Environmental Information Cataloging Workshops

For Local and Networked Digital Libraries in the North Bay

GIS Teaching Lab, 3059 Stevenson Hall, SSU

Friday, Aug. 25, 9:00 – 12:00

Trainers:

Deanne DiPietro, GIS/IS Program Manager

Pat Stiefer, Digital Librarian/Geographer

Sonoma Ecology Center

Sharon Shin, GOS Metadata Coordinator

Federal Geographic Data Committee

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Part 1 - Cataloging and Sharing Non-spatial Information

9:00 – 9:15

Introductions

9:15 – 9:45

Information Management

Overview, importance and benefits

In-house Information Management

Making It Happen

About Metadata and Standards

Public Libraries and the Northbay Commons

Cataloging Tools:

9:45 – 10:30

CERES California Environmental Information Catalog

CERES – CEIC overview

CEIC hands-on data entry practice

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45- 11:45

Cataloging Tools: EndNote^©

EndNote^© introduction

EndNote^© hands-on data entry practice

11:45 – 12:00 Q & A

Environmental Information Cataloging Workshops

Part 2 - Cataloging and Documenting Spatial Data

1:30 – 2:00

Overview of spatial data cataloging and documentation

·        Special needs of spatial data management

·        The FGDC and GOS programs

2:00 – 2;30

ArcCatalog Tour

·        Key concepts (properties vs. documentation)

·        Setting up the environment

·        FGDC editor and stylesheet, in-context help

2:30 – 3:30

ArcCatalog hands-on practice using a sample spatial dataset: “Historical Railroad Stations”

·        Templates -- save time and standardize content

·        Filling out the form

·        Enclosures -- supplementing documentation with external files

·        Using the ArcCatalog search tool

·        Making metadata for nonspatial data

3:30 – 3:45 Break

3:45 – 4:15

Sharing Your Metadata and Data (Spatial and NonSpatial)

·        Sharing your spatial metadata

o       Uploading ArcCatalog to CERES-CEIC

·        Sharing your Project descriptions

·        Presenting your catalog on your website

·        Sharing your data

Maintaining and updating your libraries

·        Keeping local and public libraries in sync

·        Ideas for organizing your data

o       Library vs. working data

o       Rules, training others in the organization

4:15-4:30 Q & A