rdap14: data discovery and access through metadata brokering
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Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, 2014 San Diego, CA March 26-28, 2014 Lightning Talks Lynn Yarmey, National Snow and Ice Data CenterTRANSCRIPT
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Why are we here?
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Image from: http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2010/11/17/understanding-your-obligatory-existential-crisis/
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Image by Carla Lombardo Ehrlich for WWF, A Polar Bear clinging precariously to a tiny piece of floating ice. Accessed at: http://pixdaus.com/a-polar-bear-clinging-precariously-to-a-tiny-piece-of-floati/items/view/522249/
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Connect stuff
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Parsons (2006)
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Web-of-repositories
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- Federated- Non-hierarchical- Diverse- Inclusive- Distributed- Coordinated- Collaborative- Flexible- Sustainable Yarmey and Baker (2009)
Characteristics
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Web-of-repositories
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- Federated- Non-hierarchical- Diverse- Inclusive- Distributed- Coordinated- Collaborative- Flexible- Sustainable Yarmey and Baker (2009)
Characteristics
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Web-of-repositories
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- Federated- Non-hierarchical- Diverse- Inclusive- Distributed- Coordinated- Collaborative- Flexible- Sustainable Yarmey and Baker (2009)
Characteristics
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Conceptual
Practical
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Arctic Data Explorer – Ideal
EOL Field
CatalogsMet.no
ACADIS Gatewa
yNSIDC
Coming Soon
GICat Metadata Broker
SOLR
Other interfaces or services
THRE
DD
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OAI
-PM
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OAI
-PM
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OAI
-PM
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CSW
-ISO
Metadata translators
Query handling
Web Services
Web portal
MetadataFeed
RepositoriesNODC
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This is really hard
- Federated- Non-hierarchical- Diverse- Inclusive- Distributed- Coordinated- Collaborative- Flexible- Sustainable
Characteristics Challenges
Funding/requirementsmismatch
Constant change
Natural language handling, scientific semantics
Hardware stabilityThe ‘haves’ vs. the ‘have nots’
Inconsistent implementation of standards
Political change
Differing international
data policies
How do you search 16000 recordsand get something scientifically useful?
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Communicating search to users
Scheduling
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So now what?
• Keep our eyes on the prize • We need to talk to each other• Data are not easy• Even discovery• Data might well not be cheap• Metadata Metadata Metadata Metadata
Metadata
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Metadata.
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References
Parsons, M. A. (2006). International Polar Year Data Management Workshop, 3-4 March 2006. Glaciological Data Series, GD-33.
Yarmey, L., and Baker K.S. (2009). LTER: A Web of Repositories. LTER All Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, CO.
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