Registering your data with KNB

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Registering your data with KNB

• KNB Data Management Tools Workshop
• Samantha Romanello
• Long Term Ecological Research
• University of New Mexico

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Registering your data

• In this session we will give you an opportunity
  to register two of your three data sets using the
  KNB data registry.

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Data Registries

• Why are they important?

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KNB Data Registry

• A variety of different interfaces based on
  organizational needs

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http//knb.ecoinformatics.org/
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Searching with KNB

• Simple and advanced searching available
• Simple searching through given fields or simple
  string
• Advance searching authors last name or title

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Example searching for productivity

• Simple search using productivity
• Primary production

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Associated Metadata

• Data Set
• Data Table
• Xml files

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Registering with KNB

• http//knb.ecoinformatics.org/

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Registering with KNB

• in the lower left-hand part of your screen you
  will notice a login registration box

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Registering with KNB

• Click on link create new account to open the
  window where you can create your metacat account

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Creating your Metacat Account

• This window will open
• Please fill in the registration information
• Register as unaffiliated
• Information in red is required.

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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

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Registering your data on line

• in the lower right-hand part of your screen you
  will notice a data management box

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Registering your data on line

• Click on link Register your dataset online to
  open the new window

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Registering your data on line
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Data Registry Guide
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Example
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Error message
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Return to data entry form
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• Please continue on your own or in small groups
  entering metadata for two of your three datasets.
• Feel free to ask questions of the trainers.
• When everyone has completed registering two of
  their datasets we will resume with a group
  discussion on eml and data registry.

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FAQ

• Do I need to be logged into KNB to register a
  data set?
• Why should I register?
• Why should I log in?