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EXPERIENCES FROM DISTRIBUTED REGISTERING OF METADATA IN METAPLUS

This paper discusses the experiences and organizational impacts of implementing the MetaPlus metadata system at Statistics Sweden. It covers the reorganization, future plans for the system, and the benefits and challenges of decentralizing the registration of metadata. The paper also highlights the use of MetaPlus for archiving purposes and outlines future developments for the system.

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EXPERIENCES FROM DISTRIBUTED REGISTERING OF METADATA IN METAPLUS

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  1. EXPERIENCES FROM DISTRIBUTED REGISTERING OF METADATA IN METAPLUS Klas Blomqvist and Lars-Göran Lundell Statistics Sweden

  2. Agenda • Background • The metadata system • Organisational impact • Reorganisation • Experiences • Future plans

  3. Metadata repository Description of the statistics Quality Declaration SCBDOK MetaPlus KDB Statistics Sweden’s metadata system • SCBDOK • Description of the statistics • MetaPlus

  4. Organisational impact • Decentralised organisation • Strong subject matter departments • Functional departments • Decentralised registration of metadata • Central support and coordination (R&D dept.) • Central dissemination (Info dept.)

  5. Organisational impact • New organisation • The Process Department • The Research and Development Department • The Communication Department • Classifications, metadata and content harmonisation (KMI)

  6. Re-organising Statistics Sweden • Standardised production and tools • Process orientation • Customer focus • Efficiency • Standardisation • Quality control

  7. MetaPlus - Contents • Standard variables • Variables • Object classes • Classifications and value domains • Registers created and used • Population

  8. MetaPlus current functionality, some examples • Longitudinal registers • Time series • Historical information • Administration • Personal Data Act Administration System • Archiving • Documentation • Reuse • Harmonisation • Classifications • Variable groups • Advanced search • Web interface

  9. Object class Variable Conceptual value domain Register Register variant Population Object variable Value domain Register version Context Population Context variable Value MetaPlus - Model

  10. Registering metadata with MetaPlus • Organisational issues for registering metadata • Decentralised organisation • Stovepipe production model • Documentation is a burden • The KMI Group • Networks

  11. The KMI Group • Governance and development of the metadata system • Implementation and maintenance of MetaPlus • User training, helpdesk and support • Presentation on the web • Harmonisation • Classifications and classification related methods • Contents within the metadata systems

  12. The documentation network • All departments represented • ”Standard” • PCA – Supplying methodology resources • Bridge between central knowledge and subject matter expertise

  13. Graphical view KOM WWW.SCB.SE Dept. A Dept. B PCA KMI

  14. Contents Harmonisation • History: The Metadok system • A constant demand • Lack of understanding from users • Stepwise approach • Classify contents • Statistical, Administrative and General variables • Remove duplicates • Subject matter control

  15. Statistics and evaluation • The Management • Monitors overall progress • Follows up and takes relevant actions • The KMI Group • Follows up and evaluates the detailed contents of the MetaPlus database • Reports to Management

  16. Experiences from working with MetaPlus • Disadvantages of the decentralised mode: • Central control is more difficult • Coordination and harmonisation of contents is more difficult • Registration of documentation is not always prioritised locally

  17. Experiences from working with MetaPlus • Advantages of using a decentralised mode: • Relatively sparse and efficient use of central resources • Enforces knowledgeable participation from the subject matter specialists • Possibility to join the metadata system with other systems

  18. MetaPlus and archiving • Long-term archiving • Data sent to the National Archives • Dedicated archiving system • Creates archive files in required format • Converts archive files to database tables • Uses MetaPlus information • Metadata from MetaPlus and SCBDOK is a required part of the archived material

  19. Future plans • Web presentation of metadata based on the MetaPlus database • First version to be launched later this year • Documentation (variables, micro registers, statistical units, populations, etc) • Classifications • MetaPlus used by other Swedish providers of statistics

  20. Future plans • Planned additions • Web presentation will include links between metadata on micro and macro levels • End-user tool for metadata driven production of tables • Expanded classification database

  21. Use in the life cycle

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