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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Christy -<br>
I am the data manager for one of the US-LTER sites (Santa Barbara
Coastal LTER). there are lots of uses for the responsibleParty
module under eml-dataset. And you're right, the major hassle is
figuring out how various people are involved. <br>
<br>
Our priorities for choosing how to apply the EML-fields are below:<br>
1.we want a dataset citation to make sense. Most of the time,
dataset citations seem to be mirroring paper citations -- although
this might not always be appropriate. So if a citation is planned
to have 'people' cited, those people belong at this xpath:
dataset/creator/individualName, and in the order they should be
cited. <br>
<br>
We have some datasets that are reposted from other sources. For
these, we respect the wishes of the originator, (eg, U.S.
Geological Survey or NASA), and they often want the organization
to be cited, so for these, we use dataset/creator/organization<br>
<br>
we use the <publisher> field for the organization we want to
appear in the citation as the publisher.<br>
<br>
2. We record how people's involvement in a dataset might have
changed (e.g., for a time-series that is regularly updated), we
use dataset/associatedParty. Here, you can specify how a person
was involved by filling out the string field <role>. Since
it's a string field, it can vary as much as it needs to. These
could be the same people as in the creator elements, or different
ones. If they are the same people, I prefer to repopulate those
fields rather than use internal references.<br>
<br>
3. dataset contact: for this, we use dataset/contact/positionName
(not an individual), and put in the position "data manager", with
a persistent, non-personal email (we use our site's
ticket-tracking email). This ensures that someone will be around
to answer questions about the dataset.<br>
<br>
4. project: we use the project module to describe the responsible
umbrella project. So the boilerplate includes the people who are
principal investigators on the funding grant. You can include more
detailed sub-projects, but I don't know of any instances of that.
We trust the data catalogs we post to to not use these fields in
regular queries, but in reality, we have no control over that. It
would look odd in a data catalog to see the same small group
appearing to be attached to every dataset, but I suppose that is
appropriate at some level -- e.g., from the funder's point of
view.<br>
<br>
<br>
I hope this helps -<br>
best,<br>
Margaret<br>
<br>
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Margaret O'Brien<br>
Information Management<br>
Santa Barbara Coastal LTER<br>
Marine Science Institute, UCSB<br>
Santa Barbara, CA 93106<br>
805-893-2071 (voice)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sbc.lternet.edu">http://sbc.lternet.edu</a><br>
<br>
<br>
On 11/13/2014 5:38 PM, Christy Lee. Geromboux wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am new to the LTERN data team, and am
trying to get my head around EML. I was hoping to gain some
understanding around where various personnel ought to be
acknowledged. Specifically the differentiation between dataset
creators, dataset owners, project personnel, and funding
bodies that require citation. I have tried to illustrate my
question with a fictitious example in
<span style="color:#0070C0">blue</span>, and where I have
copied the relevant EML documentation I have used
<span style="color:#604A7B">purple</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have many data sets that fall under
various umbrella projects (which we call Plot Networks).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">For example
there a Project:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Three Parks Savanna Plot Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are many data sets have been produced
as part of this project.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Three Parks Savanna Plot Network:
Dataset 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Three Parks Savanna Plot Network:
Dataset 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have situations where the Plot Network
leader (i.e. guy who signs the data deeds), is not the same
person who created the data set, and does not require
citation. But we need to acknowledge that he is the leader of
the project and therefore has final say regarding all datasets
that belong to this project. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">So in the above
example:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Bob is the plot leader for Three Parks
Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">But:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">John is the data set creator for the
package Three Parks Savanna Plot Network: Dataset 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Bob is the data set creator for the
package Three Parks Savanna Plot Network: Dataset 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">Also:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">
OrganisationA is a funding body for the entire Plot Network
and therefore requires citation for all datasets in this
project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As I understand: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt">1.<span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>The eml-project <personnel> tag can be used for
the owner of the Plot Network
<span style="color:#0070C0">(i.e. Bob)</span>, and we can give
him/her a role of “Owner”. The relevant EML documentation from
is below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#604A7B">2.4.5. The eml-project module -
Research context information for resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">The eml-project module describes the
research context in which the dataset was created, including
descriptions of over-all motivations and goals, funding,
personnel, description of the study area etc. This is also
the module to describe the design of the project: the
scientific questions being asked, the architecture of the
design, etc. This module is used to place the dataset that
is being documented into its larger research context.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#604A7B">personnel
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">This element has no default value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">Content of this field:
Description of this field:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">Derived from: rp:ResponsibleParty (by
xs:extension)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">The Personnel field extends
ResponsibleParty with role information and is used to
document people involved in a research project by providing
contact information and their role in the project. A project
must have at least one originator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#604A7B">role
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">The role field contains information
about role a person plays in a research project. There are a
number of suggested roles, however, it is possible to add a
role if the suggested roles are not adequate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">Example(s):
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">author<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">contentProvider<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">custodianSteward<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">distributor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">editor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">metadataProvider<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">originator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">owner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:108.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt">2.<span
style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif"">
</span>Where as the <creator> tag in the eml-dataset
module would contain the people and organisations that make up
the citation for the dataset
<span style="color:#0070C0">(either Bob or John, as well as
OrganisationA)</span>. See EML documentation below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#604A7B"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><b><span
style="color:#604A7B">creator
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">This element has no default value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">Content of this field:
Description of this field:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">Type: rp:ResponsibleParty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><span
style="color:#604A7B">The 'creator' element provides the
full name of the person, organization, or position who
created the resource. The list of creators for a resource
represent the people and organizations who should be cited
for the resource.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">So citations
would include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">John and OrganisationA. Three Parks
Savanna Plot Network: Dataset 1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0">Bob and OrganisationA. Three Parks
Savanna Plot Network: Dataset 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span
style="color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0">And the Project
personnel for both of these datasets would list Bob with a
role of Owner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have I got the correct understanding?
Hopefully this all makes sense!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Christy
Geromboux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Data
Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Australian National University ACT 0200
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">T:
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