From rinehuls@access.digex.net Tue Dec 31 22:36:45 1996 Received: from access2.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access2.digex.net [205.197.245.193]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA04939 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 1996 22:36:43 +0100 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access2.digex.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA11917 for ; Tue, 31 Dec 1996 16:36:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 16:36:39 -0500 (EST) From: "william c. rinehuls" To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: SC22 N2375 - Joint Workshop on Metadata Registration Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ___________________beginning of title page __________________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2375 January 1997 TITLE: SC14 Request to Hold a Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 WORK ITEM: N/A STATUS: ISO/IEC JTC 1 approved this request at its December 1996 Plenary and encouraged the groups mentioned in the request (including SC22) to participate in the workshop. CROSS REFERENCE: SC22 N2365, N2372 DOCUMENT TYPE: N/A ACTION: To SC22 Member Bodies, WG Conveners and HODs for information or action, as appropriate. Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Tel: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net ___________________end of title page, beginning of text ________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 4361 DATE: 1996.11.26 REPLACES DOC TYPE: Other document TITLE: SC 14 Request to Hold a Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata SOURCE: SC 14 Secretariat PROJECT: STATUS: This document is circulated to JTC 1 National Bodies for review and consideration at the December 1996 JTC 1 Plenary meeting in Paris. ACTION ID: ACT DUE DATE: 1996.12.13 DISTRIBUTION: P and L Members MEDIUM: E DISKETTE NO.: NO. OF PAGES: 6 Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1, American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036; Telephone: 1 212 642 4932; Facsimile: 1 212 398 0023; Email: lrajchel@ansi.org JTC 1 - Information Technology SC 14 - Data Element Principles 1996-11-08 Mrs. Lisa Rajchel JTC 1 Secretariat 11,West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Dear Mrs. Rajchel, Subject: SC 14 request to hold a Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata SC14 requests the approval of JTC1 to hold a JTC1 Joint Workshop on the Registration of Metadata. If approved by JTC1, it is the intention of SC14 to accept responsibility for the workshop. This proposal responds to recommendations of the JTC1 Joint Workshop on Standards for the Use of Models that Define the Data and Processes of Information Systems, which was held in Bellevue, Washington, USA, in September 1996. The resolutions are attached to this document. The purpose of this workshop is to address the standardization and registration of the salient attributes of data, data models and metamodels in relevant international standards. The same approach and technology could be extended to standardization and registration of a broad range of data for a wide variety of applications including the development of intelligent information services for the GII. A list of the registration workshop topics to be addressed is included in the Seattle workshop resolutions contained in the attachment to this document. SC14 members believe that the workshop will help to make visible the utility of SC14 standards for a broad range of uses. It will also help to coordinate and harmonize similar activities being carried out by several SDOs, inside and outside the ISO family. Finally, it will help to develop requirements and expectations for future SC14 work in concert with other interested SDOs and a broad range of potential users. SC14 proposes to hold the JTC1 Joint Workshop on Metadata Standardization and Registration in the USA during the summer of 1997. SC14 has sufficient staff and financial support offered to plan, organize and conduct the Workshop. The workshop will be organized around the topics recommended in the resolutions above. Some modifications may be made in response to the availability of speakers and the interests of attendees. It is recognized and agreed that the JTC1 Guidelines for conducting Workshops must be observed. Sincerely yours, Bruce E. Bargmeyer Ronny Elofsson SC 14 Chairman SC 14 Secretary Attachment: New Workshop Proposal included in the Resolutions of the JTC1 Joint Workshop on Standards for the Use of Models that Define the Data and Processes of Information Systems The following is the text of resolutions to JTC1 from the above named workshop: 3. Registration of Metadata Considering that more and more standardization committees in various application areas (e.g., IEC SC3B for electronic components, ISO TC29 for manufacturing data, ISO TC184/SC4 for engineering data, EDI for Electronic messages) are defining computer readable data element description to specify the meaning of the data involved in information models or standards, often called "meta-data". The use of different structures for these sets of computer readable descriptions would lead to duplication of work and incompatibility among standards. World wide web technologies for accessing text are well developed and in use. However the world wide web lacks standards for access to structured meta-data and data. EDI message structures, their definition and specifications of meaning are not easily available. It is the view of the Joint Workshop that a registry for metadata in standards should be established. The benefits of establishing such a registry will include: It will ensure the consistency of metadata in standards, e.g. across IEC 1360, ISO 3584, ISO/IEC 11179, ISO 10728, PCTE, ISO/IEC 13237, ANSI dpANS X3.285 (Meta-model for management of shareable data), IEEE P1157 (Standard for Health Care data Interchange MEDIX Joint Working Group with a meta-model of shareable data); it will ensure consistent management among repositories through content modules; it will promote the development of standard metadata; it will provide uniform access to metadata in standards; it will facilitate access to structured data and meta-data via the world wide web; it will facilitate the development of EDI messages and the use of Internet technologies for the transmission of EDI messages. The use of compatible sets of structures for meta-data, and the collection of all these meta- data within a common registry, will promote the use of the same meta-data across both the standardization and business activities. This will reduce duplication of work and increase the compatibility among all the standards that address electronic data interchange. JWS R3.1. The Joint Workshop requests that JTC1 organize a Workshop on Metadata Registration. The purpose of this workshop is to address the development of this registry of the salient attributes of data models and metamodels in relevant International standards. The workshop should address the following topics: 1. Formulate a template for the submission of such metadata. The template should be developed considering the content of ISO/IEC 11179, ISO 13584, ISO/IEC CD 13237 Naming and Thesaurus, and IEC 1360, as well as existing and proposed Industry Standards for data modeling, including ISO 10303-11 (EXPRESS), EIA CDIF EIA/PN-3071 (Data Definition) and EIA-PN3072 (Data Modeling). 2. Develop an IRDS content module to specify the content of the registry. 3. Recommend the appointment of a registration authority and the source of funding for such an authority. 4. Address the development of the registry technology and procedures. 5. Address the question of comparison and reconciliation of metadata between standards to ensure consistency. 6.Facilitation of access to structured data and meta-data via the world wide web. 7.Facilitation of access to the definition of the structure and meaning of the elements in EDI messages via the world wide web. The Joint Workshop further recommends that the responsibility for organizing and leading this Workshop on Metadata Registration should be assigned to JTC1/SC14. Participation in this workshop shall be open, but because of the particular relevance of their work, JTC1 should extend an explicit invitation to the following: IEC SC3d ISO TC154 ISO TC184/SC4/WG2 ISO TC46 ISO/IEC JTC1 SC14 ISO/IEC JTC1 SC21/WG3 CSMF RG ISO/IEC JTC1 SC21/WG3 IRDS RG ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22/WG22 ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7/WG11. UN/EDIFACT In addition Invitations should also be extended to ISO TC184/SC4/WG2, IEC SC3d, UN/EDIFACT, TC154 and TC46 (Information and Documentation) to participate. JWS R3.2. JTC1 change their procedures to include registration of the metadata in standard models as part of the standard publication procedure. _________________end of document SC22 N2375 ____________________