The database is kept current with updated tapes supplied every 6 months. Participants are also provided input worksheets and a user's guide. Private fields can be defined so that agencies can maintain their own data within the database. Costs and Training IDRC assumes most of the cost of technical support, including telecommunications costs after the Datapac network is accessed. If an agency does automate, the initial investment in equipment and data collection will be the highest cost of participating.
Training is based on individual needs.
Alternatively, IDRC will input data submitted on worksheets on a cost-recovery basis. Last modified 21 February 1995.