about the oecd why am i here? why is access to online information important? libraries and...
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•About the OECD
•Why am I here?
•Why is access to online information important?
Libraries and Librarians
play a crucial role in the innovation process
Tabs to main publication types
Links in the orange navigation bar for:
NewsLibrariansUsers GuidePrice ListEmail alerts
1. Top Navigation Bar
General Site Navigation
2. Go To and Quick Search Functions
General Site Navigation
Go To: drop-down list of titles.
Quick Search: search the titles and abstracts
General Site Navigation
3. Advanced Search Functions in six steps
2. Search specified fields or all, including full text.
1. Phrases, exact or truncated
4. Search within publication types
5. Specify year of publication
6. Sort results
3. Boolean operators
Marked list to e-mail or download results.
Modify and search further.
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Learn of future titles with the Save Search Email Alert
service.
5. Keeping track of your Searches
Search History maintained throughout session
General Site Navigation
6. Using the Left-hand menus
Left-hand menus on provide support information and links.
General Site Navigation
Books Periodicals StatisticsHomepage
Annual indicators for OECD and some non-members
Factbook
Select an indicator, shows contents.
List of different indicators corresponds to chapters in print version.
Factbook
Contents for each indicator and link to underlying data using StatLink
Definition, analysis, trends, with links to sources and further reading.
View graph or table.
Alternatively, using StatLink, open XLS spreadsheet.
Definition, analysis, trends, with links to sources and further reading.
Alternatively, using StatLink, open XLS spreadsheet.
View graph or table.
StatLink
StatLink – link to data from tables and graphs in electronic or print formats
Working Papers
OECD Working Papers – nearly 1000 papers
11 different Working Paper series, full-text searchable, from 1983 onwards.
Reference
Loose-leaf and reference publications
Expanding collection of specialised guidelines and conventions.
Periodicals Home Page
Use the Left Hand Menu to browse through our various periodicals by title.
Or find articles via the search screen.
Click on Periodicals tab to go to Periodicals homepage.
Periodicals
Working with Periodicals - EasyLinks
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Every periodical has an EasyLink –
short-cuts to regularly used
titles.
Periodicals
Periodical Home Page – Finding your way
The Latest Issue’s Table of Contents is listed on the periodical’s home page.
Use left-hand menu to access previous issues (Year), support services and information.
Periodicals
OECD Economic Surveys
Latest Issues listed at top of page.
All editions published since 1998 listed by Country.
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Don’t miss new Surveys. Register for the alerting
service.
Periodicals
Books Home Page
Use Left Hand Menu to browse through categories by title.
Or use the search screen.
Books
Find a Book – use its ISBN!
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Type a book’s ISBN after the
SourceOECD URL to go to its table of
contents!
Books
Book Theme Home Page
Latest Titles listed at top of the page.
Or browse through All Titles
Annuals, Outlooks and other key titles are listed here.
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Sign up for new title
Email Alerts.
Books
Books – Using EasyLinks
Each Book Theme has a specific EasyLink to link to the theme home page.
Each Book Title has a specific EasyLink using its ISBN linking to the book’s table of contents.
Complete list of EasyLinks available in the Librarians’ and Users’ areas.
Books
Statistics Home Page
Left Hand Menu to browse through list of statistical databases and e-books.
Or use search screen.
Statistics
Database Product: Home Page Step 1 – choose database
Use Left Hand Menu to access support information.
Statistics
Each database homepage lists the available databases. Click on Tables to proceed.
Database Product: Step 2 – choose table
Each database comprises one or more tables. From list of tables, click on title to proceed.
Statistics
Database Product: Step 3 – abstract & deliver data
Each table has a descriptive abstract (used by the search engine). Click Deliver Data to access the data in Beyond 20/20.
Statistics
Database Product: working with data in Beyond 20/20
Under Selection start to build your data query parameter-by-parameter.
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If there are folders, open them for more detailed data.
Statistics
Database Product: working with data in Beyond 20/20
Statistics
When selection complete, choose your report under Options. View Report will build a table, View Chart will build a chart.
While in “View Report & Advanced mode”, you can export data in ExcelTM, .csv or Beyond20/20 formats.
Look out for Notes Icons. These explain sources, methodology and units
When selection complete, choose your report under Options. View Report will build a table, View Chart will build a chart.
Database Product: My Reports - Saving Selections
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Save your extractions for
future sessions – it will save time when new data becomes
available..
Statistics
Database Product: Sources and Methods/Glossary
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Extensive Sources and Methods documentation, freely available from every
database homepage..
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The OECD’s Glossary of Statistical Terms - important in helping to understand our
data..
Statistics