Ohio State Data Stewards and Tableau Project Leads recently convened to discuss the importance of metadata. This post shares key points discussed and reveals five surprising truths about metadata that will help solve efficiency problems, benefit the newly released Ohio State Data Catalog, and make the work of data professionals more efficient, discoverable, and impactful.
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Using Metadata to Bridge the Gap Between Ohio State Data Producers and Data Consumers
Ric Hunter | December 2, 2025Join the Next Institutional Definition Working Group: Learner
Ric Hunter | March 5, 2024The Data Governance team is ready to convene the working group for the next institutional definition session. The session to discuss the institutional definition for the term "Learner" will occur on Thursday, April 4. Attend the upcoming session using the registration information in the full post.Join the Next Two Institutional Definitions Working Groups: University Class Ranking and Race and Ethnicity
Ric Hunter | October 27, 2023The Data Governance team is ready to convene the working groups for the next two institutional definitions sessions. The session for University Class Ranking System (Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3, Rank 4) will occur on Friday, November 17. The session for Race and Ethnicity will occur on Tuesday, November 28.
Attend the upcoming sessions using the registration information below.
Join the Next Institutional Definitions Working Group: Student Domain (continued)
Ric Hunter | July 12, 2023The Data Governance team facilitates the development of working groups, composed of faculty and staff from across the university and medical center, for the purpose of creating standardized institutional definitions. This work is completed in batches of related terms.
Join the Next Institutional Definitions Working Group: Race and Ethnicity
Ric Hunter | June 29, 2023The Data Governance team facilitates the development of working groups, composed of faculty and staff from across the university and medical center, for the purpose of creating standardized institutional definitions. This work is completed in batches of related terms. Most recently the working groups have finalized student-related definitions.
Additional Institutional Definitions Working Group Session for Pronouns and Legal Sex
Ric Hunter | June 7, 2023As shared previously, the Data Governance team facilitates the development of working groups, composed of faculty and staff from across the university and medical center, for the purpose of creating standardized institutional definitions. This work is completed in batches of related terms. Most recently the working groups have finalized student-related definitions.
Join the Next Institutional Definitions Working Group: Pronouns and Legal Sex Definitions
Ric Hunter | May 11, 2023The Data Governance team facilitates the development of working groups, composed of faculty and staff from across the university and medical center, for the purpose of creating standardized institutional definitions. This work is completed in batches of related terms. Most recently the working groups have finalized student-related definitions.
Collibra Data Catalog License Expires Dec. 22
Ric Hunter | December 18, 2022The license agreement for Collibra, the university’s data catalog tool, expires on December 22.