Transcript EU-SILC anonymisation - Symposium 2005

Disseminating Statistics: Internet and Publications
INE – Madrid, 3-5 March 2008
How to link publications and
Internet in order to create
complementary dissemination
Ulrich Wieland, Eurostat
Agenda
A. The Eurostat dissemination strategy
B. Website vs. paper publications
C. Integration from the user perspective
D. Integration from the producer perspective
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A. The Eurostat communication strategy
 Adopted in February 2006
 Follows the free dissemination
 From dissemination to communication
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Objectives of the Eurostat communication
strategy
 To be the first-choice source for European statistical
data
 To increase the level of service to users
 To present the Eurostat figures attractively and, as
far as possible, to accompany them with clear and
objective comments
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Some elements of the communications
strategy
 The dissemination of statistics must be an integral
part of the work of the units which produce statistics
 The website must be the main
dissemination/communication tool
 Publications should concentrate on analytical
publications and on short publications
(pocketbooks) aiming to increase Eurostat‘s
visibility
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B. Website vs. Paper publications
 What is the role of paper publications in the age of
the Internet?
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Advantages of the Website
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Easy update
Easy distribution
Easy access
Sophisticated search functions
Re-usability
Cheap production (?)
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The need for publications
 Analytical publications are easier to read on paper
 Books can be an important image factor
 Publicity handed out on paper reaches a different
audience than electronic publicity
 Publications are usually better archived
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Complementarity
 Both the Internet and the paper publications have
their role to play in dissemination
 Consider Web site and paper as two different media
of the same dissemination process. Make sure that
you use the right media for the objective of your
dissemination; don´t hesitate to disseminate the
same information on different media
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Recommendations
 Make all public information available on the Web
site
 Use publications for
Flagship publications (e.g.yearbook)
Analytical publications (more than 50% of text)
Small publications for publicity purposes (press
releases, pocketbooks, leaflets)
Publications with a large readership
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C. Integration from the user’s perspective
 Accessing publications from the Website: Pdf files
and the Web search
 Linking from publications to the Web site
 Look and feel
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Books on the Internet
 Offer all your paper publications as pdf files on
your Website
 Use user-friendly features such as table of content,
hyperlinks etc.
 Pay attention to the use of colour (user might print
in b&w)
 Pay attention to file sizes for downloading
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Books on the Internet - Example
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The Internet Search
 Make sure that all books can easily be found
through the search on your website
 Allow for search by title, abstract, collection, release
date, keyword
 Offer on-line ordering of paper copies (and of pdf
files if they are not available free of charge)
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Pricing policy
 Agree on a clear pricing policy (e.g. for paper
publications, pdf files, data base access and other
services)
 Often, the pricing policy reflects the printing and
distribution cost; other conflicting criteria include
maximising income or supporting a large
distribution
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Harmonise the Look and Feel
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Use your logo extensively
Use the same symbols and abbreviations
Use the same terminology
Use similar layout and fonts
-> develop a style guide for both publications and
web site
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The DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
 A system for identifying content objects in the digital
environment.
 Provides a framework for persistent identification of
intellectual content.
 Managed by the International DOI Foundation
 Recently been accepted for standardisation within
ISO.
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The Eurostat code I
 A Eurostat-specific code to identify tables and data
sets on the web site
 In contrary to the DOI, it refers to dynamic (regularly
updated) data sets rather that to static data sets
 The codes remain stable over a long time period
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The Eurostat code II
 All tables and graphs in a publication will receive a
code (e.g. TPS00021) which refers to the
corresponding data set or table on the web site
 Data sets and tables can be accessed either by
typing the code into the Eurostat search field or (for
pdf versions) by clicking on the hyperlink
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The Eurostat code III
 Structure of the code:
Example: TPS00021
T = Table
PS = <theme> (Population and social
statistics)
00021 = <sequential number>
 The code system can be extended to cover other
objects such as meta data, definitions, nodes in
data trees, etc.
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The Eurostat code IV
 Implemented in the Eurostat yearbook and the
Eurostat pocketbook
 In the future, all publications will use the Eurostat
code
 Currently, no attempts are made in Eurostat to
implement the DOI
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D. Integration from the producer’s
perspective
 How to avoid separate production processes and
redundant work
when creating publications and web content?
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XML publishing: Where are we now?
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XML publishing
 XML publishing is a method of creating from the
same content various types of output, in particular
pdf and html
 It uses a standardised format for representing
content (text, tables, graphs etc.)
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XML publishing: Where do we want to get?
HTML
Database
MS Office
XML document
XSL processor
Other
documents
PDF
Any other
structured
format
XSL style sheet
document
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What is XML?
 A standardised language to represent content (not
layout)
 Supported by many suppliers including Microsoft
 Standard software to convert from and to XML is
available
 See www.xml.net
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Predefined tables
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Example of an XML document (very
simplified)
<AxisY name="geo">
<Position value="eu15">
<AxisX name="time">
<Position value="1996">
<Cell value="109.6" />
</Position>
<Position value="1997">
<Cell value="109.5" />
</Position>
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XML in Eurostat – predefined tables
Data
+
XSLT process
XML
HTML
Dictionaries
XSL
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The problem: Where do we want to get?
HTML
Database
MS Office
XML document
XSL processor
Other
documents
PDF
Any other
structured
format
XSL style sheet
document
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Strategic questions:
 When is the XML publishing a good choice?
 Costs and benefits of an XML based approach?
 How and when should be the dissemination
programme modified to better fit the technology?
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Technical question 1: Standards
 What XML language to use:
– DocBook (common format for publications)
– SDMX-ML (Standard format for statistical data
and meta data)
– CoSSI (developed by Statistics Finland)
– ODF (Open Document Format)
Eurostat has chosen the Open Document Format
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Technical question 2: XML content creation
 Native XML editor or standard Office software
 Database output in XML
 Conversion software
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Practical experiences
 Statistics Finland
 Statec Luxembourg (Yearbook)
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Eurostat activities
 Development of SDMX-ML together with other
international statistical bodies
 Workshop on XML publishing in October 2007
 Study to determine the best way to implement XML
publishing in Eurostat
 Attempts will be made to work closely with some
NSOs in the development of XML publishing
 Pilot implementation using the Eurostat pocketbook
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Contact
Ulrich Wieland
Head of Sector Publications
EUROSTAT - Unit B6
BECH A3-100
European Commission
L-2920 Luxembourg
Tel. +352 4301 33644
E-mail: [email protected]
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