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Metadata Standard for Social Science Information Organization——DDI |
Yang Bo Hu Liyun |
(School of Information and Archives Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091,China) |
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Abstract This paper introduces the history of DDI—a metadata standard used for social science information organization, analyzes DDI’s inner structure, concept model and compatibility with others. Then, some mature applications and tools for DDI data exchange are listed. Finally, several important issues that should be dealt with urgently are analyzed, and future directions are prospected
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Received: 10 May 2005
Published: 25 August 2005
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Corresponding Authors:
Yang Bo
E-mail: naurain@sina.com
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About author:: Yang Bo,Hu Liyun |
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