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analysis.
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Odesi provides
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unprecedented
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access
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to
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extensive
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collections
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of
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polling
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and
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social
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survey
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data.
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Key
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polling
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data
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collections
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include:
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and
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's
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public-use
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survey
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data
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forms
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the
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core
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of
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Odesi's
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social
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survey
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data
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holdings.
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Odesi is
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expanding
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its
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survey
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data
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to
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include
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other
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national
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and
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international
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data
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sources.
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Odesi is of benefit to both the experienced and beginning researcher. It introduces undergraduates to data literacy and data discovery at an early stage in their careers; it provides the experienced researcher the ability to search immediately across hundreds of datasets and collections, allowing for faster and more meaningful data reviews, and instant access to data for further study.
Odesi was developed from 2007 to 2009 as a jointly funded project between the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and OntarioBuys. As of October 2009, the Odesi project becomes an ongoing service within the highly successful Scholars Portal model.
Contact Us
For any questions/help regarding Odesi, contact us odesi-help@scholarsportal.info
Contributors
Odesi benefits from the contributions of many OCUL members including those that participate in the OCUL Odesi Markit! Program, the collaborative group responsible for selection, deposit, curation, DDI markup, and maintenance of the Odesi data collections. The OCUL Markit! Program provides funding to OCUL participants for student assistance to maintain the collections.
Markit! Program Commitee:
- University of Ottawa
- Carleton University
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- University of Toronto
Past participants:
- Laurentian University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- Western University
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
- Brock University