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Registering your data with
KNB
BEAM Workshop
Samantha RomanelloLong Term Ecological Research
University of New Mexico
In this session we will give you an opportunity to register one of your data sets using the KNB data registry.
Data Registries Why are they important?
KNB Data Registry Created
through a cooperative effort
Based on software developed through the Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
a national network intended to facilitate ecological and environmental research on biocomplexity.
is an efficient way to discover, access, interpret, integrate and analyze complex ecological data from a highly-distributed set of field stations, laboratories, research sites, and individual researchers.
KNB Data Registry A variety of different
interfaces based on organizational needs
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org
Searching with KNB
Simple and advanced searching available
Simple searching through given fields or simple string
Advance searching author’s last name or title
Example searching for productivity
Simple search using productivity
Primary production
Associated Metadata Data Set Data Table Xml files
Registering with KNB
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/
in the lower left-hand part of your screen you will notice a login & registration box
Registering with KNB
Registering with KNB
Click on link “create new account” to open the window where you can create your metacat account
This window will open
Please fill in the registration information
Register as unaffiliated
Information in red is required.
Creating your Metacat Account
If you skip any of the information in red you will get the following error
Creating your Metacat Account
Write down this information as you will need your username and password to create your profile in Morpho!
You can use this account to search for data on the KNB website and to access data on Morpho
Creating your Metacat Account
Once you have successfully registered return to the home page.in the lower right-hand part of your screen you will notice a data management box
Registering your data on line
Registering your data on line
Click on link “Register your dataset online” to open the new window
Registering your data on line
Information in red is required
If you have questions…click on the link for “guide on how to complete data registry entries” or the “what is this” link
Data Registry Guide
This is the guide that will open when you click on the link “guide on how to complete data registry entries”
Registering your data on line
What is this?
The same guide will open when you click on the link “what is this”
Associated Parties
Click on this link to add additional people
A new box will open
Associated Parties
Associated Parties
Use the pull down menu to associate role
Keywords
Click on this link to add additional keywords
Keywords
A new box will open For the purposes of this activity lets add the keyword training
Keywords
If you know you can describe the keyword type
Keywords
And the associated thesaurus
TaxonomicClick on this link to add additional Taxonomic information
A new box will open
Taxonomic
Methods Click on
this link to add additional paragraphs
Methods A new
box will open
Data Set Contact Check this
box to use the same name and address as the PRINCIPAL DATA SET OWNER
Data Medium
There is a pull down menu describe the medium the data is saved
Constraints
There is a pull down menu to allow who can use the data
Error message
Click on here to return to form
Return to data entry form
Keep entering in metadataInformation in red is requiredIf you have questions…click on the link for guide on how to complete data registry entries or what is this
Please continue on your own or in small groups entering metadata your datasets.
Feel free to ask questions of the trainers. When everyone has completed registering
one of their datasets we will resume with the morpho presentation and exercise.