The Role of Metadata in the Statistical Knowledge Network: An Emerging Research Agenda

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-99

  Hert, Carol A ^a   Denn, Sheila ^b   Haas, Stephanie W ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital government; Statistical knowledge network; Statistical metadata; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442275763     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439303259891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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