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Journal of the American Society for Information Science 44(8). p. 480. Available through ABI/INFORM Global
This article presents 7 principles for designing digital libraries, including organizing large collections.
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A Collaborative Project to Create Access to Statistical Sources Not Born Digital
Available at http://ssrs.yale.edu/egcdl/Yale_EGCDL_report_0505.pdf
Article describing the creation and evaluation of an online statistical repository. User study showed a preference for excel over pdf because it allowed
for data manipulation without having to be keyed in (p. 19)
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Article presenting 10 principals to consider when designing a digital library.
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Article describing a tool for identifying and resolving data quality issues.
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A comprehensive list of metadata for inclusion in statistical repositories.
United States Office of Management and Budget (2001). Data Quality Standards. Available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/inforeg/iqg_oct2002.pdf
Guidelines for U.S. Agencies regarding data quality
Links
University of Maryland, Human Computer Interaction Lab
CMSC 838S Information Visualization 2006