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OECD Releases White Paper on Data Discoverability Standards

Paris, 20th April 2009, OECD has released a white paper, We Need 
Publishing Standards for Datasets and Data Tables, which examines 
the problems with current data discoverability and citations and 
the remedy in creating industry standards for bibliographic 
dataset metadata and linking.

Written by Toby Green, Head of Publishing at OECD and an expert in data
publishing, the paper details the problems with user ability to locate and
reference online data. Datasets are a significant part of the scholarly
record and being published much more frequently but with widely inconsistent
metadata, links and citations. The paper proposes bibliographic metadata
standards that could be implemented to provide users and librarians with
data that is as accessible and as easy to find and catalogue as written
works like journal articles and book chapters.  By following existing
scholarly metadata standards, datasets can easily utilise the existing
discovery channels that are used by e-journals and e-books, including
library systems, cross reference linking, publishing platforms, and search
engines.

The paper provides straightforward standards that publishers, 
librarians and data providers can implement to improve the 
accessibility and usage of important datasets, both the data that 
underlies scholarly works and data in that is published in its 
own right.  To access the white paper, We Need Publishing 
Standards for Datasets and Data Tables, which includes a summary 
of the standards proposed and an annex with the detailed 
proposal, please go to: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/603233448430.

For further information please contact Toby Green at toby.green@oecd.org.

Media Contact:

Laura Cox
Frontline GMS
laura.cox@frontlinegms.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1327 359298










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y></st1:place><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>, 20<sup>th</sup> April =
2009, OECD
has released a white paper, <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>We Need
Publishing Standards for Datasets and Data Tables</span></i>, which =
examines
the problems with current data discoverability and citations and the =
remedy in
creating industry standards for bibliographic dataset metadata and =
linking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Written by Toby Green, Head of Publishing at OECD and =
an
expert in data publishing, the paper details the problems with user =
ability to
locate and reference online data. Datasets are a significant part of the
scholarly record and being published much more frequently but with =
widely
inconsistent metadata, links and citations. The paper proposes =
bibliographic
metadata standards that could be implemented to provide users and =
librarians
with data that is as accessible and as easy to find and catalogue as =
written
works like journal articles and book chapters.&nbsp; By following =
existing
scholarly metadata standards, datasets can easily utilise the existing
discovery channels that are used by e-journals and e-books, including =
library
systems, cross reference linking, publishing platforms, and search
engines.&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The paper provides straightforward standards that
'publishers, librarians and data providers can implement to improve the
accessibility and usage of important datasets, both the data that =
underlies
scholarly works and data in that is published in its own right.&nbsp; To =
access
the white paper, <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>We Need Publishing
Standards for Datasets and Data Tables</span></i>, which includes a =
summary of the
standards proposed and an annex with the detailed proposal, please go =
to: <a
href=3D"http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/603233448430";>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For further information please contact Toby Green at =
<a
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span></font></p>

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