A Web for the Social Sciences

• Building on a distributed model where data and resources are stored and maintained locally

• For the end user the system will appear as a integrated system

• A virtual data library offering global access to locally supported data holdings

End users

Data providers

The MADIERA Consortium

• Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)• UK Data Archive (UKDA)• Danish Data Archive (DDA)• Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD)• Nesstar Ltd

• SIDOS (Switzerland)• EKKE (Greece)• Zentralarchive (Germany)

Assistant Contractors

Principal Contractors

Madiera: A second layer on top of allready existing data infrastructures

Data Providers

Publish data

Publish metadata

Documents

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End User

Locate data

Multilingual access

On-line data analysis

Downloading data

Browsing metadata

Browsing documents

Uploading data

Adding comments to metadata

Adding links to publications

The Madiera Infrastructure

Data and texts

Nesstar software

Metadata standards

Multilingual thesaurus

User added information

Linked publications

Access control

Madiera: Some keywords

• Technology

– Ease of location

– Ease of access

Standards

Instruments

Searching in textDrill-down via topical classificationsGeo-referencing, graphical searchLook up comparable data

Online analysisDownloading possibilities

DDI ImplementationsCommon template

Nesstar Publisher

• Content

• “Politics”Access rules, legal requirements,Documentation of activityFrom Madiera to IDC2, inclusion of data

What we have deliveredDeliverables Planned date Actual issue date

D1.1 Project Initiation Document 31/01/03 31/01/03

D3.1 Functional Specification and Design* 28/02/03  

D5.1 Guidelines for Thesaurus Construction and Translation 28/02/03 26/03/03

D1.2 Quality Assurance Plan 31/03/03 31/03/03

D7.1 Dissemination Plan 31/05/03 05/09/03

D2.1 User Analysis Report 31/05/03 20/06/03

D2.2 Usability test – MADIERA Prototype 31/07/03 21/11/03

D3.2 MADIERA Prototype 31/05/03 15/09/03

D3.3 MADIERA Beta Version 1 31/11/03 15/01/04

D3.3a MADIERA Beta Version 2 15/01/04 05/04/04

D3.3b MADIERA Publisher Beta Version B 15/01/04 10/05/04

D4.1 Recommendation – Geo-referencing system 22/02/04 31/05/04

D6.1 Guidelines – Content provision and access control 31/05/04 17/12/04

D2.3 Usability test – MADIERA Beta Version 28/02/04 30/06/04

D5.2 Report on administrative mechanisms for thesaurus maintenance 31/05/04 17/12/04

D4.2 A Methodology for identification of Comparable Data 31/05/04 17/12/04

D6.2 User guides and training packs for content provision 31/05/04 17/12/04

What we have to deliver

Deliverables Planned date

D4.3 Naming and identification recommendation 31/03/05

D8.1 Draft Technological Implementation Plan 31/03/05

D6.3 First version of hyper-linked information space demonstrator 31/04/05

D7.3 Userguides and training packs for adding specific "knowledge products" 31/05/05

D5.3 Extended multilingual thesauri 15/06/05

D6.6 Hyperlinked Information-Space Demonstrator Version 2 30/06/05

D5.4 Evaluation Workshops 30/06/05

D8.2 Workshops for non-archive data providers 30/06/05

D2.4 Usability test - MADIERA Version 1 15/07/05

D1.7 Periodic Progress Report (6-month) M31 31/07/05

Rewritten progress plan

Progress Plan

Dec2002

Dec2003

Dec2004

Dec2005

• Start-up

• 1.1 Project Initiation Doc

• 3.1 Functional Spec/Design• 5.1 Thesaurus Guidelines

• 1.2 Quality Assurance Plan

• 2.1 User Analysis Report• 3.2 MADIERA Prototype• 7.1 Dissemination Plan

• 2.3 Usability test

• 3.3 Beta Version• 4.1 Geo-ref Recomm.• 6.1 Content - Guidelines

• 2.2 Usability test

• 4.2 Meth. Comparison

• 3.4 Madiera Ver 1.0• 4.3 Name/Ident Rec.• 5.2 Adm. framework Thesaurus• 6.2 User Guides/Training Packs• 6.3 Hyperlinked Info.space ver 1

• 6.4 Data Archive Workshop• 6.5 Content Metadata Workshop• 7.3 User Guides /Training packs• 8.1 TIP (Tech implementation plan)• 8.2 Workshop – non-archive providers

• 5.3 Extended thesauri• 6.6 Hyperlinked IS ver2

• 2.4 Usability test

• 4.4 Revised Rec.

