A user-centric metadata creation tool for preserving the nation's ecological data

Authors:
Fatma Nasoz;Renee C. Bryce;Craig J. Palmer;David J. Rugg
Affiliations:
The Lincy Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV;Computer Science Department, Utah State University, UT;The Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV;U.S. Forest Service, Research and Development, Madison, WI
Venue:
HI'11 Proceedings of the 2011 international conference on Human interface and the management of information - Volume Part I
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper describes the methodology to develop a metadata editing environment that (1) is scientist-friendly, (2) promotes accurate recording of metadata, and (3) enables interoperability across multiple metadata standards. Scientist-friendly software will increase scientists' willingness to create metadata and the quality of that metadata. This study identifies the usability issues in an existing metadata creation tool and initiates the development of a state-of-the-art user interface that allows the biological research community to more accurately record and share data.