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Our #HMC #Metadata Conference slides on #DataManagement at the @geomar_de are now online! Check out how #LinkAhead can be used to manage geological and biological sample data from initial registration to publication.
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Sample metadata at GEOMAR using LinkAhead: From registration to publication
At GEOMAR, a multidisciplinary research centre, a large number ofheterogeneous biological and geological samples need to be managed:Among other requirements, their metadata and data need to be stored ina FAIR way, their provenance information as well as their physicallocation in the sample storage need to be available, and scientistsneed to be supported in organizing their sample management andproviding sample metadata in a standardized format to data portalslike Marine Data where samples from different sources are searchable . We present how GEOMAR's sample metadata schema is implemented in twoinstances of the research data management system LinkAhead. Theworkflow from (pre-)registration of samples prior to a sampling overupdates of samples and storage information to export of metadata forpublication is realized in the form of server-side scripts that can beaccessed by scientists without any programming background fromLinkAhead's web user interface. We show how exporting and updatinginformation of multiple samples is handled by down- and uploading csvfiles, respectively. We also present how extensions of the datamodelthat can be done by curators within the web user interface areautomatically reflected in the LinkAhead crawler responsible for theupload of sample information.
Helmholtz Metadata Collab.
Christian Himpe