| KWIC provides timely access
to New York State Touchstones KIDS COUNT data through an interactive,
publicly accessible Web-site. As a result, users have an enhanced
tool to gather and use indicator data to assess needs, design
and improve programs, and sharpen their focus on outcomes.
With growing recognition of the superiority and long term
efficiency of the Internet for publishing data, this web-based
system impacts current practices at a number of levels by:
Expanding Access: A wider
range of individuals has access to KWIC data, and more individuals
have the opportunity to become aware of the existence and
availability of New York State children’s health, education
and well-being data.
Providing More Current Data:
Compared to the costly and time-consuming paper publication
process, KWIC allows CCF to update and distribute data as
soon as it becomes available at a minimal cost.
Expanding the Number of Indicators:
KWIC gives CCF the flexibility to increase the type and number
of indicators in a more timely fashion.
Providing Access to Other Resources:
Organizations often require information beyond what is available
through the data book publications and KWIC. KWIC provides
links to other valuable data sources and expands the tools
available to them.
Providing Charting, Graphing
and Mapping Capabilities: Users have the ability
to display data in numerous formats, i.e., tables, bar
graphs and line charts, maps, as well as tailor comparisons between New York State, New York City, Rest of State and county data.
Providing Data Tailoring Capabilities:
Because KWIC is interactive, users have the ability to select
the data they want to use. KWIC users have the ability to
access trend and specific data as well as determine the displayed
format, i.e., tables or charts. To accomplish this using only
data books, a user would have to sift through multiple publications
and manually display the data.
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