Polar Metadata Profile and Recommended

VocabulariesSAON Task 2

Presented by John Huck, University of Alberta Libraries

Potsdam, Germany, October 1-2, 2012

Task Update

Comparison of ISO profiles completed (January 2012)

Survey of vocabularies begun (2011)

New task leader appointed (May 2012)

Task team reconvened (September 2012)

Profile Considerations

Technical interoperability will be straightforward ISO profiles are meant to be interoperableMay be less important for higher level aggregation

e.g., brokering approach (Nativi, et al., 2011)

Data centres are already working on interoperability

A polar profile could address other functions and support semantic interoperabilityWeb servicesData citation standards (e.g., CODATA)Content standards (e.g., Researcher IDs)

Vocabulary Considerations

Vocabularies play a key role in effective discovery

ChallengesRequire commitment for ongoing maintenanceDomain scope and granularityMono or multi-lingual

AlternativesAuthorizing or contributing to existing vocabulariesDeveloping an evaluation framework to assess or

create vocabularies

Coordination Across Networks & Platforms

Help identify and prioritize functional requirements for metadata beyond discovery

Help develop links between networks and data centres

Help tasks locate resources to complete their work

Access to Data

Continue to advocate for open data policies

Encourage deposit of data in data centres

Promote innovations that emerge from other areas of data management, eScience, and semantic web

Acknowledgements

Travel supported byCanadian Circumpolar Institute, University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta Libraries

Contact InformationJohn Huck

Metadata & Cataloguing Librarian

University of Alberta Libraries

Edmonton, Canada

john.huck@ualberta.ca

References

CODATA Data Citation Standards and Practices Task Grouphttp://www.codata.org/taskgroups/TGdatacitation/

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Nativi, S., Khalsa, S., Domenico, B., Craglia, M., Pearlman, J., Mazzetti, P., & Rew, R. (2011). The brokering approach for earth science cyberinfrastructure. White paper retrieved from http://www.eurogeoss.eu/broker/Pages/AbouttheEuroGEOSSBroker.aspx