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Fundamental Science Practices describing what metadata are, when their release is required, review and approval of metadata, where to catalog metadata, responsible parties, digital repositories, and digital object identifiers.

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113. What data responsibilities need to be included in cooperators/collaborators agreements or contracts?

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112. What about using non-Federal data repositories to provide or host the required public access to my data?

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111. Why must metadata records be cataloged in the USGS Science Data Catalog if the data are already available in an acceptable digital repository?

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110. Where can I find additional guidance or information about metadata?

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109. If I cannot explain how the data were created in the metadata record, where do I place the URL or DOI for the product that describes the data creation process?

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108. If my data are associated with a publication, where does the DOI pointing to that publication get placed in the metadata?

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107. Where do the metadata records go once we have created them?

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106. Is USGS SPN editing required for metadata records?

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105. Do summary data tables in scientific information products such as USGS publication series products or outside publications (for example, journals) need metadata?

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104. Are the output data generated by a model simulation also subject to the metadata requirement?

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103. Are metadata records needed for scientific datasets and databases that are provided by non-USGS authors and are subsequently included in USGS datasets, databases, or publications?

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102. Are metadata records required for any size dataset?