Registering your data with OBFS

1. Registering your data with OBFS Ecoinformatics 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 your data sets using the OBFS data registry.

3. Data Registries • Why are they important?

4. OBFS Data Registry • Created through a cooperative effort • Based on software developed through the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity

5. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity • a national network intended to facilitate ecological and environmental research on biocomplexity. • is an efficient way to discover, access, interpret, integrate and analyze complex ecological data from a highly-distributed set of field stations, laboratories, research sites, and individual researchers.

6. http://obfs.org/

7. Searching for data using OBFS • There are two ways to search for data using OBFS

8. Searching with OBFS • Simple and browsing searching available • Simple searching through simple string • Browsing through the list of registered data sets

9. Example Search

10. Example searching for NPP • Simple search using net productivity

11. Example of Search Results

12. Example of Search Results • There are 3 types of functions • View • Edit • Delete

13. Viewing Search Results • There are 2 ways to view • Click on view • Click on link

14. Viewing Search Results

15. Editing and Deleting Search Results • Editing and deleting are determined through access rights

16. KNB Search • We can search for Sandy’s files on the KNB site

17. KNB Search • You will notice the same files can be accessed through the KNB site although not edited or deleted

18. OBFS Data Registry • Before you can register your data set you will need to register as a new user with the KNB site.

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

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

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

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

23. 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

24. Registering your data on line in the left-hand part of your screen you will notice a link for metadata catalogue

25. Registering your data on line Click on link “metadata catalogue” to open the new window

26. Registering your data on line • There are two ways to register your data sets. Either by clicking the link in the top menu or clicking the link under registry tools

27. Registering your data on line • Information in red is required • If you have questions… • click on the link for guide on how to complete data registry entries or what is this

28. Data Registry Guide

29. What is this?

30. Registering your data on line • There is a pull down bar for field stations • If you are not on the list please type in your station

31. Associated Parties • Click on this link to add additional people

32. Associated Parties • A new box will open

33. Associated Parties • Use the pull down menu to associate role

34. Keywords • Click on this link to add additional keywords

35. Keywords • A new box will open • For the purposes of this activity lets add the keyword training

36. Keywords • If you know you can describe the keyword type

37. Keywords • And the associated thesaurus

38. Data Medium • There is a pull down menu describe the medium the data is saved in

39. Constraints • There is a pull down menu to allow who can use the data

40. Registering your data on line • Keep entering in metadata • Information in red is required • If you have questions… • click on the link for guide on how to complete data registry entries or what is this

41. Registering your data on line • When you have entered all the appropriate metadata click on the box submit.

42. Error message • If you did not enter required metadata (i.e., information in red) you will get an the following error message

43. Error message • Click on the link here to return to the form

44. Return to data entry form

45. Please continue on your own or in small groups entering metadata your datasets. • Double check what you have entered searching the OBFS site or the KNB site • Feel free to ask questions of the trainers. • When everyone has completed registering as many of their datasets as time allows we will resume at with the Morpho presentation and activity.