Europeana Data Statistics Dashboard Training
On this page, you can follow training on how to use the Europeana Statistics Dashboard, which gives detailed information about the live data in Europeana.eu.
Introduction
Welcome to the Europeana METIS Data Statistics Dashboard Training.
The Data Statistics Dashboard supports cultural heritage professionals in their work by giving detailed information about the live data in Europeana.eu. Cultural heritage professionals, aggregators, policy makers, creatives, expert community members and Europeana staff can use the dashboard to support their work.
It allows users to filter and compare this information to fit their needs.
It supports reporting of changes in the data by sharing and downloading reports in standardised formats.
Learning goals
By completing this training you will be able to:
Come up with use cases of the data statistics dashboard for your work
Use the data statistics dashboard independently for these use cases
Completion of these goals will be done by completing the questions after each section.
For this training you will need:
This page
The Data Statistics Dashboard open in a new browser window or another browser application. Do not open the Data Statistics Dashboard in a separate tab, as this will delete cached information used by the dashboard.
Headphones to listen to the instruction videos if you are in a shared office space.
90 minutes of your time to complete the training. It is advised to complete the training in one day.
The user guide to look up information that was explained in the instruction videos.
The training consists of five sections. Each section is introduced with short instructional videos.
Section 1 - Basic use
In this section you will learn about the basics of the Europeana Data Statistics Dashboard. This includes:
A tour of the homepage and dimension pages
Looking at the data in different ways by choosing a Dimension
Watch the two demonstration videos below. Feel free to pause the video at any point to try the examples given yourself in the Data Statistics Dashboard.
Training video 1: Homepage
Training video 2: Dimension view pages
Section 2 - Filter and sort data
In this section we will take a look at how to narrow down and sort results from the Data Statistics Dashboard by using filters, sorting tables and zooming in and out of the data.
Watch the two demonstration videos below. Feel free to pause the video at any point to try the examples given yourself in the Data Statistics Dashboard.
Training video 3: Filters
Training video 4: View and sort results
Section 3 - Sharing data
You can share the report that you’ve generated with others or save the link to review the results at a later moment. Watch the demonstration video below.
Training video 5: Share reports
Section 4 - Comparing data
The Data Statistics Dashboard allows you to compare data by showing results of different filters applied to the data. In this section you will learn how to use this functionality.
Watch the demonstration video below. Feel free to pause the video at any point to try the examples given yourself in the Data Statistics Dashboard.
Training video 6: Compare data
Section 5 - Your use case
In this section you will be asked to come up with one or more of your use cases of the Data Statistics Dashboard and to create a report for that use case. Below are two example use cases.
Alexi, Aggregator
Alexi (he/his) works for an aggregator delivering data to Europeana. He uses the Data Statistics Dashboard to influence policy makers and politicians to lobby for more funding. He is an advocate of open content. He uses the dashboard to make comparisons between his country and the surrounding countries and their performance on Europeana. For this he makes detailed reports not only about the amount of objects, but also the tiers they are in (quality and rights).
He also uses the dashboard to report on the progress his organisation is making as an aggregator.
Mara, DPS TEAM (Europeana Foundation)
Mara (she/hers) is a metadata coordinator at the Europeana Foundation. She uses the dashboard to gather statistics about contributions from data partners. Europeana has DSI commitment targets, for example the amount of records in a specific tier for a project. For example: 60% of the project is at least in Tier C. With the dashboard she can report the progress to her colleagues. She uses the dashboard on a weekly basis for this.
She shares a static snapshot as a PDF and CSV file and the canned query for a live view.
Now consider how you could use the dashboard for your work.