First public release

The dataset package extension to the R statistical environment aims to ensure that the most important R object that contain a dataset, i.e. a data.frame or an inherited tibble, tsibble or data.table contains important metadata for the reuse and validation of the dataset contents. We aim to offer a novel solution to support individuals or small groups of data scientists working in various business, academic or policy research functions who cannot count on the support of librarians, knowledge engineers, and extensive documentation processes.

The development of the dataset R package started in 2022 with a very experimental first release of some code and articles about what this software package extension to the R statistical system should do. This document aims to review the literature on possible solutions and provide some guidance to start the development. This document is accompanies the development version of the dataset package.