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Controlled Vocabulary VTC June 1, 2011

Controlled Vocabulary VTC June 1, 2011. Agenda. Review some past activities Plan some future activities. Activities since start of SC workshop. Vocab.lternet.edu server now allows Metacat searches AND implementation searches using either keyword set

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Controlled Vocabulary VTC June 1, 2011

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  1. Controlled Vocabulary VTCJune 1, 2011

  2. Agenda • Review some past activities • Plan some future activities

  3. Activities since start of SC workshop • Vocab.lternet.edu server now allows Metacat searches • AND implementation searches using either keyword set • Suggested revisions to list organization (Don, Julia) • Many have been made

  4. Discussion of how Core areas should be incorporated • Margaret has an email detailing how core areas should be used – but outside the controlled vocabulary • Separate vocabulary/taxonomy for research themes – may also be used for other things (pubs) • With Core Area as high level entity • In a separate keyword thesaurus • Sites? • Site is supposed to be listed as organization in the EML, according to “best practices”…. • But many sites don’t comply • Also from package ID • Lots of ways to do this….. • Organization vocabulary or hierarchy

  5. Core Research Area Taxonomy • LTER Core Research Areas • Primary Production • Populations • Disturbance • Inorganic Nutrients • Organic Matter • Keywords from this taxonomy would go into a SEPARATE <keywordSet> with a different keywordThesaurus from the science keywords • See: http://im.lternet.edu/im_practices/metadata/guides/core_area_keywords

  6. Plans for modification of vocabulary • Draft plan for adding terms • Proposal on why and where it should go in taxonomys • Must be linked to one or more datasets • Add details to best practice document • Site specific words • Can have their own site-specific vocabulary that can be searched alternate • Also can suggest non-preferred words • Review Practices for keyword proposals • Could be reviewed by a few people who make recommendation

  7. Draft “Best Practices for Keywording” document • Demos to LNO staff (Waide, Brunt, Servilla) • We can have Duane for a week!!!!!!!! – change to Metacat and HIVE software

  8. Upcoming • Finalizing the list • Planned “Virtual Water Cooler” session in July • What should we have available at that time? • Keyword searching demo • Keywording tool(s)??? • Present best practices • Need more than a month on proposed additions

  9. Next Steps • Excerpt Margaret’s notes regarding core areas • Margaret adding to Controlled vocab page • John will add draft best practices and put draft document on google docs • Need to get documents/vocab out to sites for their review • Email to VOCAB first for day or so • They may wish to add some additional words • SEND • Best Practices – including how to propose new keywords • Vocabulary • Report to EB - Production workshops • Margaret will put what she has on Google Docs • Goes to EB? or James Brunt? • Work with Duane • Need revised search use cases – especially regarding site-specific vocabularies

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