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Aristotle Metadata Registry

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Aristotle Metadata Registry
Developer(s)Aristotle Metadata Community
Initial releasev1.0-rc0 / 2015-05-28 [1]
Stable release
v3.0.16 / 2020-01-16 [2]
Repository
Written inPython, Django, Vue.js
Standard(s)ISO/IEC 11179, ISO/TC 215, DCAT & DDI
TypeMetadata Registry
LicenseCommercial software
Websitewww.aristotlemetadata.com

The Aristotle Metadata Registry is commercial Metadata Registry software based on the ISO/IEC 11179 standard for Metadata Registries. It is influenced by the AIHW METeOR Metadata Registry[3] and the Canadian Institute of Health Information Indicator Bank. Aristotle-MDR is designed to describe data holdings databases and associated structural metadata. The Aristotle Metadata Registry was publicly launched at the 2015 IASSIST Conference in Toronto.[3] In 2016, the founders of the Aristotle Metadata Registry were hired by Data61 (a division of CSIRO) to continue development of the platform.

Commercial support

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Commercial support for the Aristotle Metadata Registry is provided by Aristotle Cloud Services Australia (ACSA), a Canberra-based Australian limited liability company. ACSA was founded by the core members of the Data61 Aristotle Metadata team in November 2017 to provide commercial support to government clients and provides a number security and enterprise features within the Aristotle Cloud product line. Aristotle Cloud Services Australia is a member of both the Data Documentation Initiative and member of the Canberra start-up hub Entry29. Aristotle Cloud Services Australia was one of the major sponsors of the 2019 IASSIST conference.

In 2021, Aristotle Cloud Services Australia was a national finalist in the 59th Australian Export & Investment Awards.

Current implementations

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Extension API

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Aristotle-MDR implements the object-oriented nature of ISO/IEC 11179 that has allowed the community to build extensions to the original metadata scope of ISO/IEC 11179.[4] Current additional metadata types provided by the community include:[5]

Tabilon

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Tabilon is a data request portal powered by Aristotle that provides a streamlined process for researchers to request data from different organizations and institutions. To use Tabilon, researchers create a data passport, which allows them to browse through the platform's metadata and select the data they need for their research. The data request is then sent to a data custodian for approval, who is responsible for managing the data on the platform and ensuring that it is shared and used in accordance with relevant regulations and policies. Tabilon enforces strict privacy policies to protect the personal information of researchers and data custodians, and ensures that data is encrypted and stored securely.

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References

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  1. ^ "GitHub - Aristotle Metadata Registry v1.0.0-rc0". GitHub.
  2. ^ "PyPI Aristotle Metadata Registry Entry".
  3. ^ a b Samuel Spencer (2015-06-03). "Aristotle Metadata Registry - A new contender for government metadata management". IASSIST. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Based on the system architecture of METEoR, the Aristotle Metadata Registry is a rebuilt implementation that provides a free open-source, easy to install and scalable metadata registry.
  4. ^ "ISO/IEC 11179-3". ISO. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-01. It is not expected that this metamodel will completely accommodate all users. Particular sectors, such as document management, scientific data and statistical data, require metadata attributes not addressed in this standard. This standard provides Slots (see 7.2.2.4) as a mechanism to extend metadata items with custom attributes. Classes, relationships, and attributes may be added as extensions to existing packages in this conceptual data model, or complete new packages may be added.
  5. ^ "Aristotle Metadata Registry Extensions". GitHub. 4 May 2022.