Registering your data with KNB

1. Registering your data with KNB KNB Data Management Tools Workshop Samantha Romanello Long Term Ecological Research University of New Mexico

2. Registering your data In this session we will give you an opportunity to register two of your three data sets using the KNB data registry.

3. Data Registries • Why are they important?

4. KNB Data Registry • A variety of different interfaces based on organizational needs

5. http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/

6. Searching with KNB • Simple and advanced searching available • Simple searching through given fields or simple string • Advance searching author’s last name or title

7. Example searching for productivity • Simple search using productivity • Primary production

8. Associated Metadata • Data Set • Data Table • Xml files

9. Registering with KNB http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/

10. Registering with KNB in the lower left-hand part of your screen you will notice a login & registration box

11. Registering with KNB Click on link “create new account” to open the window where you can create your metacat account

12. Creating your Metacat Account • This window will open • Please fill in the registration information • Register as unaffiliated • Information in red is required.

13. 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

14. Registering your data on line in the lower right-hand part of your screen you will notice a data management box

15. Registering your data on line Click on link “Register your dataset online” to open the new window

16. Registering your data on line

17. Data Registry Guide

18. Example

19. Error message

20. Return to data entry form

21. Please continue on your own or in small groups entering metadata for two of your three datasets. • Feel free to ask questions of the trainers. • When everyone has completed registering two of their datasets we will resume with a group discussion on eml and data registry.