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Alaska Region Interim Data Management User Guide
  • Alaska Region Interim Data Management User Guide
  • Background
    • Why Data Managment?
    • The Big Picture: Integrating Data Management with Project Management
    • Definition of Project and Product (aka Data Resources)
  • Four Fundamental Activities of Data Management
    • Establish Roles and Responsibilities
    • Quality Management
    • Security and Preservation
    • Documentation
  • Alaska Data Management 101
    • Workflow
    • File Organization and Best Practices
      • Best Practices in Naming Conventions
      • Best Practices for Version Control
      • Changelog Best Practices
    • Alaska Regional Data Repository
    • Data Management Policy
  • Plan
    • Why Data Planning?
    • Data Management Plan Templates
      • Data Standards in brief
    • Project & Data Management Integration
    • Considerations for Projects with External Partners
  • ACQUIRE
    • Common Data Types
      • Open Formats
      • Best Practices in Tabular Data
      • Best Practices in Databases
      • Best Practices in Geospatial Data
      • Best Practices with Collections of Similar Types of Data
      • Best Practices with Source Data
    • Quality Management Procedures
      • Incorporating Data Standards
      • Using Unique Identifiers
  • MAINTAIN
    • Update Metadata
  • Access & Share
    • Open Data Requirements
      • Obtaining a Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
      • Obtaining a URL
      • Sharing without a URL
  • Long-term Storage Options
    • Using the Regional Data Repository
    • Public Accessible Repositories
  • Records Schedule & Disposition
  • Data Management Actions Quick Guide
  • Glossary
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See that for detailed metadata writing guidance.

In the Plan phase of the data management lifecycle, you selected a metadata standard and began creating metadata for your proposed data products. Now is the time to revisit the initiated metadata records, update them as necessary, and create any additional records to ensure your project is well documented.

It is highly recommended that you regularly update your data management plan and metadata throughout the data management lifecycle. This will save you time and labor in the long run.

To update your metadata, follow the steps listed below:

  1. Access the "metadata" sub-folder in your project's RDR folder. There should be two folders contained therein: "mdEditor" and "mdJSON." You will want to navigate to the "mdEditor" folder.

  2. There should be a single file in your "mdEditor" folder. This file contains your initiated metadata records. Save a copy of this file to your computer.

  3. Open a web browser and navigate to , a digital tool for authoring and editing metadata.

  4. In the primary navigation, click on "Import."

  5. Drag and drop the file containing the initiated metadata records into the blue space.

  6. Click the green "Click to Import" button on the right-hand side of your screen.

  7. Proceed to edit your metadata records and data dictionaries as needed.

  8. Export your updated records as a single .JSON file using the "Export All" function, and upload the file into the "incoming" sub-folder in your project's RDR folder.

For additional guidance on how to write metadata or use , refer to the .

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Alaska Region Metadata Guide
Alaska Region Metadata Guide
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Accessing mdEditor and importing initiated metadata records (Steps 3, 4, and 5).
Importing, editing, and exporting metadata records in mdEditor (Steps 6, 7, and 8)