Census 2006 tool

Hello all,
Please have a look at the Illustrated Glossary tool that has been updated
for the 2006 census on the Stats Can website site.
How to find it www.statcan.ca
select Census on the left.
The page will have the icon of the census. Scroll down to the bottom
of the page and you will see 3 boxes 2006 census 2001 census, 1996
In the 2006 census select Reference material, select about geography
select Illustrated Glossary.
Also could use the search feature and type in 92-195

What does it do:
Provides a plain language definition an illustration of the definition.
A detailed definition and in what census it was used in.
Try looking at Dissemination block . This is a new term that was used
in the 2006 census.
Karen Young
BPL
census 2006

Clarkson Airshed Study from the Ministry of the Environment

On Wednesday, May 9, 2007, Halton's Medical Officer of Health presented the Ministry of the Environment's Clarkson Airshed Study to the Regional Council. This study analyzed 22 months of data gathered from six air monitoring stations spread throughout Halton and Peel to assess air quality measured by particulate count. The conclusion - no surprise - air quality is compromised in Halton. Four of the six monitoring stations - all within Halton, found levels of respirable particulate matter that surpassed acceptable standards. The cause? Vehicular traffic. Even when local industrial facilities ( which account for as much as 25 percent of normal particulate emissions) are in compliance with current air quality standards, the airshed is still "taxed" due to overall impact of various sources. Dr. Bob Nosal, Halton's Chief Medical Officer concluded - air quality human health and climate could be negatively impacted by an increase in emissions associated with buildings, vehicles and workplaces. Something to watch with Halton's growth in the next decade....

AGIIG BLOG and related links

AGIIG is CLA's Interest group Blog moderated by Krista Godfrey from McMaster. Its mandate is similar to this one, to :

• monitor issues relating to government publishing and the availability of government information....
• To provide a forum where library workers can learn from one another or from experts in the field and can participate in other activities aimed at improving access to government information

The postings appear to be geared ( at present) to DLI libraries (full depositories) and library staff. There are very good tips about national events in government as well as links to government information of interest. A link to AGIIG is established in our sidebar. LMS

DSP - new guide

This was released in February, 2007. It is a nice, brief overview of what the DSP does and how to work with them as a government liaison for your library. Copies are available in your Central Branch. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/P109-6-2007E.pdf

LMS

Canada and the world series news

Hello all,
I just found out on the Canada and the world Backgrounder website
http://www.canadaandtheworld.com/
that
there online copies will no longer be indexed on E- lib or CPIQ .
There online current and back issues will be on Igloo. Igloo is a non-profit Canadian Information Portal. I checked and they are not on there yet.

http://www.igloo.org/.

Canada and the world Backgrounder publications cover many topics for example Elections in a short format 30 pages that is useful for students.
To find a listing of what we have do a series search and enter backgrounder.

submitted by Karen Young
Canada and the world, Backgrounder series

Intute - A British search directory for international resources

I just finished a course at FIS on Advanced Web Search Strategies. Apart from remembering all the features you should be utilizing in Google and Yahoo, the instructor Gwen Harris told us about Intute, from the UK http://www.intute.ac.uk/. This site has very good tutorials on different subject areas used in reference, a search engine to find them and indicates the relevance of those results. Here is one gleaned from a quick search on the keyword "government" See below:

The United Nations E-Government Readiness knowledge base provides researchers with free access to statistical data and some reports about the state of e-government readiness and delivery around the world. Primary source of data for the Knowledge Base comes from the United Nations Global E-Readiness Reports and Survey.It is possible to consult country profiles and build comparative graphs and charts of data. Topics covered include web access, E-participation and e-government services. Dates of coverage are displayed on the site. http://www.unpan.org/egovkb/

I am using Intute for learning more about business at the moment. LMS

Kudos for Statistics Canada from Profit Magazine

Look what I found while searching for information about Statistics Canada as a corporation :

5 GREAT SOURCES OF BUSINESS IDEAS :
WHERE TOP TRENDWATCHERS TURN TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE .....

Statistics Canada: The Economist calls it "the world's best statistical agency." At statcan.ca, you can dive into details from the census, 35D active surveys or The Doily e-newsletter on topics as diverse as Canada's slowing population growth and our skyrocketing blueberry consumption.....

I've looked for the quote in the Economist and have yet to retrieve it online in the recent past, however, it is probably true. Users just have to know how to search for business data efficiently and relevant marketing material is available at their fingertips. LMS

Retrieved from: A., K. ([YEAR]). 5 GREAT SOURCES OF BUSINESS IDEAS. Profit, 25(6), 43-43. Retrieved Saturday, May 05, 2007 from the Business Source Premier database.

United Nations Data Liberation

The United Nations has liberated more data for free statistical searching. This site will provide demographic data comparable to that found in Encyclopedia Britannica Country Profiles, WorldBook Profiles, the CIA World Factbook, the BBC Website and more. Hopefully as it is source material for subscription databases the data will be the most current available. LMS