Since the launch of the open data portal, Numbers for Development, the number of unique datasets created and compiled by IDB specialists in the Specialized Dataset section has been growing. This post will highlight four datasets of interest that are available now for you to explore. Many of these datasets have visualizations already done, but we encourage you to go … [Read more...] about 4 Datasets to explore in Numbers for Development
Alyson Williams
Durante su permanencia en el BID, Alyson encabezó el equipo de Bibliotecarias Integradas y Especializadas del Banco, colaboró estrechamente con varios departamentos para publicar sus documentos y evaluó sus necesidades de información. Alyson también coordinó el Escritorio de Referencia, así como los cursos de formación que ofrece la Biblioteca; ella tiene una maestría en Estudios de la Información y Biblioteca y una maestría en Estudios latinoamericanos, caribeños e Ibéricos, ambos de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison.
5 ways to get a snapshot of a country’s key development indicators using the IDB Open Data Portal
As we mentioned in previous blogposts, there are many ways to interact with the new Inter-American Development Bank Open Data Portal, “Numbers for Development”. The portal allows you to explore, visualize and reuse over 1700 multi-sectorial indicators from 26 countries in the region collected by the Bank over more than 50 years. The following blogpost includes a step by step … [Read more...] about 5 ways to get a snapshot of a country’s key development indicators using the IDB Open Data Portal
The Inter-American Development Bank adopts Creative Commons
Leer a versión en español By Alyson Williams, Embedded Librarian Team Leader at the Felipe Herrera Library - IDB Recently, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) opened its knowledge by adopting Creative Commons (CC) licenses for all IDB Publications. Starting January 2015, working papers, technical notes, books, monographs, dataset and databases published after January … [Read more...] about The Inter-American Development Bank adopts Creative Commons