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- design PyQual tests to catch known problems and make revisions based on PyQual test results
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The following sections represent key values of Project Vote Smart as it relates to our data. Also see: [[GeneralPrioritization General Prioritization]]
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The General Process for Data Acquisition:
1) Research and locate primary sources, or other reliable, approved sources with more up-to-date, comprehensive, or new content
1) Check the sources against our database
1) Identify discrepancies between our data and the original source
1) Add to or modify our data to reflect the new content and match our formatting standards
1) Enhance our data with analysis and digests (such as categorization and tagging; issue position determinations with VoteEasy; summaries of Key Votes)
1) Check our modifications and ensure we are effectively representing our data on our various [[ManagingInformationDelivery channels of Information Delivery]]
1) Track and report on progress
1) Research and locate primary sources, or other reliable, approved sources with more up-to-date, comprehensive, or new content
1) Check the sources against our database
1) Identify discrepancies between our data and the original source
1) Add to or modify our data to reflect the new content and match our formatting standards
1) Enhance our data with analysis and digests (such as categorization and tagging; issue position determinations with VoteEasy; summaries of Key Votes)
1) Check our modifications and ensure we are effectively representing our data on our various [[ManagingInformationDelivery channels of Information Delivery]]
1) Track and report on progress
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===Managing Data Acquisition and Data Integrity===
The following sections represent key values of Project Vote Smart as it relates to our data.
The following sections represent key values of Project Vote Smart as it relates to our data.
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- ensure that you are conducting updates of the data as appropriate. If your checks are yielding either very few or quite a bit of changes, you should work with your supervisor to adjust the frequency of the updates
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- know the other organizations and businesses collecting similar and complementary data
- Keep tabs on new developments by joining relevant email lists, periodically reviewing their websites (especially blog posts and job listings)
- Review idea repositories, like the Knight News Challenge for inspiration
- Keep tabs on new developments by joining relevant email lists, periodically reviewing their websites (especially blog posts and job listings)
- Review idea repositories, like the Knight News Challenge for inspiration
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"The Best There Is"
- know the other organizations and businesses collecting similar and complementary data
- if their data is as good or better than ours, lets figure out how we might get it and refocus our time on enhancing that data
- consider possible collaborations with other organizations and bring any ideas to your supervisor
- know the other organizations and businesses collecting similar and complementary data
- if their data is as good or better than ours, lets figure out how we might get it and refocus our time on enhancing that data
- consider possible collaborations with other organizations and bring any ideas to your supervisor
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- Compare this content to your source data to help identify issues- make sure you are accurately reflecting and interpreting the source data for your area of content
- make sure you and those under your supervision are abiding by all the policies and procedures established by the Administration. If you have questions or recommendations for improvement, please bring them to your direct supervisor for approval.
- make sure you and those under your supervision are abiding by all the policies and procedures established by the Administration. If you have questions or recommendations for improvement, please bring them to your direct supervisor for approval.
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- regularly spotcheck content of various types. Try to cover all possible variables in your spotcheck (for example, different jurisdictions, different offices, different people who worked on it, etc.)
- Compare this content to your source data to help identify issues
- monitor current events and controversies. Prioritize getting relevant content up ASAP
- Compare this content to your source data to help identify issues
- monitor current events and controversies. Prioritize getting relevant content up ASAP
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- initiate other cleanup projects as warranted, in consultation with your supervisor
