How to CiteHow to Cite

Statistics Canada ProductsStatistics Canada Products

Gaëtan DroletGaëtan Drolet

Data Liberation InitiativeData Liberation Initiative

Communications and Library Services Communications and Library Services DivisionDivision

DLI Ontario/CAPDU 2005DLI Ontario/CAPDU 2005

April 14, 2005April 14, 2005

ContentsContents My STC background Context STC citation practices Others citation practices Proposal presented The tool: a demo Benefits for users Benefits for STC Next steps

My STC backgroundMy STC background Part-time employee of DLI unit/STC Retired data librarian and DLI

contact STC librarian for 23 years in U Laval Former member of DLI EAC Experience with different categories

of users of STC products Experience with STC collection

ContextContext STC long standing efforts STC Quality Guidelines for data No official guidelines for

bibliographic citation The largest publisher in the country Development of a common citation

tool became a necessity

STC citation practicesSTC citation practices Requirement for the Pricing and Licensing

Section/Marketing Division Branding – not citation Copyright/permission to reproduce Learning resources/May I copy this? License agreement for Internet products

(DSP and DLI programs) Divisions practices: no corporate rules, no

guidelines

Others’ citation Others’ citation practicespractices DLI community: « How to cite computer

files » (Ruus and Bombak,1994) Questions/debate on the DLIlist US Census ICPSR National and international statistical

agencies No international standards to cite statistics

and data

ProposalProposal Proposal presented and accepted at

the DLI EAC Meeting, May 5-7, 2004 To develop a Citation Guide to

Statistics Canada products To facilitate the development of

proper bibliographic references/citations by end-users

A tool has been developed

Benefits for usersBenefits for users This guide answers an expressed need A common denominator for users and

DLI-DSP community A tool to train statistics and data users The guide can support bibliographies

compiled from STC data uses Inclusion in the DDI-Nesstar tools used

by the DLI community

Benefits for STCBenefits for STC A way to consolidate metadata. Complete citation as component of

the licensing process Development of a recommended

citation for new products Important role of the Daily Value added information to

products and IMDB Increases STC visibility

Benefits for STC (next)Benefits for STC (next) To promote effective use of STC

products and STC recognition in research results

Common tool for users, STC divisions and personnel

Inclusion in the Online Catalogue, in Census website, in E-Stat, etc…

Next stepsNext steps Finish the editing French translation and french examples Announcement /Presentations to users Carleton/DLI Ontario/CAPDU 2005/CARTO 2005 IASSIST 2005 Conference From DLI website link to a Statistics Canada

publication Incorporation in the publication production

process at STC http://www.statcan.ca/english/Dli/gaetan/citati

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