1. Writing Metadata Working Towards Best Practices

2. Tips for Writing Metadata First records are the hardest Not all fields may need to be filled in Tools are available Training classes can be taken Can often be produced automatically Can (and should) be reviewed for updates

3. Writing Metadata Organize your information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone else review ReviseRevise PublishPublish Organize your information Write your metadata file Review your file Have someone else review ReviseRevise PublishPublish

4. Writing Metadata Before you begin writing, get organized Document your data as you go Write so others can understand Always review your document

5. Write so that others will understand

6. Some Helpful Items coffee chocolate standard and/or workbook sense of humor!!! metadata entry tool

7. Keep Your Reader In Mind Write simply but completely Document for a general audience Be consistent in style and terminology Define acronyms Avoid using jargon Clearly state data limitations

8. Lunch Break Back at 11:30 Central

9. Writing Metadata Write a complete “Title” What Where When Who

10. Which is better? Greater Yellowstone Rivers from 1:126,700 Forest Visitor Maps (1961-1983) The title is critical in helping others find your data.

11. Vague: We checked our work and it looks complete. Specific: We checked our work using 3 separate sets of check plots reviewed by 2 different people. We determined our work to be 95% complete based on these visual inspections. Vague: We checked our work and it looks complete. Specific: We checked our work using 3 separate sets of check plots reviewed by 2 different people. We determined our work to be 95% complete based on these visual inspections. Be specific. Quantify when you can.

12. Select your keywords wisely Use unambiguous words Use descriptive words Fully quality geographic locations – Don’t rely on extent – Use place keywords as well

13. ISO Creation Methods Several ways to create ISO Metadata Transform from existing metadata Use templates Create from “scratch”

14. Your input here is an xml version of a CSDGM record. XSLT Transformation csdgm2iso19115.xslt Your result is an xml instance of an ISO 19115 record. Transforming Metadata Existing standard metadata Target metadata standard format

15. Transforming Metadata This is a part of the mapping for FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115. Comments are Best Practices or Questions

16. Other Transformations ISO to FGDC DIF to ISO FGDC THREDDS netCDF to ISO Various ISO and FGDC views Custom transforms – from databases to metadata standards

19. Transforming Metadata http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metadata-standards/metadata-xml/

20. Creating ISO Metadata From “Scratch ” General Steps for XML Editors Open Editor Create New XML Document Associate Schema with XML Document – Use Offline Schema OR – Online Schema Select Root Element – MI_Metadata Edit File in Editing Window – Use Entry Helper Features – Use Auto-population Features

21. Open XML Editor Project Window Features

22. Create New XML Document

23. Associate Schema with XML Document

24. Select Root Element

25. Edit File in Editing Window

26. Finish Editing

27. Validate File

28. Validation Error

29. InPort – NMFS Metadata Catalog

30. InPort Advanced Search

31. InPort Organization

32. InPort Search Results

33. Data Set Record

34. QUESTIONS?