Repurposing NGO data for better research outcomes: A scoping review of the use and secondary analysis of NGO data in health policy and systems research

Background Non-government organisations (NGOs) collect and generate vast amounts of potentially rich data, most of which are not used for research purposes. Secondary analysis of NGO data (their use and analysis in a study for which they were not originally collected) presents an important but largely unrealised opportunity to provide new research insights in critical areas including the evaluation of health policy and programmes. Methods A scoping review of the published literature was performed to identify the extent to which secondary analysis of NGO data has been used in health policy and systems research (HPSR). A tiered analytic approach provided a comprehensive overview and descriptive analyses of the studies which: 1) used data produced or collected by or about NGOs; 2) performed secondary analysis of the NGO data (beyond use of an NGO report as a supporting reference); 3) used NGO-collected clinical data. Results Of the 156 studies which performed secondary analysis of NGO-produced or collected data, 64% (n=100) used NGO-produced reports (e.g. to critique NGO activities and as a contextual reference) and 8% (n=13) analysed NGO-collected clinical data.. Of the studies, 55% investigated service delivery research topics, with 48% undertaken in developing countries and 17% in both developing and developed. NGO-collected clinical data enabled HPSR within marginalised groups (e.g. migrants, people in conflict-affected areas), with some limitations such as inconsistencies and missing data. Conclusion We found evidence that NGO-collected and produced data are most commonly perceived as a source of supporting evidence for HPSR and not as primary source data. However, these data can facilitate research in under-researched marginalised groups and in contexts that are hard to reach by academics, such as conflict-affected areas. NGO–academic collaboration could help address issues of NGO data quality to facilitate their more widespread use in research. Their use could enable relevant and timely research in the areas of health policy, programme evaluation and advocacy to improve health and reduce health inequalities, especially in marginalised groups and developing countries

Incunabula Collection

The collection includes philosophical, theological, scientific, mathematical, historical, legal, and poetical works. There are examples from each of the major western European countries.Libros Digitale

Library bulletin /

Imprint varies: some numbers published in Sacramento by the Supt. of State Printing.Each issue has also distinctive title.Description based on surrogate of: No. 6, published 1885; title from cover.No. 1, 3-4, 6-12 published as Supplement to the Secretary's report to the Board of Regents.Some numbers reissued in a 2nd ed. and a 3rd, enlarged ed.Suspended 1914-1941. Cf. Union list of serials.Mode of access: Internet

The Chinese in California 1850-1925 /

"The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California from 1850 to 1925 through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California."Title from home page (viewed on Mar. 31, 2003).Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress."LC/Ameritech Award Winner

City planning (II.) Bibliography of material in the University of California and Oakland and Berkeley public libraries,

"The report of the Bibliography committee of the City club of Berkeley," p. [117]Mode of access: Internet

The English sportsman in the western prairies /

Wagner-Camp (4th ed.), 368Advertisements on 16 p. at end.LC copy imperfect: wanting advertisements. DLCElectronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [2002 or 2003

Four Addresses

106 pages, [2] leaves of plates : ports. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022.https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_merrymountpress/1001/thumbnail.jp