A-Z Index
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
acceptable digital repositories, Repositories
access controls, Access Controls and Copyrights
access provisions, Data Sharing Agreements
accessibility, Process and Analyze - Closely Related Activities
analysis, Process and Analyze - Closely Related Activities
archive, Archiving, Repositories
Asset Identifier Service (AIS), Data Release, Data Catalogs, Digital Object Identifiers, Metadata Creation
authoritative data source, Data Acquisition Methods
authority, Data Sharing Agreements
B
backups, Archiving, Backup & Secure
C
catalog, Data Catalogs
categorization, Keywords
checklists
for authors, Data Management Plans, Data Release
for center directors, Data Release
for reviewers, Data Release
for supervisors, Data Release
Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS), Repositories
collaborative agreements, Data Sharing Agreements
confidentiality, Data Sharing Agreements
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), Metadata Creation, Metadata Review
controlled vocabularies, Keywords
conversion, Data Acquisition Methods, Process
copyright, Access Controls and Copyright
CrossRef, Digital Object Identifiers
CURATE Checklists, USGS Data Management Resources
D
data acquisition, Data Acquisition Methods
data assessment, Manage Quality
data catalog, Data Catalogs
data citation, Data Citation, Data Release, Digital Object Identifiers
data collection, Data Acquisition Methods
data completeness, Data Acquisition Methods
Data Curation Primers, USGS Data Management Resources
data dictionary, Data Dictionaries, Metadata Creation
data entry, Data Templates
data integration, Data Dictionaries, Why Manage Data
data lifecycle, Data Lifecycle
Data Management Body of Knowledge, USGS Data Management Resources
data management plan, Data Management Plans, Data Release, How does a QAP compare with a DMP
data management planning, Training
data management strategy, Data Management Plans
data manager, Stewardship
data model, Quality by Design
data portal, Data Catalogs
data publication, Data Release, ORCIDs
data quality, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities
data quality indicators, Manage Quality
data release, Data Release, Training
data repository, Data Release
data review, Data Release
data schema, Quality by Design
data sharing, Data Acquisition Methods, Training, Why Share Your Data
data sharing agreements, Data Sharing Agreements
data standards, Data Standards, Stewardship
data steward, Stewardship
data stewardship, Stewardship
data templates, Data Templates
data use license agreement, Data Sharing Agreements
Data.gov, Data Catalogs
DataCite, Digital Object Identifiers
derivation, Process
design constraints, Quality by Design
digital object identifiers, Digital Object Identifiers, Data Citation, Data Release, Metadata Creation
disclaimers, Data Release, Data Sharing Agreements
disposition, Disposition
documentation, Metadata Creation, Analyze, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities, Manage Quality, Process
domain management, Manage Quality
E
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), Repositories
efficiency, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities
endangered species, Proprietary and Sensitive Data
entity and attributes, Data Dictionaries
exit survey, USGS Science Data Exit Survey
extraction, Process
F
Federal record, Disposition
file formats, File Formats
file organization, Organize Files and Data
FOIA, Access Controls and Copyright, Data Acquisition Methods, Data Sharing Agreements, Why Manage Data
form validation, Data Templates
I
identifiers for people, ORCIDs
image analysis, Analyze
Information Quality Act, Why Manage Data
integration, Process
inter-agency agreements, Data Sharing Agreements
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Metadata Creation, Metadata Review
interpretation, Analyze
K
keywords, Keywords, Metadata Creation
L
laws, Why Manage Data
legacy data, Data Acquisition Methods
licensing, Access Controls and Copyright, Data Acquisition Methods
lifecycle, Data Lifecycle
M
mdEditor, Metadata Creation
memorandum of understanding, Data Sharing Agreements
metadata, Metadata Creation, Metadata Review, Data Release, Data Catalogs, Training
documenting data quality, Manage Quality
documenting keywords, Keywords
documenting persistent identifiers, Digital Object Identifiers
documenting process steps, Process, Workflow Capture
Metadata Parser, Metadata Creation, Metadata Review
metadata review, Metadata Review, Data Release
metadata submission, Data Catalogs
Metadata Wizard, Metadata Creation, Metadata Review
Microsoft XML Notepad, Metadata Creation
modeling, Analyze
N
naming conventions, Organize Files and Data
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Disposition
National Water Information System (NWIS), Repositories
O
open data formats, Data Release
ORCIDs, ORCIDs
P
Paperwork Reduction Act, Why Manage Data
permanent records, Disposition
persistent identifiers, Digital Object Identifiers, Data Citation, Data Release, ORCIDs
plan, Data Management Plans
policies, Why Manage Data
portal, Data Catalogs
preservation, File Formats, USGS Science Data Exit Survey
process documentation, Workflow Capture
processing, Process, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities
project documentation, Data Management Plans
project management, Data Management Plans
proprietary data, Access Controls and Copyright, Data Management Plans, Data Sharing Agreements, Proprietary and Sensitive Data
purchase agreements, Data Acquisition Methods
purchasing data, Data Acquisition Methods
Q
quality assurance, Manage Quality, Data Templates
quality assurance plan, Manage Quality, How does a QAP compare with a DMP
quality control, Manage Quality
R
records management, Disposition
reference data, Manage Quality
reformatting, Process
repository, Repositories, Archiving
reproducibility, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities, Workflow Capture
reproducible notebooks, Workflow Capture
retention schedules, Disposition
retirement, USGS Science Data Exit Survey
S
Science Data Catalog, Data Catalogs, Data Release
science data lifecycle, Data Lifecycle, Training
ScienceBase, Repositories, Training
ScienceBase, data release workflow, Data Release
security, Backup & Secure, Data Acquisition Security Requirements
sensitive data, Access Controls and Copyright, Backup & Secure, Data Management Plans, Proprietary and Sensitive Data, Stewardship
software review, Process
spatial analysis, Analyze
standards, Data Standards, Process, Metadata Creation
statistics, Analyze
structuring data releases, Training
stylesheet, Metadata Creation
subsetting, Process
summarization, Process
T
templates, Data Templates, Data Management Plans
thesauri, Keywords
threatened species, Proprietary and Sensitive Data
title, Metadata Creation
Trusted Digital Repository, Repositories
TKME, Metadata Creation
tools, Data Management Plans
training modules, Training
transformation, Data Acquisition Methods, Process
transparency, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities, Workflow Capture
U
U.S. Department of the Interior Data Catalog, Data Catalogs
USDA Metavist, Metadata Creation
USGS Model Catalog, Modeling, Data Catalogs
USGS Public Access Plan, Data Release
USGS Science Data Exit Survey, USGS Science Data Exit Survey
V
validation, data, Process, Quality by Design
validation, metadata, Metadata Creation
visualization, Analyze
W
web services, Process
workflows, Process and Analyze – Closely Related Activities, Workflow Capture