1. Creating Documentation and Metadata: Metadata for Discovery Lola Olsen 1, Tyler Stevens 2, 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2 Wyle Information Systems (NASA Contractor) Section: Local Data Management Version 1.0 October 2012 Copyright 2012 Lola Olsen & Tyler Stevens.

2. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Overview Introduction to Discovery Level Metadata Categories of Discovery Level Metadata Examples of Discovery Level Metadata

3. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Introduction to Discovery Level Metadata A data set description (metadata) that provides information to determine if a particular data set meets the users’ needs. Typically provides essential information to enable a user to find out if a particular dataset exists, the data’s location, and ownership, and how to obtain further information. The metadata includes the science discipline of the data, data location, spatial coverage, data provider, data resolution, data quality, etc. Discovery level metadata is found in “portals” and metadata registries. A controlled keyword vocabulary helps provide a consistent search and discovery of data.

4. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Categories of Discovery Level Metadata What: Title of Data Set and Keywords Describing the Data Set Why: Description and Purpose of the Data Set When: Temporal Coverage of the Data Set Who: Data Set Creator and Contact Where: Geographic Extent and Location of Data Set Coverage How: How the Data Set was Created and How to Access the Data

5. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Examples of Discovery Level Metadata Directory Interchange Format (DIF)Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

6. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Relevance to Data Management Discovery level metadata makes it easier to find relevant data in portals, metadata registries, and data inventory systems. Being able to find and distinguish data from other similar data sets makes maintaining a data inventory easier because data managers have a better understanding of the content in their system. Creating and maintaining metadata is part of a data management lifecycle.

7. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 References Taylor, Mark. 2000. “Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures – The SDI Cookbook”. Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association. http://www.gsdi.org/pubs/cookbook/chapter03a.html. http://www.gsdi.org/pubs/cookbook/chapter03a.html Macgregor, George. 2003. "Collection-level descriptions: metadata of the future?”. Library Review, Vol. 52 Iss: 6, pp.247 – 250. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0024- 2535&volume=52&issue=6&articleid=859733&show=pdf&PHP SESSID=eafu3g0qt4u8g8jiqanqh57qi2.http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0024- 2535&volume=52&issue=6&articleid=859733&show=pdf&PHP SESSID=eafu3g0qt4u8g8jiqanqh57qi2

8. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Resources More information on the federal metadata standard: Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Geospatial Metadata. http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata Geo.Data.gov. http://geo.data.gov/geoportal/http://geo.data.gov/geoportal/ More information on discovery metadata: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Global Change Master Directory. http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Aboutus/standards/http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Aboutus/standards/ NASA REVERB: Metadata – Driven Earth Science Data Discovery. http://commons.esipfed.org/node/522 http://commons.esipfed.org/node/522 Global Biodiversity Information Facility Discovery Metadata. http://www.gbif.org/informatics/discoverymetadata/ http://www.gbif.org/informatics/discoverymetadata/ Neufeld, D.; Habermann, T. 2011. “ncISO Facilitating Metadata and Scientific Data Discovery”. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011AGUFMIN33A1454N http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011AGUFMIN33A1454N

9. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Other Relevant Modules For more information about other types of metadata and their uses, see: Local Data Management - Creating documentation and metadata: Introduction to Metadata & Metadata Standards Creating a Citation for Your Data Recording Provenance & Context To find out how to contribute discovery metadata to GCMD, see: Local Data Management – Advertising Your Data: Using Data Portals & Metadata Registries; Submitting Metadata to the GCMD

10. Local Data Management – Creating Documentation & Metadata: Metadata for Discovery; Version 1.0, October 2012 Olsen, L. and T. Stevens, 2012. “Local Data Management – Creating Documentation and Metadata: Metadata for Discovery.” In Data Management for Scientists Short Course, edited by Ruth Duerr and Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners: ESIP Commons. doi:10.7269/P3JS9NC5 Recommended Citation Copyright 2012 Lola Olsen and Tyler Stevens.