Statistical Knowledge Network Architecture
agency data with integrated metadata
agency with multiple metadata repositories
agency backend data and metadata
agency backend data and metadata
Distributed Public Intermediary:  variable/concept level, XML-based incorporating ISO 11179 and DDI providing java-based statistical literacy tools to user interfaces
Statistical Ontology
firewall
Domain Experts
End User
Communities
Domain Ontologies
Text Box: I n t e r f a c e s
I n t e r f a c e s
Text Box: U s e r
U s e r
end user
end user
end user
end users: interact
with data from
information/concept
perspective, not
agency perspective
membrane
end user
end
user
end
user
end
user