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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. 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.The dictionary is available in book form, with a limited number of copies produced as CDs.

ISSN 1440-8872; ISBN 978 1 74024 627 9; Cat. no. HWI 93; 472pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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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

Recommended citation

National Community Services Data Committee 2006. National community services data dictionary, version 4 (CD). Cat. no. HWI 93. Canberra: AIHW.