The Statistical Knowledge Network: Glossary and Metadata at the EIA Stephanie W. Haas & Sheila O. Denn The GovStat Project NSF Grants EIA and EIA Principal Investigators: Gary Marchionini, Stephanie W. Haas, Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant, and Carol Hert. gov

Outline Introductions Overview of GovStat and the Statistical Knowledge Network (SKN) Statistical Interactive Glossary (SIG) Animations Metadata Schema Next Steps. gov

Statistical Knowledge Network Create SKN prototype with agency partners Integration –Horizontal integration across federal agencies (BLS, EIA, NCHS, Census, SSA, NASS) –Vertical integration from local/state Focus on non-specialists –Help crucial –Metadata drives help User interfaces are the intermediaries to link people and data Find what you need, understand what you find

Data Flow agency data with integrated metadata agency with multiple metadata repositories agency backend data and metadata Distributed Public Intermediary: variable/concept level, XML-based incorporating ISO and DDI providing java-based statistical literacy tools to user interfaces Statistical Ontology firewall Domain Experts End User Communities Domain Ontologies I n t e r f a c e s U s e r end user end users: interact with data from information/concept perspective, not agency perspective membrane end user end user end user end user. gov

Statistical Knowledge Network Architecture Agencies SKN Registry Actions Contribute Find Display Annotate Understand Manipulate Collaborate ….. …………. Objects Actions Private Work Space Objects Actions Private Work Space Objects Actions Private Work Space OntologyRules & Constraints SKN Consortium ….. Objects Reports metadata Tables metadata People metadata Glossary Annotations

Goals of this meeting Quick tour of 2 SKN components: what they do and how they work –Glossary animations –Metadata schema Next stage of development – collaboration with EIA Next steps. gov

The Statistical Interactive Glossary (SIG): Animated Term Explanations Stephanie W. Haas, Ron T. Brown, Leo Cao, Cristina Pattuelli, Jesse Wilbur. gov

SIG Animation Demos Index (general level) Consumer Price Index Body Mass Index Antiknock Index. gov

Content Foundation Template (SIG) Question initial motivation Answer overview, definition Process explanation, equation Example Result statistic, answer Review summary, interpretation To define single terms, or compare/contrast related terms.. gov

Animation Template

Animation Template (1) Consistent display and interaction for all animations Presents animation and explanatory text simultaneously Navigate (forward and back) through animation segments Complete review of text at any time. gov

Animation Template (2) Three pieces: text, animations, template Text is tagged with content section tags in a separate text file Animation consists of segments in individual animation files Text and animation segments coordinated by placement in template. gov

Specifications Flash Launch from web link Runs in separate window Link from –text definition –term instance: table title, row/column label, chart/graph caption, use in report, etc. –collection of animations –???. gov

Design Process (1): Decisions Identify appropriate term(s) –motion component for animation, otherwise image + text or text alone Target audience (generally non-expert) Level(s) of specificity of explanation –opportunity for content template? Single term or compare/contrast Format: animation, image + text, text alone, ???. gov

Design Process (2) Start from existing text definition or from scratch Determine important concepts for audience Arrange into Content Foundation Template Design animation storyboard, coordinating text and image Create Flash animations and text file Review and edit. gov

You Can Help! Provide input to our development process –identify terms you’d like to have animated –review animations Deploy animations on the EIA website Develop your own SIG animations –we’ll help you get started and provide training –use SIG tools and templates –consult with GovStat team as needed. gov

Next Steps Technology transfer from GovStat to agency partners is an important goal of our project and the Digital Government funding program. Other ideas for partnership activities? Contact people?. gov

Thank you! GovStat website Contact us Stephanie W. Haas Sheila Denn gov