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February 2003 - April 2003
Tables of performance data for ESDS
User Support (A2.1)
Helpdesk (A1.1.1)
All queries were responded to within 1 working day.
|
Datasets |
No. queries |
No. unresolved after 5 days |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|
Central |
186 |
204 |
167 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
International |
12 |
17 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Government |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Longitudinal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Qualidata |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
198 |
221 |
187 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
User Registration (A2.1.2)
Individual user registrations
|
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
New users |
514 |
412 |
257 |
|
Total active users registered |
6,039 |
6,451 |
6,708 |
Documentation, information and training (A1.2)
Documentation (A1.2.1)
Number of new/updated items
|
|
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Paper-based |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Electronic |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Electronic and paper |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Training workshops (A1.2.2)
|
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of workshops |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total attendees |
0 |
20 |
0 |
Promotion marketing and user relationships (A1.3)
Summary of events attended for promotional purposes:
|
Event etc |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Conferences/professional meetings |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
User meetings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postings/Emails sent |
None reported |
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Technical and operational support (A1.4)
System support and machine operation (A1.4.1)
Number of breaks in service per month and minutes the services' computers were unavailable.
Table 1
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Breaks in service per machine |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
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No. Breaks |
No. Breaks |
No. Breaks |
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|
Server |
Sch |
Unsch |
Sch |
Unsch |
Sch |
Unsch |
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|
UKDA |
4 |
10 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
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|
MIMAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Downtime per month |
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|
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
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|
Server |
Sch |
Unsch |
Sch |
Unsch |
Sch |
Unsch |
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|
UKDA |
20 |
33 |
16 |
39 |
20 |
42 |
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|
MIMAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Percentage Availability (excludes scheduled downtimes) |
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|
Server |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
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|
UKDA |
99.95 |
99.97 |
99.93 |
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|
MIMAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Service response times for single-term searches
|
Month |
Sample no. |
Ave (secs) |
Max (secs) |
% over 5 secs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr |
450* |
0.8 |
4.92 |
0 |
* Period covered 26/04/03 to 30/04/03
Management (A2.1)
|
Date of meeting |
Organisation |
|---|---|
|
01.02.03 |
Refugee Centre, King's College |
|
05.02.03 |
e-Science |
|
07.02.03 |
Resource Guide for Geography and the Environment |
|
07.02.03 |
DDI, USA |
|
18.02.03 |
CAQDAS Network and Sociology Dept., U of Surrey |
|
24.02.03 |
EERAC |
|
27.02.03 |
ESRC Research Methods Programme |
|
04.03.03 |
JISC conference |
|
11.03.03 |
Gammasite |
|
13.03.03 |
Question Bank |
|
17.03.03 |
Institute of Historical Research, U College London |
|
18.03.03 |
CETIS Metadata SIG |
|
18.03.03 |
JISC FE conference |
|
18.03.03 |
Cemmap Advisory Committee |
|
20.03.03 |
Institute of Contemporary British History, U College London |
|
27-28.03.03 |
ICPSR |
|
01.04.03 |
Hungarian Archive visitor |
|
02.04.03 |
PRO On-line Advisory Committee |
|
2-3.04.03 |
ICA/PRO Conference |
|
04.03.03 |
Longitudinal studies day |
|
04.04.03 |
CESSDA |
|
08.04.03 |
Census Advisory Committee |
|
17.04.03 |
