docBUILDER

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docBUILDER

Summary

Type of tool

Application

Function

Metadata creation

Online / Desktop

Online

Computer infrastructure

Data held by Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Development status

Last modified November 2007

Time of use

Data creation, data capture

Licence

 

Description

The docBUILDER tool is designed for metadata authors to add (or modify) data set descriptions (DIFs), related services descriptions (SERFs) and descriptions of Ancillary Information (Data Centers, Projects, Instruments and Platforms). 1

 

Function

  • Data Identification tool

 

Why use this tool?

Use docBUILDER to create a new metadata record.

 

Who will use this tool?

  • Data creators
    • Experts, scientists
  • Data capture
    • Curators
  • Data providers
    • Institutions
    • Private collections
    • Casual users

 

How will the tool be used?

  • This is a web based tool used online. The metadata remains at GCMD
  • User input required
  • Templates can be created for creating multiple records with common factors

 

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • Data source

 

When could this tool be used?

  • Before data is made available to ALA

 

Availability

docBUILDER and Master Directory software are produced in collaboration with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center through the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) project.2

 

Comments

This service is built for the earth science community and is cross mapped to other standards such as the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, and the Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC).

 

This metadata tool is used by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre, and metadata records are entered directly into the Antarctic Master Directory maintained by the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD).

 

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) have a plan to use GCMD docBUILDER and metadata facilities.3

 

Portals are available for partner organisations wishing to customise the view of the GCMD directory.

 

 

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