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released: 23 Nov 2006

The 'National community services data dictionary' is the authoritative source of community services data definitions used where national consistency is required. The dictionary is designed to improve the comparability of data across the community services sector. It is also designed to make data collection activities more efficient by reducing duplication of effort in the field, and more effective by ensuring that information to be collected is appropriate for its purpose.Version 4 expands and updates endorsed data definitions published in Version 3, and implements the latest version of the ISO 11179 standards for metadata registries.

ISSN 1440-8872; ISBN 978 1 74024 617 0; Cat. no. HWI 91; $35.00

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National community services data dictionary - Version 4

Full publication (1.09M PDF)

  • Preliminary material (217K PDF)
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Foreword
    • What is the National community services data dictionary?
    • List of tables
    • List of metadata items - commonly used names
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Sections
    • 1 Introduction (173K PDF)
      • The National Community Services Data Committee
      • Differences between the National community services data dictionary and METeOR
    • 2 The National community services data dictionary, version 4
      • Changes to the format of the dictionary
      • Summary of changes to data standard content
    • 3 Data standards use in data collections
    • 4 About metadata standards
  • End Matter
    • Appendixes (170K PDF)
    • Appendix 1: Metadata standards
      • Data element
      • Data element concept
      • Value domain
      • Classification scheme
      • Object class
      • Property
      • Glossary item
      • Data set specification
      • Metadata attributes
    • Appendix 2: Data element template
      • Identifying and definitional attributes
    • Appendix 3: Guide to data development
      • Data development principles
    • Appendix 4: The National Community Services Data Committee

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National Community Services Data Committee 2006. National community services data dictionary, version 4. Cat. no. HWI 91. Canberra: AIHW.