Metadata Working Group
Working Group Projects
ISO/IEC JTC 1 / SC 32 / WG 02
New Work Item Proposal (WG2 BNE 011)
Proposer: Joe Christensen Date of Proposal: 17 June 1998
TC/SC: SC32 Secretariat: ?????
Title of proposal
Update of ISO/IEC 11179 Specification and Standardization of Data Elements, Part 3 Basic Attributes of Data Elements
Scope (as defined in 6.2.1 of part 3 of the ISO/IEC Directives)
Purpose and justification
Part 3 of ISO/IEC 11179 was last published on 15 December 1994 and is due for five-year review during 1999.
There is a need to update Part 3 to address the emergence of new techniques and technologies, including:
· presentation of attributes in a more structured, information modelling framework, to be consistent with mainstream approaches to metadata registry management; possible inclusion of translations to several popular modelling notations as an informative annex
· review of the list of existing attributes in Part 3 in the light of actual implementations of ISO/IEC 11179 for metadata repository purposes, and extensions made to this list in related standards
· review of part 3's effectiveness in providing clear, comprehensive guidelines in respect of the components of data elements (i.e. data element concepts, conceptual domains, value domains, classification structures) which pose the challenges to clear explanation and understanding
· consolidation of the standard to reflect changes in Part 3 and changes that arose in the progression of Parts 1,2,4, 5 and 6 of the
· changes in presentation/communication which assist Part 3 to provide an effective balance in meeting its prime objectives of making data 'understandable' and 'shareable'. Consideration of both its effectiveness as an educative tool, and in providing clear standards specifications, is highly desirable.
Revisions need to be made to ensure that ISO/IEC 11179 continues to be a useful, contemporary and well-regarded standard. Of particular relevance are the growing significance of electronic commerce, and the increasing recognition of the role of metadata repository management in management of the resources of individual organisations. The revisions will provide benefits to industry, governments, distributors and end-users of data generally.
ISO/IEC 11179 is increasingly being put to practical use, a number of organisations are actively addressing metadata management, and there are no known factors that could hinder the successful undertaking of this project.
The revision of Part 3 will probably necessitate some corrigenda to other parts of the standard to make them consistent between themselves and with the revised Part 3.
The proposed revision will ensure that the standard remains at the best-practice, leading edge. Given the fundamental role the standard has in the "preservation of meaning of data", it is most unlikely that metadata registry management will be outstripped by technological change. This is an area of rapid technical development. In addition to this work, other New Work Items are expected to extend and enhance the ISO/IEC 11179 family of standard. Failure to update Part 3 within the five-year review period will undermine its current, positive, credibility rating.
Target date: Late 1999 For first CD: For discussion For IS: For discussion
Relevant documents to be considered:
ISO/IEC 11179 Specification and standardization of data elements (Parts 1 to 6)
ISO/IEC PDTR Specification of data value domains
ANSI X3.285 Metamodel for the management of sharable data
Name of proposer: Joe Christensen
A Project leader is nominated as follows in accordance with ISO/IEC JTC Directives Part 1, 2.3.4
Joe Christensen
Telephone: 011- 612 - 6244 - 1148
Fax: 011- 612 - 6244 - 1255
Mail: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
GPO Box 570
Canberra City ACT 2601
URL: http://www.metadata.aihw.gov.au
Editors notes: This is the first draft of the revision of ISO/IEC 11179, Part 3. It is based on ANSI ANS X3.285. Future revisions include making editing changes to bring it into conformance with current directives for ISO/IEC document formats.
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