Athens |
|
23.04.03 |
JISC Monitoring Unit |
Access and Preservation (A2.2)
Download service
|
New and updated Data + Documentation |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
|
New |
Updated |
Core only (both new & update) |
|
Feb |
10 |
18 |
4 |
|
Mar |
9 |
33 |
10 |
|
Apr |
6 |
11 |
3 |
Occasions when data not made available within 30 working days:
|
Feb |
0 |
|---|---|
|
Mar |
5 |
|
Apr |
0 |
New Catalogue entries
|
Feb |
28 |
|---|---|
|
Mar |
42 |
|
Apr |
17 |
Specialist Value Added Data Development and Dissemination Services (A2.3)
Value Added (A2.3.1)
|
|
New |
Updated |
|---|---|---|
|
Feb |
0 |
The service providing X-windows access to IMF and UNIDO databanks was terminated at the end of February 2003 Feb 10th NS Time Series Databank updated. Feb 20th OECD MEI loaded. |
|
Mar |
0 |
0 |
|
Apr |
Beyond 20/20 replaced Timeweb (23rd). International@esds.ac.uk helpdesk set up and website updated. |
April 1st NS Time Series Databank updated. April 7th OECD MEI loaded. |
Occasions when macrodata not made available within 20 working days:
|
|
Reason for Delay |
|
Mar |
OECD MEI and NS data March loading was delayed due to the launch of the new Beyond 20/20 interface. The April data subsequently arrived and was therefore loaded instead. |
Micro datasets supplied
|
|
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Eurobarometers |
2 |
7 |
7 |
|
ISSP |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
World Values Survey |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
European Values Surveys |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Large Scale (2.3.2)
Download
|
New and updated Data + Documentation |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Series Title |
New |
Updated |
|
Feb
|
LFS |
3 |
0 |
|
BSA |
1 |
0 |
|
|
HSE |
1 |
0 |
|
|
NTS |
0 |
3 |
|
|
SHS |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Mar
|
BES |
5 |
0 |
|
Omnibus |
2 |
0 |
|
|
LFS |
0 |
9 |
|
|
Apr
|
GHS |
1 |
0 |
|
Omnibus |
1 |
1 |
|
Occasions when data not made available within 30 working days:
|
Feb |
0 |
|---|---|
|
Mar |
5 |
|
Apr |
0 |
Data set supply requests broken down by data series
|
Number of Requests |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|---|---|---|---|
|
British Crime Surveys |
16 |
3 |
3 |
|
British Election Studies |
29 |
42 |
57 |
|
British Social Attitudes Surveys |
111 |
123 |
82 |
|
Expenditure and Food Surveys (New series formed by merger of FES and NFS from 2001) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Family Expenditure Surveys (up to 2000, from 2001 is part of EFS) |
147 |
98 |
51 |
|
Family Resources Surveys |
20 |
16 |
6 |
|
General Household Surveys |
162 |
70 |
91 |
|
Health Surveys for England |
47 |
42 |
50 |
|
Labour Force Surveys |
443 |
727 |
459 |
|
National Diet and Nutrition Surveys |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
National Food Surveys (up to 2000, from 2001 is part of EFS) |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Travel Surveys |
12 |
8 |
3 |
|
Northern Ireland Life and Times Surveys |
28 |
2 |
1 |
|
Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Surveys |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
ONS Omnibus Surveys |
3 |
10 |
22 |
|
Road Accident Data |
2 |
5 |
17 |
|
Scottish Crime Surveys |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
Scottish Health Surveys |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Scottish Household Surveys |
7 |
3 |
2 |
|
Scottish Social Attitudes Surveys |
19 |
12 |
2 |
|
Surveys of English Housing |
9 |
7 |
4 |
|
Time Use Surveys |
7 |
6 |
8 |
|
Vital Statistics for England and Wales |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Workplace Employee Relations Surveys |
10 |
24 |
15 |
Longitudinal (A2.3.3)
Download
|
New and updated Data + Documentation |
||
|---|---|---|
|
|
New |
Updated |
|
Feb |
0 |
0 |
|
Mar |
1 |
0 |
|
Apr |
0 |
0 |
Occasions when data not made available within 30 working days:
|
Feb |
0 |
|---|---|
|
Mar |
0 |
|
Apr |
0 |
Qualitative (A2.3.4)
Download
|
New and updated Data + Documentation |
||
|---|---|---|
|
|
New |
Updated |
|
Feb |
1 |
0 |
|
Mar |
0 |
0 |
|
Apr |
0 |
0 |
Occasions when data not made available within 30 working days:
|
Feb |
0 |
|---|---|
|
Mar |
1 |
|
Apr |
2 |
Data set supply requests broken down by data series
|
Number of Requests |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Dataset |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
|
Edwardians |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Marsden Collection |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Family life of old people |
1 |
0 |
0 |
