Metadata (new threads) http://www.ukcensusoutputs.net/forum/c-72759/metadata Threads in the forum category "Metadata" - This category contains threads discussing metadata issues raised in the consultations http://www.ukcensusoutputs.net/forum/t-124621 Use of metadata standards such as DDI http://www.ukcensusoutputs.net/forum/t-124621/use-of-metadata-standards-such-as-ddi A way to bind the metadata more closely to the data could be through the use of DDI a developing standard for describing social science data. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:22:14 +0000 CDU_Rob 255488 As DDI can document the whole census and could record the relationship between the original questions, the concepts, the variables, the geography through to data output, it could enable the possibility of being able to provide rich content to census users, by including the definition of what the data is as part of the output and a way for the census user to explore and discover more about how the data was created.

Any thoughts/ comments welcome

]]> http://www.ukcensusoutputs.net/forum/t-124040 Online output questionnaire results http://www.ukcensusoutputs.net/forum/t-124040/online-output-questionnaire-results Discuss the results from the online output questionnaire related to metadata Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:42:22 +0000 ONS_Brendan 130045 The first results from the online output questionnaire about metadata - specifically user views of 2001 metadata - are on the blog here. Start discussing them……..

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