Metadata Guidance#
The metadata standard used to describe your data will be determined by the repository you archive at. Regardless of the standard, the following 10 fields should always accompany a dataset:
# |
Field |
What to include |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Title |
What, where, when |
2 |
Abstract |
What, where, when, how, why, who; instrumentation; file types/formats; funding source |
3 |
Keywords |
Terms assigned from a controlled vocabulary (e.g. GCMD, NERC) |
4 |
Personnel |
Who produced the data; contact for the resource |
5 |
Lineage / Methodology |
How the data were created or processed |
6 |
Quality |
Accuracy information; instrument calibrations; factors affecting the data |
7 |
Spatial Information |
What spatial location the data represents |
8 |
Temporal Information |
What time period the data represents |
9 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) |
The DOI/persistent identifier |
10 |
Link to the Data |
The URL the holds the direct download to the data |