[eml-dev] quick question on adding citation information

[Carl Boettiger]

Sorry if this is a bit elementary.

Let's say I have an EML file describing data that is published as part of
the supplemental materials of a paper.  It seems reasonable to add a
citation to that paper in the metadata.  Is the best place for such a
citation:

    eml/dataset/methods/methodsStep/citation

preceded by a

    eml/dataset/methods/methodsStep/description

explaining that the citation refers to the paper in which the data was
first published, etc?


In a related question, if the EML was documenting software instead, e.g.
eml/software, where would such a citation go?  I don't
see<http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/software/eml/eml-2.1.1/eml-software.png>`citation`
as child of anything under `eml/software`.


Or am I missing the boat entirely here and the natural thing to do is have
a separate EML file, eml/citation, and somehow reference that file?  I
don't really understand the motivation for having an eml file that consists
only of eml/citation, but as I understand, eml/citation and eml/dataset etc
are exclusive, right?

Thanks for the help!

- Carl

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Carl Boettiger
UC Santa Cruz
http://carlboettiger.info/
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