1 Metadata Data integration for tackling global environmental challenges - Rebecca Koskela, Keith Jeffery, Jane Greenberg, Alex Ball

2 Vines, T. H. et al. Curr. Biol. (2013). Metadata standards

3 Vines, T. H. et al. Curr. Biol. (2013).

4 “Data intensive science” and the “80:20 rule” 4 Decreasing Spatial Coverage Increasing Process Knowledge Adapted from CENR-OSTP Remote sensing Intensive science sites and experiments Extensive science sites Volunteer & education networks

5 1.Data discoverability challenges 2.Few metadata management tools that support the creation of comprehensive metadata 3.Usability of existing data management tools 4.Availability of best practices and self-paced education materials for scientists and students 5.Paucity of clear and enforceable mandates from funders and publishers 6.Data management insufficiently budgeted/funded 7.Sustainability of key cyberinfrastructure From DataONE: Obstacles to wider data sharing

6  Identified the DCC Disciplinary Metadata directory as a great starting point:  Aspires to be comprehensive across disciplines  Actively maintained  Conducted worldwide survey, asking for entries to add. To date, have added more than:  14 new standards  4 new profiles/extensions  13 new tools for working with metadata  Collected 5 sets of use cases for the directory  Collected 4 use cases for disciplinary metadata standards Metadata Standards Directory WG

7 DCC Metadata Directory

8 OMetadata IGs P4  Raise profile of metadata  For data first  But also software, resources, users  Present MIG Plan  Which involves other metadata groups  and ~all RDA groups MIG MSDWG  MSCWG DICIG Directory / catalog Common Metadata ‘standard’ Interop- erability discovery contextua l schema Brokering, interoperation, services OTCOME Quality- Trust provenance RDPIG

9  Use Cases towards Repository  Metadata Standards Directory towards Catalog  Towards Recommended Metadata Packages for Purposes Metadata Plan

10  Please communicate with us and work together on it  Use cases into repository  Standards into Directory (Catalog)  Bringing benefit to all groups in RDA Request from Metadata Groups