Metadata Standards Directory Impact and Adoption
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A common challenge, when working with research datasets, is the information
within them is often difficult to identify, contextualize, interpret and use due to the
inconsistent approaches in applying related metadata, or metadata schemes. To
fully understand the content within datasets, researchers need metadata that clearly
describes, explains, and associates the dataset with various other entities.
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Data Management Plan requirements
Interoperability
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Proliferation of “standards”
Obstruct interoperability
Adoption of inappropriate standards
leads to inability to:
Utilize for research purposes
Preserve/curate
Connect datasets to software
Metadata Standards Directory WG
135 members
Representing multiple disciplines (Environmental Science, Geology,
Bioinformatics, Libraries, Computer Science, etc.)
Multiple countries represented (US, UK, Finland, Italy, France, etc. )
Deliverables:
Directory of descriptive, discipline-specific metadata standards to:
Promote the discovery, access and use of standards
Improve the state of research data interoperability and reduce duplicative
standards development work
Expanded and updated the DCC Metadata Catalogue
Website to add or correct standards
Collection of use cases
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The DCC directory has led to some groups in Europe adopting
DCAT (various groups)
INSPIRE (various projects using European Space Agency data)
Darwin Core (some university bio departments)
SDMX (some social science departments – statistical metadata
standard)
DDI (some universities linked to UKDA (UK Data Archive))
Promote the discovery, access and use of standards
Improve the state of research data interoperability and reduce
duplicative standards development work
Enable researchers to
Learn about standards applicable for their research
Learn about controlled vocabularies in their community and the
elements that comprise these standards and vocabularies
Map between elements when combining data from different sources
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Who are the adopters and how have they used the
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UK Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
18,339 page views 1 January -16 September 2015
Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE)
Included in Best Practices Database
~16,500 users/quarter and ~20,250 sessions/quarter
GitHub Use to Update DCC Directory
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Researchers to find appropriate metadata to make their datasets
available, discoverable, interoperable, and curatable
Data managers / librarians for creating local standards for researchers
in their jurisdiction
Go beyond just ‘dumping’ the metadata specification
Requires contextual metadata to explain context in which it can be
used
And appropriate scripts for downloading/implementing and APIs for
interoperation
Provide instructions on how to access and use them
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Next Step: Metadata Standards Catalog
https://rd-alliance.org/groups/metadata-standards-catalog-working-
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Please join:
Metadata Standards Catalog WG
Metadata IG
Contacts:
Keith Jeffery
Rebecca Koskela
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Addressing challenges in research data management through the development of a Metadata Standards Directory, impacting data interoperability, and seeing adoption by various institutions and projects.
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Metadata Standards Directory Alex Ball, Jane Greenberg, Keith Jeffery, Rebecca Koskela
Summary of the Problem 2 What is the problem? A common challenge, when working with research datasets, is the information within them is often difficult to identify, contextualize, interpret and use due to the inconsistent approaches in applying related metadata, or metadata schemes. To fully understand the content within datasets, researchers need metadata that clearly describes, explains, and associates the dataset with various other entities. Impact Data Management Plan requirements Interoperability Data managers/curators What are the ramifications of not having the problem resolved? Proliferation of standards Obstruct interoperability Adoption of inappropriate standards leads to inability to: Utilize for research purposes Preserve/curate Connect datasets to software
Highlights of the Deliverable 3 Metadata Standards Directory WG 135 members Representing multiple disciplines (Environmental Science, Geology, Bioinformatics, Libraries, Computer Science, etc.) Multiple countries represented (US, UK, Finland, Italy, France, etc. ) Deliverables: Directory of descriptive, discipline-specific metadata standards to: Promote the discovery, access and use of standards Improve the state of research data interoperability and reduce duplicative standards development work Expanded and updated the DCC Metadata Catalogue Website to add or correct standards Collection of use cases
Impact of the Deliverable 4 The DCC directory has led to some groups in Europe adopting DCAT (various groups) INSPIRE (various projects using European Space Agency data) Darwin Core (some university bio departments) SDMX (some social science departments statistical metadata standard) DDI (some universities linked to UKDA (UK Data Archive)) Promote the discovery, access and use of standards Improve the state of research data interoperability and reduce duplicative standards development work Enable researchers to Learn about standards applicable for their research Learn about controlled vocabularies in their community and the elements that comprise these standards and vocabularies Map between elements when combining data from different sources
Endorsements/Adopters 5 Who are the adopters and how have they used the deliverable? UK Digital Curation Centre (DCC) 18,339 page views 1 January -16 September 2015 Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) Included in Best Practices Database ~16,500 users/quarter and ~20,250 sessions/quarter GitHub Use to Update DCC Directory
How You Can Endorse 6 Reiterate who could use this deliverable Researchers to find appropriate metadata to make their datasets available, discoverable, interoperable, and curatable Data managers / librarians for creating local standards for researchers in their jurisdiction Go beyond just dumping the metadata specification Requires contextual metadata to explain context in which it can be used And appropriate scripts for downloading/implementing and APIs for interoperation Provide instructions on how to access and use them
Next Steps and Contact Information 7 Next Step: Metadata Standards Catalog https://rd-alliance.org/groups/metadata-standards-catalog-working- group.html Please join: Metadata Standards Catalog WG Metadata IG Contacts: Keith Jeffery Rebecca Koskela
