status: Completed
Chair (s): Jane Greenberg, Keith Jeffery, Rebecca Koskela, Alex Ball
Group Email: [group_email]
Secretariat Liaison: Contact Enquiries email
Please note that the Metadata Standards Directory WG has now finished its term under RDA and has delivered its outputs. A follow-on WG has been created: Metadata Standards Catalog WG.
The RDA Metadata Standards Directory Working Group is supported by individuals and organizations involved in the development, implementation, and use of metadata for scientific data. The overriding goal is to develop a collaborative, open directory of metadata standards applicable to scientific data can help address infrastructure challenges...Metadata Standards Working Group Case Statement.
Key resources
- Digital Curation Centre's metadata directory.
- Github exploratory work: http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/
- Background research: Ball, A. Scientific Data Application Profile Scoping Study Report: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/projects/sdapss/.
Outputs
- Output Slides presented at Plenary 6 in Paris
- Output Slides presented at Plenary 5 in San Diego
- Metadata Principles - Created and endorsed by all the RDA metadata groups
Outreach and Presentations
- Summer interns help advance MSDWG agenda:
- Yuan Ling, Drexel University, USA-RDA internship, investigates machine-actionable policy linking RDA's MSDWG and Policy working groups. See Yuan's poster @ RDA-4, Mapping Human-Readable/Machine-Readable Policies for RDA Metadata Standards Directory Development.
- Kate Alderete, University of Denver, Colorado, DataONE RDA metadata WG: DataONE summer internship, project no. 7, explores GitHub to make the Metadata Standard Directory more commuity driven.
- Ball, A., Chen, S., Greenberg, J., Jeffery, K., Koskela, R., and Perze, J. (2014). Building a disciplinary metadata standards directory. IDCC-2014: https://rd-alliance.org/sites/default/files/ball-et-al-MSD-idcc14.pdf
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Chen, S. (2014). A Prototype Collaborative Directory of Metadata Standards. A Master’s
Paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree. April 2014: https://www.rd-alliance.org/sites/default/files/SChen-RDA-Metadata.pdf
- Perez, C. (2013). The RDA’s Metadata Standards Directory: Information Gathering. A Master’s Paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree. November, 2013: CPerez-RDA-Metadata.pdf,
- CAMP-4-DATA - DCMI Science and Metadata/RDA, 6 Sept. 2013, Lisbon, Portugal, (Proceedings). Greenberg,
Selected past events
- Building a disciplinary metadata standards directory, Wednesday, 26 February session 2 (Alex Ball, DCC/UKOLN).
- EUDAT: European Data Infrastructure/RDA’s Metadata Standards Directory Working Group presentation (Bill Michener, 30 October 2013).
- 11th euroCRIS Strategic Seminar targets Metadata in Research Information Systems, 9-10, Sept. 2013..
- CAMP-4-DATA - DCMI Science and Metadata/RDA, 6 Sept. 2013, Lisbon, Portugal,
WG slides and documents
- Metadata Standard Directory WG folder (this takes you to the Filedepot, then navigate to MSDWG folder under Top Level Folders)
- See also Metadata IG (interest group).
(updated: 28 Sept. 2015)
Posts
24
March
2023
Fwd: RDA Metadata Standards Directory WG Final Recommendations Endorsement
Good news for all who contributed to this Working Group! Thank you, Rebecca, Jane, Keith, and Alex ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Bridget Walker <***@***.***-foundation.org> Date: Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM Subject: RDA Metadata Standards Directory WG Final Recommendations Endorsement To: ***@***.*** <***@***.***>, ***@***.*** < ***@***.***>, Rebecca Koskela <1 | Add new comment
24
May
2021
Invitation to join the RDA Metadata IG meeting this week
All, The Metadata IG will be meeting this Thursday (27 May) at 1500 UTC to begin planning for P18. Regards, Rebecca Koskela Alex Ball Keith Jeffery Information to join the call: Agenda: https://bit.ly/3c8Lcv5 Topic: Metadata Interest Group Time: May 27, 2021 03:00 PM GMT Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92761445071?pwd=UTA2ZFF4VVRnUUpZNnY5QStBbUNWZz09 Meeting ID: 927 6144 50710 | Add new comment
24
July
2020
Register Now: Webinars – Data Description with DDI - Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI)
The Data Documentation Initiative Alliance has recently announced the public review of their new specification, DDI – Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI). In order to introduce potential reviewers to the specification a series of general introductory webinars have been held. Perhaps you already took part in one of them or would like to have a look at them? Please review the slides and recordings. To follow up on this, we are now launching a second series of virtual events 1) for specific audiences, and 2) about specific topics.0 | Add new comment
09
October
2019
CODATA Data Science Journal Call For Papers: Research Data Alliance Results Special Collection
by Gina Pavone
Dear members, I’m writing on behalf of the editorial board of the CODATA Data Science Journal. I would like to recall the possibility to submit the outputs produced by this group for the special collection of CODATA DSJ on RDA Results. Publication fees will be covered by the EC project "RDA Europe 4.0".0 | Add new comment
09
October
2019
CODATA Data Science Journal Call For Papers: Research Data Alliance Results Special Collection
by Gina Pavone
Dear members, I’m writing on behalf of the editorial board of the CODATA Data Science Journal. I would like to recall the possibility to submit the outputs produced by this group for the special collection of CODATA DSJ on RDA Results. Publication fees will be covered by the EC project "RDA Europe 4.0".0 | Add new comment
15
May
2019
Call for Papers: Research Data Alliance Results Special Collection
View the Data Science Journal special collection https://datascience.codata.org/collections/special/research-data-alliance-results/ Continuous submission open at https://datascience.codata.org/about/submissions/.0 | Add new comment
24
October
2016
Aggregating and mapping Metadata - hands-on webinar, 31 October, 15:00 CET
Dear members of the Metadata Standards Directory Working Group, I am writing to invite you to the *hands-on webinar on "Aggregating and mapping Metadata",* scheduled on*Monday 31st October at 15:00 CET / 13:00 UTC.* The webinar will be held by Dimitris Gavrilis, Athena RC. The purpose of this webinar is to familiarise participants with key aspects of data aggregation, relevant for all projects that include some form of data gathering of metadata capture. A metadata aggregation0 | Add new comment
18
April
2016
Collaboration Projects Testing RDA Outputs
We'd like to bring your attention to the latest Research Data Alliance Magazine ( https://rd-alliance.org/sites/default/files/attachment/RDA_magazine_Fina...) to read about the collaboration projects testing RDA outputs. In particular, check page 9 to read about the integration of the Metadata Standards Directory with the DMPonline. Alex Ball Keith Jeffery Rebecca Koskela Executive Director, DataONE University of New Mexico0 | Add new comment
21
January
2016
Transition to the Metadata Standards Catalog WG
by Alex Ball
Dear WG members, We are happy to confirm that the RDA Council has formally Recognized and Endorsed the Metadata Standards Catalog Working Group. Since the Catalog group is a follow-on to this Directory group, our activity and attention will now be directed entirely to the new group. As I result of this, I would urge you to do two things:0 | Add new comment
18
January
2016
Request from the Biosharing Initiative
Dear Colleagues in the Metadata Groups of RDA - I have a request (attached) from Peter Mcquilton of the Biosharing initiative / Biosharing WG of RDA of which many of you will know from presentations at RDA. I know Peter and the rest of the Biosharing team would be very grateful to receive as many responses as possible. With best wishes Keith Keith G Jeffery Consultants Prof Keith G Jeffery E: ***@***.*** T: +44 7768 446088 S: keithgjeffery0 | Add new comment