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I have a lot of data packaged in different datasets and databases. For what packages of data do I produce a metadata record? [101]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

It depends on how the data will be used. You need a metadata record that describes the data package that will be cited, which is generally also the package that will be searched for in the Science Data Catalog and public search engines. [Read more]

It depends on how the data will be used. You need a metadata record that describes the data package that will be cited, which is generally also the package that will be searched for in the Science Data Catalog and public search engines. Additional metadata records might be needed for separate parts of data packages that have different creation or processing details.