2.2: Documentation
Use industry standards [that are] self-documenting or create a web page with a plain language description of the dataset. Other Information:
Without documentation, data is not very useful. When possible, you should use industry standards such as those based on XML/RDF,
as they tend to be self-documenting. Create a web page with a plain language description of the dataset to help search engines
find the data, so people can use it. The description should explain how to find the pages and/or files, and describe the contents
of the files. At a minimum, document the title, description, publication date and authoritative source for the data. Use clear
language, and link to related information to help put the data into context. When possible, also fully document the description
of each datum and the data standard and/or data validation (e.g., if datum is a temperature, also explain the related standard,
such as Celsius, Fahrenheit or Kelvin). As standards emerge for describing the datasets, take advantage of them. Document
search tools and ReSTful methods of obtaining the data when applicable.
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