• 5.4 Evaluation Workshops

• 1.3 Final Report• 2.5 Usability report• 3.5 Version 1.1• 5.5 Thesaurus hierarchies• 8.3 Final TIP

1,2 3 54 6 7 8,9 10 11 12,1314,15

16,1718

19 20 21 22 23,24

User analysis / Usability testing

• D2.4 - Usability test - MADIERA Version 1 - M24

• D2.5 - Final Usability test report - M36

Workpackage 2  

Planning of usability test of Beta version Completed

D2.3 Usability Test MADIERA Publisher Beta version

Completed

D2.4 Usability testing of version 1 Planning started

The usability testing in the next 6 month period will be concentrated on the new version of the Publisher. Important will also be preparations for usability testing of the planned release of the full MADIERA infrastructure.

Software development, status

Workpackage 3  

D3.1 Functional Specification and Design This general document will be supplied by detailed specifications for the more specific MADIERA-related functionality.

Refinement of Nesstar Webview Continuous process

Installation of the latest version of Nesstar Server (3.5)

Will be the basic version for version 1 of MADIERA, full release planned for month 29. (april/may)

Integration of extended thesaurus on Nesstar Server The thesaurus support is continuously integrated in the Beta version. The developers are continuing work on the specification and the logical model.

D3.2 Building the first version of the portal: MADIERA prototype

Completed

D3.3 Beta version of the MADIERA infrastructure As described above there has been some rescheduling and changes in priorities. Two versions were released spring/summer 2004. 

D3.3b MADIERA Publisher Beta Version Released june 2004

D3.4 MADIERA Version 1.0 Planned release moved from M23 to M30

Plans

The main goal for the next period is to release a fully functional version 1.0 of the MADIERA infrastructure. As described above this release is planned for M29/30 April/May 2005.  There will be carried out further work on the Publisher side. Functionality concerning the thesaurus and the geo-referencing system will be integrated. The more of this functionality that is available in the publisher, the richer the metadata of the published material on the server.

D3.4 - MADIERA Version 1.0 - M23

D3.5 - MADIERA Version 1.1 - M36

Functionality specification

Workpackage 4  

D4.1 Recommendation of an appropriate geo-referencing system for social science resources

Completed May 2004

D4.2 Methodology for identification of potential comparable data elements

Completed November 2004

D4.3 Naming and identification recommendation

Will be developed spring 2005 in connection with development of MADIERA functionality

Naming and identification recommendation for social science data resources will be developed in dialogue with the functionality development process.

D4.3 - Naming and identification recommendation – delayed

Multilingual Thesaurus

Workpackage 5  

D5.1 Guidelines for Thesaurus Construction and Translation

Completed

Translation of ELSST into Finnish Completed

Translation of ELSST into Swedish Completed

Translation of ELSST into Greek Completed

Translation of ELSST into Norwegian Completed

Translation of ELSST into Danish Completed

Updates on ELSST Regularly. Updated versions can be downloaded from the internal Web site.

Set up of administrative framework by which new concepts can be added

Well functioning procedure, with a comment database and a management team

D5.2 Report on administrative mechanisms for thesaurus maintenance

Completed

Plan

The thesaurus work will continue with the addition of the final hierarchies. The multilingual thesaurus will also be employed in the portal during the next period.

An important workshop will be arranged by the end of this periode: D5.4 Evaluation workshop

D5.3 - Extended multilingual thesauri - M24 D5.4 - Evaluation Workshops - M30 D5.5 - Additional thesaurus hierarchies - M36

Content ProvisionWorkpackage 6  

D6.1 Guidelines for content provision and access control

Completed

D6.2 User guides and training packs for content provision

Completed

D6.3 - First version of hyper-linked information space demonstrator M23

D6.6 - Hyperlinked Information-Space Demonstrator Version 2 M24

Dissemination activities

Workpackage 7  

D7.1 Making a plan for dissemination activities Completed

Dissemination activities, especially within CESSDA will be stepped up. It is important to reach out to all CESSDA archives with information about the project. The goal is to recruit data providers to increase the amount of data in the MADIERA portal. MADIERA will be presented broadly at the eScience conference in Manchester in June and at the IASSIST conference in Edinburgh in May.

