Twinning project in BiH:Metadata Training

Implications for UsersKatja Šnuderl

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Overview

Who are users of statistical metadata

Data usage process Users and internet Segmentation of external users

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Users of statistical metadata (1) Inside statistical organisation

Designers of the statistical information system

Methodologists Subject matter statisticians Statistical research and development Administration of metadata content IT unit responsible for statistical data

processing Dissemination specialists Corporate and finance planners Audit and evaluation Senior management

Metadata producers = metadata users, but not 'same person – same metadata'

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Users of statistical metadata (2) National level

Respondents Government Political decision-makers Research and development Archives Librarians Journalists

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Users of statistical metadata (3) International level

Eurostat IMF UN ILO ECB Multinational enterprises Individuals

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Data usage process user is searching for data of

potential relevance for his/her need user identifies needed data and

decides to retrieve them user analyses and interprets the

statistical data which were retrieved

In each step the user needs metadata

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Needs for metadata

Irrespective of relevance to a specific group the user needs metadata for the following functions:

to assist in the searchsearch for information to interpretinterpret the information to assist post processingpost processing of

information

Relating to specific user groups the scope of metadata needed for those functions differs

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Internet and dissemination Growing number and diversity of

users Economic and statistical literacy

of users can no longer be granted Understanding who Internet users

are is necessary Feedback analysis needed Statistical websites are evolving

into the most important dissemination channel for statistics

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User segmentation

T o u r i s t s

F a r m e r s

M i n e r s

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Group discussion

3 groups Tourists Farmers Miners

Check the "Metadata shopping list" from the user point of view

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Contact details

Katja Šnuderl

Electronic Dissemination and International Reporting Department

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Vožarski pot 12

1000 Ljubljana

katja.snuderl@gov.si

Tel. +386 1 2415 155