DataChat: Prototyping a Conversational Agent for Dataset Search and Visualization

Understand

Data users need relevant context and research expertise to effectively search for and identify relevant datasets.

• Leading data providers, such as the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), offer standardized metadata and search tools to support data search.
• Metadata standards emphasize the machine-readability of data and its documentation.
• There are opportunities to enhance dataset search by improving users' ability to learn about, and make sense of, information about data.