diff --git a/hdf5-lite.cabal b/hdf5-lite.cabal
--- a/hdf5-lite.cabal
+++ b/hdf5-lite.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:                hdf5-lite
-version:             0.1.0.0
-synopsis:            Bindings to the HDF5 "lite" interface
+version:             0.1.1.0
+synopsis:            High-level bindings to the HDF5 "lite" interface
 description:         This library wraps the simplified ("lite") interface to the HDF5 data format.
 homepage:            https://github.com/ocramz/hdf5-lite
 license:             BSD3
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
                      , template-haskell
                      , vector
                      -- , bytestring
+  build-tools:       c2hs -any
+  extra-libraries:   hdf5
+  extra-lib-dirs:    /usr/local/hdf5/lib
 
 test-suite spec
   default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Data/HDF5/Store.hs b/src/Data/HDF5/Store.hs
--- a/src/Data/HDF5/Store.hs
+++ b/src/Data/HDF5/Store.hs
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
 
 
 
+data Dataset a = DS {
+    dsSize :: [Hsize]
+  , dsData :: VS.Vector a
+                    } deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+class Storable a => StorableDS a where
+  makeDS :: Hid -> String -> Dataset a -> IO ()
+  readDS :: Hid -> String -> IO (Dataset a)
+
+
+
 
 
 -- from https://github.com/ian-ross/hnetcdf/blob/master/Data/NetCDF/Store.hs