Potential applications
for barcodes
for barcodes
Learning Learning Geographical Geographical Location Location Feedback FeedbackData Capture & Data Capture & Statistical Analysis Statistical Analysis Links To Files &
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This study will be used for a university
This study will be used for a university project entitled “The use of barcodes for document project entitled “The use of barcodes for document management and version control in a safety-
management and version control in a safety-critical engineering environment”. The intentioncritical engineering environment”. The intention is to assess the importance of information which can be stored about a document from
is to assess the importance of information which can be stored about a document from different user’s perspective
different user’s perspectives. From this s. From this the possibility of storing, accessing and displayingthe possibility of storing, accessing and displaying this information using two-dimensional barcode
this information using two-dimensional barcodes can be s can be assessed.assessed. Brief:
Brief: Think of a Think of a situation where you have been given a situation where you have been given a printed technical engineeringprinted technical engineering
report. What are the most useful pieces of information to know about this report document to report. What are the most useful pieces of information to know about this report document to ensure that you interpret it correctly and to
ensure that you interpret it correctly and to enable you to use it enable you to use it effectivelyeffectively??
Included with this overview is a
Included with this overview is a questionnaire form with two tables which should be filledquestionnaire form with two tables which should be filled out. Please read the data
out. Please read the data elements and their descriptions carefully.elements and their descriptions carefully.
The first table asks you to specify important data elements for the report document and rank The first table asks you to specify important data elements for the report document and rank them.
them.
For the tenFor the ten ‘D‘Data Elementsata Elements’’ which you consider to be which you consider to be the most important from the list,the most important from the list,
mark in the
mark in the ‘Important Element’ column using a tick or cross.‘Important Element’ column using a tick or cross.
For the ten For the ten selected data elements, 20 points should be distributed to compare theselected data elements, 20 points should be distributed to compare the
relative importance of each of them. There are no upper or lower limits to the number relative importance of each of them. There are no upper or lower limits to the number of points one data element can be allocated. Enter this as a
of points one data element can be allocated. Enter this as a series of ticks, crosses or aseries of ticks, crosses or a number into the ‘Value Rating’ column.
number into the ‘Value Rating’ column.
The second table suggests possible uses of i
The second table suggests possible uses of informationformation and asks n and asks you to judge their relevanceyou to judge their relevance to the report document.
to the report document.
For the eight For the eight ‘Information’ exampl‘Information’ examples, enter their relevance byes, enter their relevance by marking themarking the
appropriate box with a tick or cross. appropriate box with a tick or cross.
Q- What are the most useful pieces of information to know about a printed technical Q- What are the most useful pieces of information to know about a printed technical
engineering report document to ensure that you interpret it correctly and to enable you to engineering report document to ensure that you interpret it correctly and to enable you to use it
use it effectivelyeffectively??
Data Data Element
Element DescriptionDescription
Important Important Element Element (select 10 (select 10 items) items) Value Rating Value Rating (distribute 20 points (distribute 20 points between the between the important items important items selected) selected) 1 Contributor
1 Contributor Person/entity who has made contributionsPerson/entity who has made contributions to the document to the document 2 2 MasterMaster Author Author
Person/entity responsible for managing the Person/entity responsible for managing the document
document 3
3 CreationCreation Date
Date Point in time of initial document generationPoint in time of initial document generation 4 Description
4 Description Free-text description of the document orFree-text description of the document or abstract
abstract 5 Format
5 Format File format, physical medium, orFile format, physical medium, or dimensions of the document dimensions of the document 6
6 Identifier Identifier Unambiguous Unambiguous reference reference to to the the document document 7
7 Language Language Language Language of of the the document document 8 Publisher
8 Publisher Person/entity responsible for making thePerson/entity responsible for making the document available
document available 9 References
9 References Relation to other objects and resourcesRelation to other objects and resources used in the creation of the document used in the creation of the document 10 Rights
10 Rights Security rights held for document propertySecurity rights held for document property and access
and access 11 Source
11 Source Project or department for which document Project or department for which document was created
was created 12 Subject
12 Subject Key words and phrases associated with theKey words and phrases associated with the document
document 13 Title
13 Title Name given to the document which isName given to the document which is
common to all revisions common to all revisions 14
14 ClassificationClassification / Type
/ Type Nature or genre of the document Nature or genre of the document 15
15 PreservationPreservation and Disposal and Disposal
Level of preservation of the document for Level of preservation of the document for archiving / point in time to indica
archiving / point in time to indica tete
disposal disposal 16
16 Storage Storage Document Document storage storage method method and and locationlocation 17 Status
17 Status Open, ready, approved, closed document /Open, ready, approved, closed document / work in progress or released document work in progress or released document 18 Distribution
18 Distribution Spatial topic of the document, e.g. for UKSpatial topic of the document, e.g. for UK release only
release only 19 Events
Q- If
Q- If the following informatthe following information were available, how relevant would it ion were available, how relevant would it be to the be to the report report document?
document?
Information
Information Useless Unlikely Useless Unlikely Unsure Unsure Possibly Possibly EssentialEssential
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1 Previous Previous report report document document user user commentscomments
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2 Common documents also accessed byCommon documents also accessed by previous report document users previous report document users 3
3 Report Report ddocument ‘value’ocument ‘value’ scorescore
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4 Similar Similar report report documentsdocuments
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5 More More from from same same author/project/companyauthor/project/company
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6 References contained within report References contained within report document
document 7
7 Documents which reference this report Documents which reference this report document.
document. 8
8 Link to electronic version of report Link to electronic version of report document