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... . The Panel on Communicating National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Information to Data Users reviewed NCSES's existing approaches to communicating and disseminating statistical information, including the division's information products, website, and database systems; examined existing NCSES data on websites, information gathered by and from NCSES staff, volunteered comments of users, and input solicited by the panel from key user groups; assessed the varied needs of different types of users in the NCSES user community; considered the impact that current federal and NSF website guidance and policies have on the design and management of the NCSES online (Internet)
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... The panel will subsequently prepare an interim letter report that will focus on is sues regarding transition from current approaches and a final report with specific recommendations, including a discussion of related technical, staffing, and funding issues. social science metadata; and considered the impact of government-wide activities and initiatives (such as FedStats, Data.gov)
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... In the face of these environmental and technological forces, we make a number of recommendations to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics to improve its dissemination program. The first set of recommendations has to do with how the survey-based data are received and input into the NCSES database, managed once there, and preserved for posterity.
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... The National Center for Science and Engineer ing Statistics should proceed to make its data available through open interfaces and in open formats compatible with efficient access for third-party visualization, integration, and analysis tools. Recommendation 3-5.
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... Recommendation 4-3. The National Center for Science and Engineer ing Statistics should employ user-focused design and user analysis, starting with an initial heuristic evaluation and continuing as a regular and systematic part of its website and tool development.
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... We therefore suggest a time-phased approach to improving data dissemination, focusing on five major initiatives: 1. Change the means and content of the data received from contrac tors and actively participate in the development and implementa tion of the Data.gov compatible metadata standard now being explored by W3C and the SCOPE project.


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