Stage Setting I Audience: FS scientists, possibly technicians Module position: Archiving protocol and metadata training completed

Stage Setting II Goals:  Introduce attendees to Metavist software  Provide overview of functionality  Describe how to acquire  Describe how to provide feedback  Provide info on impending minor update

Stage Setting III Objectives:  Attendees demonstrate understanding of benefits of using software tool by listing at least two; example benefits –  Automatic conformance to structure rules  Built-in knowledge of element domains  Element definition tips  Ease of navigating graphical interface

Stage Setting III  Attendees demonstrate understanding of basic program navigation by successfully –  Creating and saving a metadata document containing Citation, Description, Date of Creation  Opening document, add Keywords and Future Review Date

Life Cycle of a Data Set Study Plan Collect data metadata Data cleaning metadata Data analysis Write manuscript metadata Journal review Assemble data, metadata, other info Archivist review Archived data product Published paper Published data product citations

M ETAVIST 2005 A Tool for Writing NBII Profile Metadata in Windows June 29, 2005

Agenda Why a tool? Why a tool? Desired features Desired features Demo Demo Obtaining Metavist Obtaining Metavist Q & A Q & A

Desired Features Strong compliance with the relevant standard Strong compliance with the relevant standard Document structure Document structure Element structure Element structure Output interacts well with external world Output interacts well with external world Easily show symbols, such as degree sign Easily show symbols, such as degree sign Ease of use Ease of use Graphical interface for navigation Graphical interface for navigation Visual cues for element content Visual cues for element content

Useful Features Windows-based Windows-based Official platform Official platform Connection to Web not required Connection to Web not required Low cost Low cost Access to knowledgeable support Access to knowledgeable support Open source (?) Open source (?)

Available Tools ArcCatalog (FGDC only) ArcCatalog (FGDC only) Useful for purely spatial data Useful for purely spatial data Metavist 2005 (FGDC + NBII) Metavist 2005 (FGDC + NBII)

Software Demonstration

Acquiring Metavist Take a select NBII metadata workshop Take a select NBII metadata workshop NC Knowledge Store (CD) NC Knowledge Store (CD) NC Intranet site (download + link to KS) NC Intranet site (download + link to KS)

The Metavist Package Microsoft.Net Framework ver. 1.1(pre-req for install) Microsoft.Net Framework ver. 1.1(pre-req for install) Metavist program (with install software) Metavist program (with install software) Software manual (GTR-NC-255) Software manual (GTR-NC-255) Style sheet (NBII_classic.xsl) Style sheet (NBII_classic.xsl) XML schema (ncMetadata.xsd) XML schema (ncMetadata.xsd) FGDC manual & workbook FGDC manual & workbook NBII Profile manual & workbook NBII Profile manual & workbook Two examples (not entirely compliant!) Two examples (not entirely compliant!) Cute icon for your desktop Cute icon for your desktop

Q & A