[Statistical Metadata] -- [Standards]

DDI

Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) Homepage
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/
The Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) is an effort to establish an international criterion and methodology for the content, presentation, transport, and preservation of "metadata" about datasets in the social and behavioral sciences. Metadata (data about data) constitute the information that enables the effective, efficient, and accurate use of those datasets.

Papers and presentations

DDI papers
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/DDI/PAPERS/

An Introduction to the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)
http://www.nhgis.org/downloads/ddi_intro.ppt
Presentation by Wendy L. Thomas & William C. Block (26 October 2001)

MIT Libraries Metadata Advisory Group's summary on DDI
http://macfadden.mit.edu:9500/metadata/ddimag.htm

Ann Green & Peter Joftis, The Data Documentation Initiative: Current Status, Future Plans, and Structure
FASTER Metadata Workshop, April, 2000
http://www.nsd.uib.no/isamf/metdata/fasterddi.ppt

 

ISO 11179
ISO/IEC 11179 Information technology -- Specification and standardization of data elements

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC32 WG2 Development/Maintenance
http://metadata-stds.org/11179/index.html

Part 1: Framework for the specification and standardization of data elements
Part 2: Classification for Data Elements
Part 3: Basic Attributes of Data Elements
Part 3 (2002): Metadata registries (MDR) -- Registry metamodel and basic attributes
Part 4: Rules and Guidelines for the Formulation of Data Definitions
Part 5: Naming and Identification Principles for Data Elements
Part 6: Registration of Data Elements

ISO/IEC 11179 Draft Standards(http://metadata-stds.org/Document-library/Draft-standards/)
ISO/IEC 11179 Revisions (http://metadata-stds.org/Document-library/Projects/11179-Revision/)

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC32
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/stdsdevelopment/tc/tclist/TechnicalCommitteeDetailPage.TechnicalCommitteeDetail?COMMID=160

ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Registry Implementation Coalition
http://www.ushik.org/mrc/
The 11179 Metadata Registry Consortium is a forum for information exchange on the implementation of metadata registries based on the ISO/IEC-11179 Specification and Standardization of Data Element standard. Consortium members are interested in addressing ISO/IEC-11179 reference implementations of metadata registries, influencing commercial vendors to support ISO/IEC-11179 in their tools, developing methods to support metadata exchange between metadata registries, sharing information and lessons learned on implementation approaches, being an advocate and clearinghouse for metadata registry issues, and developing partnerships to support data management across organizations.

An Introduction
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/Nativi/Standards/11179Styled.htm

CoverPage: Open Forum 2003 on Metadata Registries Highlights Data Semantics and Registry Interoperability.
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-05-02-b.html