A Step: Augment the Data Deposit
Learning Outcomes
Curators will be able to:1. Evaluate metadata profiles and README documentation for discovery, access, and linkages.
2. Complete metadata profiles and README documentation to enhance discovery, access, and linkages.
3. Add or replace files supplemented by the depositor from the Request step and any information gathered in the Understand step.
Summary of the Augment Step
The Augment step in the CURATE(D) model applies to the dataset, the information gathered in the Understand step, and the feedback you've received from the Request step. There are two specific ways you may Augment the dataset and it's documentation with:
1. Machine-readable metadata
2. README files or other documentation
A Step Actions
When Augmenting a dataset there are a number of areas for the curator to consider enhancing: these include strategies to improve the datasets discoverability, accessibility, and linkages through metadata and related documentation.
Metadata
Essential metadata elements - DataCite Metadata Schema .
Table 1: DataCite Metadata Profile 4.4 Recommended and Optional Properties
Property |
Obligation |
|---|---|
| Identifier | Mandatory |
| Creator (with optional given name, family name, name identifier and affiliation sub-properties) | Mandatory |
| Title (with optional type sub-properties) | Mandatory |
| Publisher | Mandatory |
| PublicationYear | Mandatory |
| ResourceType (with mandatory general type description subproperty) | Mandatory |
| Subject (with scheme sub-property) | Recommended |
| Contributor (with optional given name, family name, name identifier, and affiliation sub-properties) | Recommended |
| Date (with type sub-property) | Recommended |
| Language | Optional |
| AlternateIdentifier (with type sub-property) | Optional |
| RelatedIdentifier (with type and relation type sub-properties) | Recommended |
| Size | Optional |
| Format | Optional |
| Version | Optional |
| Rights | Optional |
| Description (with type sub-property) | Recommended |
| GeoLocation (with point, box, place, and polygon sub-properties) | Recommended |
| FundingReference (with name, identifier, and award related subproperties) | Optional |
| Related Item (with identifier, creator, title, publication year, volume, issue, number, page, publisher, edition, and contributor sub-properties) | Optional |
| RelatedItem (With identifier, creator, title, publication year, volume, issue, number, page, publisher, edition, and contributor sub-properties) | Optional |
Example Metadata Forms
University of Michigan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University Library
README and other Documentation
Example README Forms
Penn State READMECornell README
Key Ethical Considerations
- Make sure bibliographic information reflects correct author attribution.
- Ensure any augmentation by the depositor to resolve ethical questions from previous steps is completed.
Activity
Activity Materials:
1. Updated README obtained from the Request step.
Directions
Now that you've Checked and Undstand the dataset, as well as Requested some inforamtion from the depositor - it is time to Augment the data with gathered information. Assume that after you requested more information, the depositor sent an updated README file. Augment the dataset above - augmenting both the README and the metadata form.
Active Reflection:
After completing this step, take a few minutes and see what else may be missing that you want to go back to the depositor and ask for additional information about. What's incomplete or still required for reuse?
