[net-gold] [ResourceShelf] Newsletter 442
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- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:52:54 -0500 (EST)
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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:25:57 +0000
From: Gary Price <gary.price@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ResourceShelf] Newsletter 442
Off the Shelf: ResourceShelf Newsletter
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Number 442 February 11, 2010
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You're probably already aware of data.gov, which was established 'to
increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets
generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.' Well,
it's not the just U.S. that is making more and more data available via
the internet. It's beginning to look more and more like an
international phenomenon. Thus, the current Resource of the Week --
the Guardian's Gateway to World Government Data. Here's another one-
stop shopping site for you, folks. Give it a browse to see what's
there now, keeping in mind that it will expand as time goes on.
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Resource of the Week - Guardian (UK) - Gateway to Government Data
Around the World
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We actually posted about this resource from The Guardian last month,
but we figured it was worth highlighting here because it's a work in
progress that is bound to grow more and more useful over time.
From The Guardian:
Data, data, data. There's loads of it out there and more coming
your way as governments open their statistics vaults around the
world.
First the US with data.gov, then Australia and New Zealand
followed suit. Now it's the UK's turn with data.gov.uk.
And that's in addition to the cities and US states that have made
government data available too: London launched very recently - you
can get the full set of links for government data sites around the
world here: <http://digbig.com/5bbbms>.
Ever since the government appointed Sir Tim Berners-Lee as its
open data Czar (working with Prof Nigel Shadbolt from Southampton
University) it was obvious the issue was going to be big for the
government, but what does it mean for you?
You now have tens of sites around the world providing you access,
but how do you find them?
Well, this is now the place. To coincide with the launch of
data.gov.uk, we have created the ultimate gateway to world
government data.
At World Government Data you can:
* Search government data sites from the UK, USA, Australia,
New Zealand and London (this comes under United Kingdom, if
you want to browse) in one place and download the data (more
sites to come)
* Help us find the best dataset by ranking them
* Collect similar datasets together from around the world
* Browse all datasets by each country
+ Direct to world government data: <http://digbig.com/5bbbmt>
Source: guardian.co.uk
Hat tip: J. T. Johnson, Institute for Analytic Journalism
And here's a related resource you might find useful, from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics: Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web. Includes
links to both U.S. and international statistics agencies and offices:
<http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm>
Full post online with live links: <http://digbig.com/5bbbmr>
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