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Definition: An Information Resource (IR) is a component or product of an information system that can be defined, scoped, and managed for reuse.
Technical Explanation: The IR can be either physical (e.g., file, database column, database record, query) or conceptual (e.g., entity, attribute, content model). An IR may be atomic (e.g., .gif, .ppt, .doc), that is not practically divisible, or complex (e.g., zip, schema, collection), that is constructed from components that are themselves managed. An IR may be electronically accessible (e.g., on-line material) or not (e.g., book, periodical). A catalog can store the description of and relationships among information resources to provide the visibility required for discovery and widespread reuse.
Although the COE XML Registry is currently scoped to include the types of information resources identified above, SHADE is not limiting an "information resource" to these, which brings our notion of information resource close to the Section 3502(6) of Title 44, United States Code. The code defines Information Resources as "information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology.” SHADE looked to the DDDS for a term that encompasses all the types of "information things" that need to be managed via a catalog (not just the COE XML Registry) to provide the visibility required for discovery and widespread reuse. The DDDS records the term "information-asset" as an approved prime word, but the definition provided for information-asset is: An information resource. Consequently, we chose to go with the term "information resource," based on our anecdotal evidence of the acceptance and use of the term within the computing industry compared to "information asset.“
We’ll scroll down on this page to find the instructions for how to submit XML Components to the Registry.
