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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
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Seminar Abstract

CMR's "MarLIN" metadata system - or, how do we discover what data we've got?

The acquisition and interpretation of marine data play a key role in CMR’s research process, and where we get data (data sources) and what happens to it (data sinks) should be aspects of fundamental interest to Divisional researchers and managers alike. One tool for maintaining an oversight of our data holdings at any time is to construct and populate a metadata system or data catalogue, which allows our researchers, managers, and external users to discover what data exist, information about any dataset, and relevant data access information. The status and role of the Division’s “MarLIN” metadata system will be introduced and discussed in this presentation, along with useful information about who creates (or should create) metadata, obstacles to populating the system and suggested solutions, and the overall usefulness of metadata in an organisational context.

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CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
Peter Oke, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5387
Piers Dunstan, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5382
Katrina Nitschke, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 2265 & IASOS, University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509