Network cards: concise, readable summaries of network data

Abstract The deluge of network datasets demands a standard way to effectively and succinctly summarize datasets. Building on similar efforts standardize the documentation models in machine learning, here we propose cards , short summaries that can capture not only basic statistics but also information about data construction process, provenance, ethical considerations, other metadata. In this paper, lay out (1) rationales objectives for cards, (2) key elements should be included (3) example underscore their benefits across variety research domains. We provide schema, templates, software package generating cards.