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This paper describes the methodology to develop a metadata editing environment that (1) is scientist-friendly, (2) promotes accurate recording of metadata, and (3) enables interoperability across multiple metadata standards. Scientist-friendly software will increase scientists’ willingness to create metadata and the quality of that metadata. This study identifies the usability issues in an existing metadata creation tool and initiates the development of a state-of-the-art user interface that allows the biological research community to more accurately record and share data.
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Nasoz, F., Bryce, R.C., Palmer, C.J., Rugg, D.J. (2011). A User-Centric Metadata Creation Tool for Preserving the Nation’s Ecological Data. In: Smith, M.J., Salvendy, G. (eds) Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information. Human Interface 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6771. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21793-7_15
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