Charter
The DCMI Science and Metadata (DC-SAM) Community is a forum for individuals and organizations to exchange information and knowledge about metadata describing scientific data (data methodologically collected for research, analysis, tracking, forecasting, and other uses). The Community focuses on metadata challenges specific to scientific data curation, and solutions that will benefit from the architecture and global reach of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
The central challenges include:
- Canonical identification of datasets, critical for establishing provenance, auditing value and use, and attracting social-networking attention that will enhance their value.
- Better description of data and vocabularies, such that potential users may more easily determine suitability for use and repurposing, as well as ancillary applications for rendering and interpretation.
- Design and declaration of schemas to support reuse.
Related discussion takes place on the DC-SCIENCE list.
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Announcements
- 8th International Digital Curation Conference (IDDC), The Netherlands 14 - 16 January 2013: [1].
- RDAP13: Research Access and Preservation Summit, Baltimore, Maryland 4 - 5 April, 2013: [2].
- DC2013: 2-6 Sept. 2013 (co-located with iPRES), Lisbon, Portugal. CfP deadline: 29 March 2013; Conference: 2 - 6, September 2013. [3].
Previous documents and activities
Resources
People
- Community leadership: Alex Ball, UKOLN; Jane Greenberg, SILS/MRC (Metadata Research Center) UNC; and Jian Qin, iSchool/Syracuse University
- DC-SAM has over 270 Community Members (Member name listing is voluntary).
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