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Because of its sensitive nature, microdata are always subject to protection
of confidentiality of individual observations. Metadata about microdata also
have to adhere to the same high standards when it comes to protecting
confidentiality. INEXDA’s metadata system is designed to address these issues.

1 Resource Type
2 Resource Identifier

3 Name of Dataset
4 Creator
5 DOI Proposal

6 URL

7 Language of Resource
8 Publication Date
9 Availability

10 Sampled Universe

11 Sampling
12 Temporal Coverage

13 Time Dimension
14 Collection Mode

15 Unit Descriptions
16 Descriptions

17 Geographical Coverage
18 Keywords

19 Alternative Identifiers
20 Relations

21 Publications

Table 1: The INEXDA metadata scheme
4.2 Evaluating tools to support INEXDA’s harmonisation process
While the highest priority is given to completing the inventory of available
data described in 4.1, the investigation of harmonisation possibilities at other
levels of the data lifecycle (eg access procedures and registration processes)
remains an important task in the current INEXDA work programme.
Standardised software applications could be a way forward, as these would
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