References to Inform Creation of a UNLV Data Dictionary
ROI on a data dictionary?
Posted by Ramon Padilla @ May 8, 2006
I was recently asked the question: Does the ROI on the data dictionary that my organization religiously maintains justify its cost? I answered with a resounding "Yes!" Then I thought, why would anyone ask that question?
Questions Meta Data Can Answer
by Robert S. Seiner
Published in TDAN.com January 2000
Questions are still raised about meta data. What exactly is meta data? How much will it cost to manage meta data? How do I justify the "investment" in meta data? Who uses meta data? These are all very important questions with the answers becoming a key determinant of whether or not a company will proceed with a meta data management strategy and implementation plan. ....These questions are not always easy to answer.... Instead of focusing on "answers" to meta data questions, this article will focus on the "questions" that meta data can answer.
TechRepublic
Producing Multipurpose Metadata for Data Quality and a Data Dictionary
Overview: One of the benefits of a data warehouse is that it provides a "Single version of the truth". But the "Truth" is often difficult to understand, changes quickly, and is only as accurate as the information it is based on. Metadata is needed to assess quality of the data from which the truth is derived, and the same metadata is valuable in a data dictionary for users.
Seilevel requirements defined.com, March 17, 2006
Requirements Model 4 - The Data Dictionary
The concept of a data dictionary is just as valid today as it was 27 years ago. A data dictionary is a model that allows you to look at the properties of all the data in your system in a very analytical and structured fashion.
To Buy a Repository Or Not to Buy a Repository? That is the Question ... Here is the Answer
by David Marco
Published in TDAN.com April 2002
When talking about purchasing a meta data integration tool (e.g. ASG Rochade, Data Advantage Group, Computer Associates Advantage/390 and Advantage/DS) it is important to understand what you are buying
The ACM Digital Library The Guide
A user-oriented framework for data dictionary systems
Source: ACM SIGMIS Database archive, Volume 15 , Issue 1 (Fall 1983)
Authors: Beverly K. Kahn Boston University and Eunice W. Lumsden Gulf Canada Limited
Guidelines for Developing a Data Dictionary (AHIMA - American Health Information Management Association)
Information systems are only as good as their data. Without a mutually agreed-upon set of data elements with clearly defined names and definitions, the validity and reliability of the data contained in a system are suspect at best and must be discounted at worst. The data dictionary and its relationship with the metadata registry are the foundation of an information system and the central building block that supports communication across business processes.
The Role of Data Dictionary in a Package Environment
by Satyajeet Dhumne
Published in TDAN.com January 2006
Before we jump in to the subject, let's take a look at the role of the Data Dictionary (DD) in the software evaluation process. DD should be treated as a critical component of the software package that a vendor provides. If you have a methodology for software and vendor evaluation, assign some weight to the availability of a DD as well.
Foundation Series: Data Dictionary Definition - July 13th, 2006
What is a data dictionary and how is it used when communicating and managing requirements?
Design Challenge: Data Dictionary, Are You Out There?
By Steve Hoberman
Column published in DM Review Magazine August 2007 Issue
You might find your requirements resulting from this survey match what Frank Palmeri, database programmer/analyst, recommends. "A good data dictionary should be dynamic, not static; open, not proprietary; cost-effective, not expensive; easy to implement, not difficult; easy to understand, not complicated; and, above all else, a joy to use. When you find one that meets all these requirements, please let me know what it is!"
ScienceDirect Volume 30, Issue 1, 2004,
NISO Standard Z39.7—The Evolution to a Data Dictionary for Library Metrics and Assessment Methods
Denise M. Davis
Defining Data Items
© Conrad Weisert, Information Disciplines, Inc., Chicago
29 June 2003
Why is rigorous data definition so important?
State of Maine, Department of Administrative and Financial Services
Statewide Data Dictionary
By B Victor Chakravarty, Enterprise Systems Architect, OIT
An integrated, statewide Data Dictionary is the cornerstone of future technological advances, such as a statewide Enterprise Service Bus and a statewide Data Warehouse, providing a significant opportunity to extend access to, and reduce the costs of government services.
Data Dictionary
Dr. Gordon Russell, Copyright @ Napier University
Benefits of a DDS are mainly due to the fact that it is a central store of information about the database.
State-wide Data Dictionary
Copyright © 1998-2005 Unit Kemajuan IT Negeri
Kementerian Pembangunan Sumber dan Kemajuan Teknologi Maklumat
Data collected and captured by the State Government is a valuable resource. This data contains important operational, research and historical information about the State. Because information management within the State has evolved in a largely decentralized manner, government databases may not be compatible, thus inhibiting appropriate and authorized data sharing and fostering duplication. The State-wide Data Dictionary will redress this problem
Systems documentation explained - the Data Dictionary
By Stuart Lecky
This is the first of a series of articles explaining the role of all the documents that need to be in place to support the work of the IT staff whose job it is to operate and maintain computer systems.
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Very Large Data Bases
Mexico City, September, 1982
PANEL : THE DATABASE/DATA DICTIONARY INTERFACE
The purpose of this panel is to review the state-of-the-art in Data Dictionary systems and to explore future capabilities and architectures for such systems.