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The Data Reference Interview
Think-Pair-Share
What kinds of questions do you ask in a reference interview?
Who?
Who?
The who cares question
What government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?
Not sure? Do a literature search
Government statistical agencies
Statistical Abstract of the United States (new and old)
Who?
The who cares question
What government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?
Not sure? Do a literature search
Government statistical agencies
Statistical Abstract of the United States (new and old)
Who?
The who cares question
What government agency, educational institution, or other organization would want to collect this data?
Not sure? Do a literature search
Government statistical agencies
Statistical Abstract of the United States (new and old)
What?
What?
What type source are they looking for?
Statistics? Data files? Publications?
What indicators or variables do they need?
What populations are they examining?
Bratton, Michael, E. Gyimah-Boadi, and Robert Mattes. Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in 20 African Countries, 2008-2009. ICPSR33701-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-04-13. doi:10.3886/ICPSR33701.v1
Bratton, Michael, E. Gyimah-Boadi, and Robert Mattes. Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in 20 African Countries, 2008-2009. ICPSR33701-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-04-13. doi:10.3886/ICPSR33701.v1
What?
What type source are they looking for?
Statistics? Data files? Publications?
What indicators or variables do they need?
What populations are they examining?
What?
What type source are they looking for?
Statistics? Data files? Publications?
What indicators or variables do they need?
What populations are they examining?
When?
When?
What is the time frame of the request?
Is the time frame realistic?
What is the periodicity for collection (quarterly, annually, every decade, or infrequently)?
When?
What is the time frame of the request?
Is the time frame realistic?
What is the periodicity for collection (quarterly, annually, every decade, or infrequently)?
When?
What is the time frame of the request?
Is the time frame realistic?
What is the periodicity for collection (quarterly, annually, every decade, or infrequently)?
Where?
Where?
What geographic areas are realistically available?
What are the other possible geographies if the desired area is not available?
Where?
What geographic areas are realistically available?
What are the other possible geographies if the desired area is not available?
How?
How?
Is the data freely available or does it require a fee?
What are the limitations on the data’s use?
How was the data collected?
How?
Is the data freely available or does it require a fee?
What are the limitations on the data’s use?
How was the data collected?
How?
Is the data freely available or does it require a fee?
What are the limitations on the data’s use?
How was the data collected?
Information from Numeric Data Services and Sources for the General Reference Librarian
