@article{ART001062255},
author={Jung Sun Oh},
title={Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management},
issn={1013-0799},
year={2007},
volume={24},
number={2},
pages={161-185},
doi={10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jung Sun Oh
TI - Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
PY - 2007
VL - 24
IS - 2
PB - 한국정보관리학회
SP - 161
EP - 185
SN - 1013-0799
AB - As increasingly diverse kinds of information materials are available on the Internet, it becomes a challenge to define an adequate level of metadata provision for each different type of material in the context of digital libraries. This study explores issues of metadata provision for a particular type of material, statistical tables. Statistical data always involves numbers and numeric values which should be interpreted with an understanding of underlying concepts and constructs. Because of the unique data characteristics, metadata in the statistical domain is essential not only for finding and discovering relevant data, but also for understanding and using the data found. However, in statistical metadata research, more emphasis has been put on the question of what metadata is necessary for processing the data and less on what metadata should be presented to users.In this study, a case study was conducted to gauge the status of metadata provision for statistical tables on the Internet. The websites of two federal statistical agencies in the United States were selected and a content analysis method was used for that purpose. The result showing insufficient and inconsistent provision of metadata demonstrate the need for more discussions on statistical metadata from the ordinary web users’ perspective.
KW - statistical data;metadata;content analysis;case study
DO - 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
ER -
Jung Sun Oh. (2007). Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 24(2), 161-185.
Jung Sun Oh. 2007, "Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites", Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, vol.24, no.2 pp.161-185. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh "Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 24.2 pp.161-185 (2007) : 161.
Jung Sun Oh. Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites. 2007; 24(2), 161-185. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh. "Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 24, no.2 (2007) : 161-185.doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh. Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 24(2), 161-185. doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh. Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management. 2007; 24(2) 161-185. doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh. Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites. 2007; 24(2), 161-185. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
Jung Sun Oh. "Statistical metadata for users: A case study on the level of metadata provision on statistical agency websites" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 24, no.2 (2007) : 161-185.doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.2.161
