[DDI-CDG] The dataset movie

[Reto Hadorn]

Hello colleagues,


Discussion in the comparative datasets group in Edinburgh have shown some 
difficulties in the conception of the documentation of the whole process of 
conducting a cross-national survey program over years - a requirement for 
the new metadata model since we ambition to cover the whole life-cycle of 
the data/metadata couple.

This discussion has also shown the difficulty of exposing the ideas 
available. The text I distributed is lengthy and abstract; the diagram is 
static... So I reconsidered the conception of the presenation I had to make 
on Friday in the MetaDater session, to present the architecture as a 
process of construction rather than a finished house. As a medium, I used 
the movie, showing the various stages of construction.

Of course, a 20' presentation does not make it possible to show all the 
necessary details. So I have done some additional work to make the 
presentation more complete; some scenes will probably still be added in the 
future. I distribute the rolls now, as they are, in the hope that they 
allow to go deeper into the discussion and clarify what we need to have in 
the DDI.

The movie is not to be seen in isolation but rather together with the other 
documents describing the issue: the text document and the diagram already 
distributed. There are some inconsistencies now between the text and the 
diagram and the film, since every new presentation leads to a deeper 
understanding of the matter. I hope I will be able to make the necessary 
corrections to the text in the next week, so we get a better integrated 
package.


Oliver: I will also send this to Wendy, for distribution in the CDG.


Best wishes

Reto





Reto Hadorn

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