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MetaData is sexy!


Rainer M Krug

University Zurich, IEEU

18.06.2019 (updated: 2019-06-18)

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MetaData

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Data about Data

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randylane

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istockphoto

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Change to MetaData in your mind

nomorewallstreet

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Change to MetaData in your mind

nerdwallet

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ogsl

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Metadata is complex and divers

randylane

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Metadata is complex and divers

==> Metadata Schemes bring structure

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Metadata is complex and divers

==> Metadata Schemes bring structure

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Metadata is complex and divers

==> Metadata Schemes bring structure

==> Metadata Schemes are complex

oasis-open

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Introducing: Domain Specific Metadata Schemes (dmdScheme)

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Introducing: Domain Specific Metadata Schemes (dmdScheme)

  • Specific for requirements of domain
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Introducing: Domain Specific Metadata Schemes (dmdScheme)

  • Specific for requirements of domain

  • Buy-in from scientists through participation in development of the dmdScheme

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Introducing: Domain Specific Metadata Schemes (dmdScheme)

  • Specific for requirements of domain

  • Buy-in from scientists through participation in development of the dmdScheme

  • Poisot et al., 2019: Metadata schemes for scientific domains, subdomains, research types, ...

Poisot, T., Bruneau, A., Gonzalez, A., Gravel, D., Peres-Neto, P., 2019. Ecological Data Should Not Be So Hard to Find and Reuse. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.005

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.dt[ odgeforscholars

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Entering Metadata

gobankingrates

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Data Format

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Data Format

  • machine readable

  • human readable

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Data Format

  • machine readable

  • human readable

  • XML

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Data Format

  • machine readable

  • human readable

  • XML

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Entering Metadata in spreadsheet

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Entering Metadata in spreadsheet

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Entering Metadata in spreadsheet

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Validate Spreadsheet

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Validate Spreadsheet

validate_report("SPREADSHEET.xlsx")
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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Validate Spreadsheet

validate_report("SPREADSHEET.xlsx")

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Validate Spreadsheet

validate_report("SPREADSHEET.xlsx")

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Export Spreadsheet to xml

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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Export Spreadsheet to xml

dmdScheme_to_xml(
read_from_excel("SPREADSHEET.xlsx"),
file = "metadata.xml"
)
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Introducing: R package dmdScheme

Export Spreadsheet to xml

dmdScheme_to_xml(
read_from_excel("SPREADSHEET.xlsx"),
file = "metadata.xml"
)

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Competing or Not?

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Competing or Not?

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Competing or Not?

Ontologies

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Competing or Not?

Ontologies

You don't want to go there!

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Competing or Not?

Ontologies

You don't want to go there!

Not now!

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Competing or Not?

Ontologies

You don't want to go there!

Not now!

Trust me!

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Competing or Not?

Ontologies

You don't want to go there!

Not now!

Trust me!

Simply linking Metadata Properties

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MetaData

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