This paper describes the methodology of a European research project on e-catalog standards and presents its major findings by formulating recommendations for future standardization work. The comparative analysis of 14 standards was conducted within the CEN\/ISSS Workshop eCAT that aims at setting the basis for harmonized e-catalog standards. As part of this workshop, we present a framework and a complementing set of criteria for assessing the quality of e-business standards. Eventually, we apply this methodology to our object of interest. The findings can be regarded as an assessment of the state of the art in e-catalog standardization. By identifying problems and obstacles that hinder a broader acceptance and diffusion of standards, we argue on more suitable, harmonized standards.<\/p>","DOI":"10.4018\/jitsr.2005070105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,2,15]],"date-time":"2011-02-15T18:56:44Z","timestamp":1297796204000},"page":"51-65","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Findings and Recommendations from a Pan-European Research Project"],"prefix":"10.4018","volume":"3","author":[{"given":"Volker","family":"Schmitz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany"}]},{"given":"Joerg","family":"Leukel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany"}]}],"member":"2432","container-title":["International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research"],"original-title":[],"language":"ng","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.igi-global.com\/viewtitle.aspx?TitleId=2568","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,1]],"date-time":"2022-06-01T23:28:38Z","timestamp":1654126118000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/services.igi-global.com\/resolvedoi\/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018\/jitsr.2005070105"}},"subtitle":["Comparative Analysis of E-Catalog Standards"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2005,7,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,7]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4018\/jitsr.2005070105","relation":{},"ISSN":["1539-3062","1539-3054"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1539-3062","type":"print"},{"value":"1539-3054","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2005,7,1]]}}}