[DDI-users] [MT] Implementable representations / roundtrip of DDI data/metadata

Hoyle, Larry larryhoyle at ku.edu
Thu Dec 17 09:45:44 EST 2015


Is there another purpose to the RDF - restructuring of data, including merging data from multiple sources? If data values are included, one can with SPARQL queries retrieve "mashed up" data.

--- Larry Hoyle


From: ddi-users-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu [mailto:ddi-users-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Wackerow, Joachim
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Subject: [DDI-users] [MT] Implementable representations / roundtrip of DDI data/metadata

I wrote a couple of thoughts on the basis of some conversations in Copenhagen and in the last modelers meeting.

I think the major challenge now is to find the right balance between modeling the reality in a correct way, structuring the model smartly, and producing implementable representations.

DDI data/metadata should be able to use different representations without loss of information. The model itself is one of these representations.

It would be great if the future discussions on design patterns, versioning, review of the model etc. could be done with this background in mind.

Any comments welcome.

Achim

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