Data Repository: Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Announces Beta Release of the New Odesi Search
From an OCUL Post:
We’re excited to announce the release of the new Odesi search in beta!
Odesi is a Canadian data repository provided by academic libraries on behalf of researchers. It contains more than 6,000 curated social and economic datasets, including Canadian surveys and public opinion polls.
The beta release includes new features integrated with Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, and incorporates the Borealis Data Explorer for data preview, subsetting, visualization, and analysis. Other features such as browsing by topic, file downloading, and citations, make it easier for researchers to find and access Odesi’s data collections.We encourage you to browse, search, and download from the beta site — and then we want to hear from you!
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Direct to Odesi (Beta)
Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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