Table 1
Types of information about the dataset: content, context of production, use of the dataset.
| CATEGORY | QUESTION | TYPICAL DOCUMENTATION CONTENT |
|---|---|---|
| Content of the dataset | What is in the dataset? | Title, description, category, languages, geographical and temporal coverage, statistics etc. |
| How is the dataset structured? | Structure, data fields, examples, compliance with standards, data splits etc. | |
| Where do I find more information? | Homepage, repository, papers and other references, contact persons etc. | |
| Context of production | Why was the dataset created and how? | Motivation, description, collection process, sources, provenance, digitisation, preprocessing, cleaning, annotation etc. |
| Who was involved in the production of the dataset? | Contributors, publishers, funders, annotators and their positionalities etc. | |
| Use of dataset | What can the dataset be used for? | Supported tasks, existing uses, suitable uses, unsuitable uses, applications, use in datasets and models etc. |
| How do I use the data (responsibly)? | Licence, access and citation information, version, maintenance, ethical considerations, sensitive information, biases, societal impact, limitations etc. |