Registering your data with OBFS

Ecoinformatics Workshop

Samantha RomanelloLong Term Ecological Research

University of New Mexico

Registering your data

In this session we will give you an opportunity to register your data sets using the OBFS data registry.

Data Registries

• Why are they important?

OBFS Data Registry

• Created through a cooperative effort

• Based on software developed through the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity

• a national network intended to facilitate ecological and environmental research on biocomplexity.

• is an efficient way to discover, access, interpret, integrate and analyze complex ecological data from a highly-distributed set of field stations, laboratories, research sites, and individual researchers.

http://obfs.org/

Searching for data using OBFS• There are two

ways to search for data using OBFS

Searching with OBFS

• Simple and browsing searching available

• Simple searching through simple string

• Browsing through the list of registered data sets

Example Search

Example searching for NPP

• Simple search using net productivity

Example of Search Results

Example of Search Results

• There are 3 types of functions

• View• Edit• Delete

Viewing Search Results

• There are 2 ways to view

• Click on view

• Click on link

Viewing Search Results

Editing and Deleting Search Results

• Editing and deleting are determined through access rights

KNB Search

• We can search for Sandy’s files on the KNB site

KNB Search

• You will notice the same files can be accessed through the KNB site although not edited or deleted

OBFS Data Registry

• Before you can register your data set you will need to register as a new user with the KNB site.

Registering with KNB

http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/

in the lower left-hand part of your screen you will notice a login & registration box

Registering with KNB

Registering with KNB

Click on link “create new account” to open the window where you can create your metacat account

• This window will open

• Please fill in the registration information

• Register as OBFS • Information in red

is required.

Creating your Metacat Account

• Write down this information as you will need your username and password to create your profile in Morpho!

• You can use this account to search for data on the KNB website and to access data on Morpho

Creating your Metacat Account

in the left-hand part of your screen you will notice a link for metadata catalogue

Registering your data on line

Registering your data on line

Click on link “metadata catalogue” to open the new window

Registering your data on line • There are

two ways to register your data sets. Either by clicking the link in the top menu or clicking the link under registry tools

Registering your data on line • Information

in red is required

• If you have questions…

• click on the link for guide on how to complete data registry entries or what is this

Data Registry Guide

What is this?

Registering your data on line • There is

a pull down bar for field stations

• If you are not on the list please type in your station

Associated Parties

• Click on this link to add additional people

• A new box will open

Associated Parties

Associated Parties

• Use the pull down menu to associate role

Keywords

• Click on this link to add additional keywords

Keywords

• A new box will open• For the purposes of this activity lets add the keyword training

Keywords

• If you know you can describe the keyword type

Keywords

• And the associated thesaurus

Data Medium

• There is a pull down menu describe the medium the data is saved in

Constraints

• There is a pull down menu to allow who can use the data

Registering your data on line • Keep

entering in metadata

• Information in red is required

• If you have questions…

• click on the link for guide on how to complete data registry entries or what is this

Registering your data on line • When you

have entered all the appropriate metadata click on the box submit.

Error message• If you

did not enter required metadata (i.e., information in red) you will get an the following error message

Error message• Click

on the link here to return to the form

Return to data entry form

• Please continue on your own or in small groups entering metadata your datasets.

• Double check what you have entered searching the OBFS site or the KNB site

• Feel free to ask questions of the trainers.• When everyone has completed registering

as many of their datasets as time allows we will resume at with the Morpho presentation and activity.