> *Apologies for cross-posting*
>
> Dear all
>
> As you may be aware, the registration procedures for accessing the
> following academic Census services will be changing in the summer:
>
> *Census Dissemination Unit (Casweb), MIMAS
> *Census Geography Data Unit (UKBORDERS), Edina
> *Census Interaction Data Unit (WICID), School of Geography, Leeds
> *Census Microdata Unit (for the SARs), Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and
> Survey Research, Manchester
>
> The Census Registration Service at the UK Data Archive is in the process
> of developing the new one-stop shop system, which will be available to all
> in UK higher and further education.  This new service will integrate
> registration for all four of the data services mentioned above into one
> online form (there is more information at
> <http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/home/CensusRS.asp>).  This means that,
> soon, just one registration will be required in order to be able to access
> the data from each of these sites.
>
> It has just been announced that the new access system for all these sites
> will use Athens Single Sign On, with Personal Athens accounts.  This means
> that just one log-on in a session will be required in order to use any of
> the services mentioned above.
>
> This also means that any user wishing to register and access the Census
> data from these academic services must ensure that he or she has a
> personal Athens identity prior to registering or re-registering.  These
> identities are distributed locally, within higher and further education
> institutions, often from the library.  A list of organisational Athens
> contacts is available on the web at
> <http://www.athens.ac.uk/info/sitelist.html>.  If you do not have an
> Athens username and password, please get in touch with your contact,
> listed at this web page.
>
> More information about the exact date of the change-over will be released
> once the beta-testing of the new system is completed.  Please note that
> all existing Census data users will have to re-register, due to the
> constraints of the Data Protection Act, 1998; however, this process should
> be straightforward and speedy, taking no more than five to ten minutes.
>
> In the meantime, any queries should be directed to Lucy Bell, Census
> Registration Service Co-ordinator, UK Data Archive ([log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
>
> Many thanks
>
> Lucy Bell
>
> Lucy Bell
> Census Registration Service Co-ordinator
> Census Registration Service
> UK Data Archive
> University of Essex
> Wivenhoe Park
> Colchester
> Essex
> CO4 3SQ
> Tel: 01206 873950
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Web: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/
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