Data Archival

8/27/97

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Table of Contents

Data Archival

Data Archival Status

Outline - What?

What is a data archive?

Components of an Archive

Data Centers at ORNL

CDIAC

ARM Archive

ORNL DAAC for
Biogeochemical Dynamics

OREIS

Outline - Why?

Relationship of
Science and Archives

Cycles of Research

Archives Foster Discovery

Ecology is multidisciplinary

Storage Media and Capacity

Why should I archive my data?

Why don’t I archive my data?

Acknowledgment

Project Support for Archival

Levels of Metadata

Integrated Systems View

Classes of Data Sharing

Levels of Data Archival

Outline - How?

How do I put data into an archive?

Papers and Datasets

Data Maturation and Flow

Master Directory Center

How does an archive function?

Data / Metadata Acquisition

Processing and QA Review

Data Enhancement

Documentation

Data Loading

Distribution / Marketing

Post-project Data Support

Outline - Where?

Where are data archives?

Paper Archive

Personal Web Page

Self-documenting File Formats

Outline - Future?

What are the future directions for data archival?

Data Archival Initiatives

Challenges

Author: Richard Olson and Raymond McCord

Email: rjo@ornl.gov and rqm@ornl.gov

Home Page: www-eosdis.ornl.gov