Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

CESSDA Council of European Social Science Data Archives IDC Integrated Data Catalogue DDI Data Documentation Initiative XML Extensible Markup Language LIMBER Language Independent Metadata Browsing of European Resources FASTER Flexible Access to Statistics, Tables and Electronic Resources ELSST European Language Social Science Thesaurus Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

The Fantasy –Multilingual Access to Data Infrastructures of the European Research Area The Problems –Data, information and knowledge are scattered –Comparative research hampered by language and institutional barriers The Result –Single-Nation data, researchers and audience –Non-development of research processes that integrate and nurture the entire European Research Area. Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

The Plan –Develop an integrated and effective distributed social science portal to facilitate access to a range of data archives and disparate resources. –Employ a multi-lingual thesaurus to break the language barriers to the discovery of key resources. –Implement traditional searching of relevant metadata descriptors, thematic Yahoo-style browsing of subject hierarchies, geographical location through a map interface and specialised search for comparative data. Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

The Major Issues –300 plus elements in the DDI –Different interpretation of those elements –Language within and across resources –Multiple version of the same resource –Subject classification schemes –Thesauri and indexing –Controlled vocabularies on DDI elements –Geography and Time –Comparative criteria Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

The Reality Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

300 plus elements in the DDI

Different interpretation of those elements –Recommended elements supported –Interpretation of specific DDI elements Language within and across resources –Languages supported –Use of xml:lang attribute –Interfaces – user preference Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Multiple version of the same resource –Single multi-language entry –Single entry with links –Multiple entries with common “ISBN” –Definitive version of data –Access control –Performance figures Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Subject classification schemes –ECONOMICS –LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT –POLITICS –LAW, CRIME AND LEGAL SYSTEMS –EDUCATION –INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION –HEALTH –NATURAL ENVIRONMENT –HOUSING AND LAND USE PLANNING –TRANSPORT, TRAVEL (AND MOBILITY) –SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS –DEMOGRAPHY(POPULATION, VITAL STATISTICS AND CENSUSES) –SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL SERVICES –SOCIETY AND CULTURE –LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS –SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY see also Information and communication technology –PSYCHOLOGY/COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES –EARTH SCIENCES –ANTHROPOLOGY –HISTORY –REFERENCE AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Subject classification schemes –ECONOMICS economic conditions and indicators consumption/consumer behaviour economic policy income property and investment rural economics trade industry and markets economic development –LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT employment unemployment retirement training labour relations/conflict –POLITICS mass political behaviour, attitudes/opinion elections political ideology other/general political issues government, political systems and organisations international institutions, relationships and events conflict, security and peace Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Thesauri and indexing –Broad level thesaurus - ELSST –Specific language extensions –Assigned keyword translation –Free text utilisation –Synonym capture –Central resource – maintenance –Mapping – partial equivalence Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

–Controlled vocabularies on DDI elements Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

–Controlled vocabularies on DDI elements NIWI – Social Research Methodology Thesaurus Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

–Geography and Time Standardise Map interface Map displays –Comparative criteria DDI elements to display Matching of datasets Research feedback Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002

Entering A New ERA : The European Research Area Ken Miller UK Data Archive University Of Essex June 11-15, 2002