1. Metadata Content Entering Metadata Information

2. Discovery vs. Access vs. Understanding Cannot search on content if it is not documented. Cannot access data if links and access instructions are not included. Cannot understand content if attributes, definitions, domains, units, etc. are not included!

3. Discovery Level Metadata Basic Information to describe a resource Includes mandatory elements Should be “valid” metadata Different standards have different “mandatory”, “mandatory-if-applicable”, and “optional” fields

4. Standard X Standard Y Standard Z Shared Core Content

5. Required for Project Open Data title description tags last update contact name contact email unique identifier public access level

6. Required if Applicable for Project Open Data bureau code program code access level comment data dictionary Download URL format license spatial temporal

7. Expanded Fields for Project Open Data release date frequency language data quality category related documents homepage url system of records

8. WHAT’S NEEDED TO DESCRIBE OUR DATA?

9. Things to include in metadata…. Name of Survey Name of Vessel Depart location, time Date Location Number of Legs Return location, time Cruise objectives Methods

10. Site Selection Collection Methods Equipment – Lasers for fish length – Seabird SBE25 sealogger CTD – Chevron fish trap – TDR

11. Results # sites sampled – video array # sites – chevron trap Station Data – Location, Area, Depth… Fish Capture – Area, Station #, Weight… Reel Catch – Hook #, Hook Size, Taxa, Length, Weight…

12. USING A TEMPLATE

13. **template** File identifier Date Stamp Title Identifier (code) Responsible Party (PI) – Position Name – Email Aggregation Data set (collection level) Geographic Extent Temporal Extent Vertical Extent

14. Title Very important field Sometimes used as unique identifier Want to be able to distinguish one record from another Think about “granularity” of the dataset – Is the record for a whole survey? – Is the record for a cruise?

15. Abstract Description of the dataset. Should reflect the granularity – Survey, cruise

16. Points of Contact Principal Investigator – How much contact information to include? – Name and Email? Complete Contact Info? Other POC’s – Metadata Contact – Data Manager/Distribution Contact

17. Docucomp Components

20. QUESTIONS?