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Evaluation Criteria for Data Dictionaries

Evaluation Criteria for Data Dictionaries

Chetan Sankar
Copyright: © 1991 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 6
ISSN: 1063-8016|EISSN: 1533-8010|EISBN13: 9781466637764|DOI: 10.4018/jdm.1991010101
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Sankar, Chetan. "Evaluation Criteria for Data Dictionaries." JDM vol.2, no.1 1991: pp.1-6. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.1991010101

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Sankar, C. (1991). Evaluation Criteria for Data Dictionaries. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 2(1), 1-6. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.1991010101

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Sankar, Chetan. "Evaluation Criteria for Data Dictionaries," Journal of Database Management (JDM) 2, no.1: 1-6. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.1991010101

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Abstract

There are no established criteria to evaluate how well data dictionaries and repositories eliminate redundancy and help retrieve meaningful data elements in response to a query. This paper proposes five criteria namely, relevance, consistency, common use among information systems, degree of automation and degree of security to evaluate data dictionaries and repositories and explains them using a detailed example. Empirical studies that apply these criteria to data dictionaries used in an organization would further refine the criteria and provide valuable results to data base administrators.

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