Email), Josep Jimenez, (Email), Estela Tonzan">
12:30 - 13:30
Poster Session
Room: Lunches Space
Statistics' dissemination metadata
Josep Sort, (Email), Josep Jimenez, (Email), Estela Tonzan, (Email)
Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), Barcelona
Metadata for statistical dissemination In response to the review-s feedback to Submission ID 26: Thank you for reviewing our abstract sent. However, we did not understand the comments in the review’s feedback “not clear why not to use search engine services for data extractions”. This communication does not deal with data extraction but about improving usability and browsing on statistical websites through the use of new specific dissemination metadata. Search engine tools may solve data recovery very well mainly when the user knows what kind of information is looking for. The problem we are trying to solve is how to guide a user who does not know what kind of data exists on a specific topic. Statistical websites have not solved this issue because of its complexity. We believe that classic methods of documentation and archiving applied to metadata can be used to improve this problem. But not only that. Websites must also be organized with different levels of information so that the user can quickly find what is looking for, from a specific indicator to the whole statistic database It is as important to create good statistics as to facilitate its use for ordinary citizens. And this is our main objective to solve. We’d like you to considerer this abstract again. We think that the organization and management of statistical websites should be more present in NTTS.   Keywords: Metadata, statistical dissemination, website management, API, web usability, users’ statistical needs. 1. ABSTRACT The paper proposes a way of transforming an official statistical website (which provides a means of access to statistical results designed to be primarily understood by expert users) into a new website model to satisfy the information needs of all kinds of users. The innovation adopted has been to create an additional tier of metadata on top of the existing metadata system. In other words, new specific metadata have been added to the statistical data for publishing the results on the website (dissemination metadata). These metadata assist in managing the distribution of the statistical data over different tiers of use, in different products and displayed on the website in accordance with the users’ needs. The dissemination metadata, which are automated, guarantee better management, better web usability and increase user satisfaction. We couldn't include the whole abstract sent because of the additional note included now in the begining of this text.


Reference:
POST01-007
Session:
Big data analytics (poster)
Presenter/s:
Josep Sort
Presentation type:
Poster presentation
Room:
Lunches Space
Date:
Tuesday, 12 March
Time:
12:30 - 13:30
Session times:
12:30 - 13:30