D7.3 - Userguides and training packs for adding specific"knowledge products" - M23

D7.2 - On-going dissemination events – planning

Exploitation

Workpackage 8  

D8.1 - Draft Technological Implementation Plan  

The focus in this workpackage is to ensure maximum EU value from the project by ensuring that the results are exploited as widely as possible and that the system is used for data publishing beyond the initial social science archive community.

D8.2 Workshop for non-archive data providers. D8.3 Final Technological Implementation Plan - M36

Economic status: Budget follow-up table Year 3

Total budget Spent Y1+Y2 Remaining Y3 % SpentNSD 750 478 443 882 306 596 59UKDA 374 044 191 009 183 035 51DDA 183 868 102 334 81 534 56FSD 125 188 72 962 52 226 58Nesstar 532 688 304 293 228 395 57SIDOS 156 829 24 049 132 780 15EKKE 58 570 39 935 18 636 68ZA 27 889 7 634 20 255 27Sum 2 209 553 1 186 097 1 023 456 53

Money remaining - Cost categories Year 3

           

Total budget (eur)ManhoursPers/MnthPersCost Travel SubCtrctConsum OthSpc O'head Total %Req

NSD 10 450 76 353 821 91 200 10 000 2 400 10 000 283 057 750 478 50

UKDA 5 557 44 222 303 49 600 0 2 600 37 200 62 341 374 044 100

DDA 2 494 19 91 760 17 600 0 1 100 0 73 408 183 868 50

FSD 2 835 21 80 223 23 000 0 1 100 0 20 865 125 188 100

Nesstar 6 211 47 268 271 44 800 0 5 000 0 214 617 532 688 50

SIDOS 1 520 10 82 405 8 000 0 500 0 65 924 156 829 0

EKKE 1 522 12 26 828 9 780 0 500 0 21 462 58 570 50

ZA 404 3 17 641 5 600 0 0 0 4 648 27 889 100

SUM 30 992 233 1 143 252 249 580 10 000 13 200 47 200 746 321 2 209 553

Remaining budget Y3 (eur)ManhoursPers/MnthPersCost Travel SubCtrctConsum OthSpc O'head Total %Req

NSD 2 808 20,4 112 096 82 826 9 720 2 277 10 000 89 677 306 596 50

UKDA 1 723 13,7 76 868 42 303 2 472 30 886 30 505 183 035 100

DDA 1 054 8,0 36 936 13 949 1 100 29 549 81 534 50

FSD 972 7,2 28 378 14 044 1 100 8 704 52 226 100

Nesstar 1 816 13,8 104 538 35 229 5 000 83 629 228 395 50

SIDOS 1 314 8,6 69 973 6 329 500 55 978 132 780 0

EKKE 322 2,6 6 296 6 806 500 5 034 18 636 50

ZA 270 2,0 11 666 5 252 3 337 20 255 100

SUM 10 277 76,4 446 751 206 738 9 720 12 949 40 886 306 412 1 023 456

Manmonths/workpackages remaining Year 3Manmonths total budget

ManagementUsability Technical Metadata Thesaurus Content DisseminationExploitation Sum

NSD 30,0 2,0 14,0 14,0 4,0 9,0 2,0 1,0 76,0

UKDA 4,0 2,0 6,0 14,0 15,1 2,0 1,0 44,1

DDA 2,0 10,0 4,0 2,0 1,0 19,0

FSD 2,0 2,0 9,0 2,0 6,0 21,0

NL 2,5 2,0 34,0 3,8 2,0 3,0 47,3

SIDOS 4,0 4,0 2,0 10,0

EKKE 2,0 6,3 3,0 1,0 12,3

ZA 2,0 1,0 137,0

Sum 40,5 20,0 48,0 27,8 41,3 35,1 15,0 5,0 366,7

Manmonths remaining Y3ManagementUsability Technical Metadata Thesaurus Content DisseminationExploitation Sum

NSD 14,8 1,8 -7,0 4,0 -2,3 6,1 2,0 1,0 20,4

UKDA 1,1 1,7 5,2 -8,6 11,2 2,0 1,0 13,7

DDA 1,0 5,2 -0,1 1,0 1,0 8,1

FSD 2,0 2,0 2,0 1,2 7,2

NL 0,2 0,5 6,5 2,9 -0,9 -0,3 2,0 3,0 13,8

SIDOS 2,6 4,0 2,0 8,6

EKKE 1,1 -1,5 2,5 0,6 2,6

ZA 1,0 1,0 2,0

Sum 19,1 12,3 -0,5 14,8 -9,4 25,5 9,7 5,0 76,5