Metadata systems to turn numbers into information

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Richter, Warren | Cornish, John

Affiliations: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Belconnen ACT 2616, Australia

Abstract: This paper identifies deficiencies in agencies' electronic dissemination practices noting that while new technologies can help increase the quantity of statistics and the level of service provided, there are old, persistent gaps in the quality of our statistics. It suggests that statistical data and metadata must possess new attributes if agencies are to satisfy their duty of care “electronically” and identifies data and metadata management practices and systems which aim to achieve this.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1997-14201

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 135-141, 1997