Virtual Library - Equinox. Fanshawe College

Equinox (restricted to Fanshawe College users)

Fanshawe College subscribes to the Equinox data delivery system (formerly Internet Data Library System), which was developed through a joint partnership between the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Western Ontario and the Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities (CREPUQ).

Students, staff and faculty may use Equinox to access Statistics Canada microdata files, made available through the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) Agreement with Statistics Canada.

Use of these files is limited to instruction, student projects, academic research, and educational planning within Fanshawe College, and may not be used in the pursuit of any contractual or income-generating venture, either privately, or under the auspices of the college. For more details see the DLI Data Use Licence (below).

For additional information, please contact Pam Goettl, Library Research & Data Services at 452-4169 or pgoettl@fanshawec.ca.

Equinox is licensed for use by current members of Fanshawe College only. Use of this database constitutes acceptance of the terms of the DLI Data Use License.

DATA LIBERATION INITIATIVE - DATA USE LICENCE The Government of Canada is the owner, or the licensee, of the intellectual property rights (including copyright) in the data products offered under the Data Liberation Initiative, and this licence is only a licence to use these data products. No title or other rights are conveyed by this licence. These data products are provided "as is", and the owner makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the appropriateness and fitness for a particular purpose. The data products are to be used only by educators, students and other staff members of this educational institution (referred to herein as "authorized users") and only while they have such status with this educational institution. These data products are provided for the exclusive purposes of teaching, academic research and publishing, and/or planning of educational services within this educational institution, and may not be used for any other purposes without the explicit prior written approval of Statistics Canada. Authorized users are prohibited from using these data products in the pursuit of any contractual or income-generating venture either privately, or under the auspices of the educational institution. Authorized users shall not attempt to re-identify the records on the microdata files so as to relate the particulars to any individual person, business or organization. Copies of the data products can be retained by authorized users for the period necessary to conduct the research or teaching, including their use as evidence of research methodologies and results, and subsequent research and analysis. The distribution of any data obtained under this agreement outside this educational institution through sale, donation, transfer or exchange of any portion of these data in any way is strictly prohibited, with the exception of distribution to bona fide participants in the Data Liberation Initiative. The DLI Contact of my institution must agree to such distribution. The publishing of analysis and results from research using any of these data products is permitted in research communications such as scholarly papers, journals and the like. The authors of these communications are required to cite Statistics Canada as the source of the data, and to indicate that the results or views expressed are those of the author/authorized user. Permission to use extracts of these data in textbooks must be obtained from the Licencing Section of Statistics Canada's Marketing Division. Further information on the conditions of use can be obtained from the Fanshawe College DLI Contact, Pam Goettl, at pgoettl@fanshawec.ca or 519-452-4169.

Access is currently available from within the college only.

To login: Please enter your FanshaweOnline User Name and password (students)
or your Fanshawe account User Name and password (staff and faculty),
in the format: fanshawe\Username