USGS Protocol Library: An Implementation Based on the National Environmental Methods Index
A number of monitoring method and protocol libraries are currently in existence. Although these systems have been tailored to certain disciplines or research foci, the underlying principles, mechanisms, and processes have commonalities that could facilitate synthesizing content and information.
The Protocol Library project consists of modifying and thus extending the capabilities of the existing NEMI methods compendium. To accomplish the task of incorporating a broad array of protocols, NEMI developers have conducted user requirement queries of protocol owners. In addition, protocol owners have been asked how they would prefer to access the data. Input forms have been created to accommodate the desires of protocol owners as much as possible.
This project represents another step toward a common framework for storage and retrieval of methods and protocol information. Use of this existing and proven database will greatly enhance the accessibility of this information and will provide researchers the opportunity to track versions of protocols as they evolve over time.
Principal Investigator : Daniel J Sullivan, Jacquelyn L Schei, Kathryn M Schoephoester
Cooperator/Partner : Cheryl A Buchwald, Mary S Bucknell
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 523237ace4b0f06321418f20)
A number of monitoring method and protocol libraries are currently in existence. Although these systems have been tailored to certain disciplines or research foci, the underlying principles, mechanisms, and processes have commonalities that could facilitate synthesizing content and information.
The Protocol Library project consists of modifying and thus extending the capabilities of the existing NEMI methods compendium. To accomplish the task of incorporating a broad array of protocols, NEMI developers have conducted user requirement queries of protocol owners. In addition, protocol owners have been asked how they would prefer to access the data. Input forms have been created to accommodate the desires of protocol owners as much as possible.
This project represents another step toward a common framework for storage and retrieval of methods and protocol information. Use of this existing and proven database will greatly enhance the accessibility of this information and will provide researchers the opportunity to track versions of protocols as they evolve over time.
Principal Investigator : Daniel J Sullivan, Jacquelyn L Schei, Kathryn M Schoephoester
Cooperator/Partner : Cheryl A Buchwald, Mary S Bucknell
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 523237ace4b0f06321418f20)