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Stage Setting I

Stage Setting I. Audience: FS scientists, possibly technicians Module position: Archiving protocol and metadata training completed. Stage Setting II. Goals: Introduce attendees to Metavist software Provide overview of functionality Describe how to acquire Describe how to provide feedback

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Stage Setting I

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  1. Stage Setting I Audience: FS scientists, possibly technicians Module position: Archiving protocol and metadata training completed

  2. Stage Setting II Goals: • Introduce attendees to Metavist software • Provide overview of functionality • Describe how to acquire • Describe how to provide feedback • Provide info on impending minor update

  3. Stage Setting III Objectives: • Attendees demonstrate understanding of benefits of using software tool by listing at least two; example benefits – • Automatic conformance to structure rules • Built-in knowledge of element domains • Element definition tips • Ease of navigating graphical interface

  4. Stage Setting III • Attendees demonstrate understanding of basic program navigation by successfully – • Creating and saving a metadata document containing Citation, Description, Date of Creation • Opening document, add Keywords and Future Review Date

  5. Life Cycle of a Data Set metadata metadata metadata Data cleaning Data analysis Collect data Study Plan citations citations metadata Write manuscript Published data product Journal review Assemble data, metadata, other info Archived data product Archivist review Published paper

  6. METAVIST 2005A Tool for Writing NBIIProfile Metadata in WindowsJune 29, 2005

  7. Agenda • Why a tool? • Desired features • Demo • Obtaining Metavist • Q & A

  8. Desired Features • Strong compliance with the relevant standard • Document structure • Element structure • Output interacts well with external world • Easily show symbols, such as degree sign • Ease of use • Graphical interface for navigation • Visual cues for element content

  9. Useful Features • Windows-based • Official platform • Connection to Web not required • Low cost • Access to knowledgeable support • Open source (?)

  10. Available Tools • ArcCatalog (FGDC only) • Useful for purely spatial data • Metavist 2005 (FGDC + NBII)

  11. Software Demonstration

  12. Acquiring Metavist • Take a select NBII metadata workshop http://www.nbii.gov/ • NC Knowledge Store (CD)http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/ • NC Intranet site (download + link to KS) http://fsweb.nc.fs.fed.us/impd/data_mgmt

  13. The Metavist Package • Microsoft .Net Framework ver. 1.1(pre-req for install) • Metavist program (with install software) • Software manual (GTR-NC-255) • Style sheet (NBII_classic.xsl) • XML schema (ncMetadata.xsd) • FGDC manual & workbook • NBII Profile manual & workbook • Two examples (not entirely compliant!) • Cute icon for your desktop

  14. Q & A

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