Guidance Documents

"Metadata for Ocean Scientists" Tutorial at Ocean Sciences 2008

swatson — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:54:00 -0800

Event Description

MMI proposes to hold free metadata tutorials that are divided into 30-minute modules at the Ocean Sciences 2008 meeting. The modules will be: Introduction to Metadata; Introduction to Controlled Vocabularies, Taxonomies and Ontologies; Submitting Metadata to a Clearinghouse; and Metadata Best Practices. Two modules will be held during each lunch break on Tuesday and Wednesday. All four modules will be provided on Thursday evening.

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Agenda Template

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:04:00 -0800

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[Date of Day One]

0800

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Approach Template for a Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:07:00 -0800

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Approach

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Categories of Controlled Vocabularies

carynn — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:35:00 -0800

Ironically, terminology about controlled vocabularies can be somewhat confusing. Much time has been spent understanding the differences between the categories of controlled vocabularies, and necessary conditions for each category. Of course, if you're reading this guide, you probably know this first hand. In general, there are three broad categories of controlled vocabularies: flat, multi-level and relational. Within these three categories, there are a variety of types of controlled vocabularies.

Comments about the Ontology Provider Guide

luisBer — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:06:00 -0800

SKOS, RDF or OWL
-[John 20070205] why are we selecting these. Do we have more choices ?
-[John 20070205] Should we leave SKOS and OWL or only one of them ?

Cool URIs Don't Change

graybeal — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:57:00 -0800

This document argues for the feasibility and value of maintaining Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) indefinitely. It finds the both Universal Resource Names (URNs) and the familiar Universal Resource Locators (URLs) should remain the same (and in the case of URLs, resolvable) indefinitely, through good design and implementation practices.

Definition of Metadata

graybeal — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:34:00 -0800

Metadata are used to describe data or information. Metadata can describe just about anything you find on a computer, and the term is often used to refer to information about things that aren't on the computer. In environmental sciences like oceanography, metadata describe the information that scientists collect, telling users about the "who, what, when, where, why, and how" of a data set or data item.

Demonstration Example - Reference

swatson — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:23:34 -0700

Demonstration/Practical Example

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Design Work for the Guides

carynn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:02:00 -0800

Since the Plone-Drupal decision will greatly affect any design candidate that we might devise for the guides, I thought it would be more useful for us to focus on design elements...

For more information on technical features, see the Feature Table.

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Domains Template Page for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:09:00 -0800

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What Is A Domain Team?

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During Workshop

swatson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:34:51 -0700

This is the category page for the during-workshop activities at a vocabulary mapping workshop.

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During Workshop Task List for Vocabulary Mapping Workshop.

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:26:00 -0800

Use template and guidance materials from the Table of Contents for all of the tasks below.

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Feedback and Ontology Registry

swatson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:39:25 -0700

Submit Your Vocabularies/Ontologies to MMI's Ontology Repository

Submissions can soon be done here.

Provide Feedback on the Workshop Template

Help us improve the template. Please provide your feedback to Stephanie Watson, email steph_watson AT consolidated.net

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General

swatson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:25:59 -0700

Within this "general" category of book pages for a vocabulary mapping workshop template, you will find material such as, "what is a vocabulary mapping workshop?" and "module suggestions". Other categories of book pages include: "pre-workshop", "during workshop", "post workshop", and "feedback".

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Getting Started - How You Can Publish Your Metadata

carynn — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:34:00 -0800

By now, you’re probably beginning to think about how metadata concepts apply to your project… That’s a very important first step! Unfortunately (or fortunately), there is no one-size-fits-all approach to metadata. However, here’s some practical advice on how to maneuver around the world of metadata. The MMI community exists to help you learn from our experience.

GML Object Identifiers

graybeal — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:57:00 -0800

This document by the SEE GRID community describes GML object identifiers (providing many examples)/

Goals Template for a Vocabulary Mapping Workshop

swatson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:36:00 -0800

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Goals

Long-Term Goals

This workshop is leading toward these long-term science objectives:

Guide Template on Ontologies and Controlled Vocabularies

swatson — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:51:00 -0800

Ontologies vs. Controlled Vocabularies

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Guide to Document Types

carynn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:03:00 -0800

"A range of document types is in common ues today. A summary of current practices is shown, highlighting audiences and goals. The guides section of the MMI website will largely handle overviews, cookbooks, case studies, tutorial, adn reviews (with links to other documents as appropriate). THe References section of the website is expected to provide links to the other document types, largely through external links."

List of Described Document Types

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Home page template for vocabulary mapping

swatson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:01:00 -0800

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