Oops - I just realised that Rob posted this on the list already! http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2009-April/001337.html
Apologies for repost. :-) J. On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Jonathan Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > Thought this might be of interest. The paper suggests a list of > required fields for datasets. Could be something to think about with > respect to CKAN and similar projects. > > Jonathan > > We Need Publishing Standards for Datasets and Data Tables > http://www.oecd.org/document/25/0,3343,en_21571361_33915056_42600857_1_1_1_1,00.html > > On 20th April 2009, OECD has released a white paper, We Need > Publishing Standards for Datasets and Data Tables, which examines the > problems with current data discoverability and citations and the > remedy in creating industry standards for bibliographic dataset > metadata and linking. > > Written by Toby Green, Head of Publishing at OECD and an expert in > data publishing, the paper details the problems with user ability to > locate and reference online data. Datasets are a significant part of > the scholarly record and being published much more frequently but with > widely inconsistent metadata, links and citations. > > The paper proposes bibliographic metadata standards that could be > implemented to provide users and librarians with data that is as > accessible and as easy to find and catalogue as written works like > journal articles and book chapters. By following existing scholarly > metadata standards, datasets can easily utilise the existing discovery > channels that are used by e-journals and e-books, including library > systems, cross reference linking, publishing platforms, and search > engines. > > The paper provides straightforward standards that publishers, > librarians and data providers can implement to improve the > accessibility and usage of important datasets, both the data that > underlies scholarly works and data in that is published in its own > right. > > Permanent URL for the white paper which includes a summary of the > standards proposed and an annex with the detailed proposal: > http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/603233448430. > > -- > Jonathan Gray > > Community Coordinator > The Open Knowledge Foundation > http://www.okfn.org > -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
