[LTER-im-rep] Poll Question concerning LTER Metacat Content and whether it should be archived and hidden during DataONE search and discovery

[Linda A Powell]

Dear Information Managers,


    As some of you may know, the FCE LTER program discontinued its practice of file versioning where each updated data file would be given a different file name (.v1, .v2, etc.) and a new EML package ID.     We initially had 525 data files that got combined into new data files so our FCE data count decreased to 125 data files.  I started the EML packaging ID numbers for the newly combined data files at knb-lter-fce.1050 (well beyond the last package ID knb-lter-fce.525) and I personally deleted all the old versioned data from the LTER Metacat.  I then added the 125 new files back into the Metacat and PASTA.


    Unfortunately,  those files were never really deleted from Metacat, only archived, and when the Metacat files were harvested into DataONE, ALL my files, including those I thought were 'deleted' and the existing, were uploaded.  Now the FCE has a big mess!  The old 'deleted' files are listed but none of the files exist any longer so the links to the data don't work.  I'm sure the DataONE users are frustrated!  There may be Metacat files that other IMs have thought were deleted that are also showing up in DataONE.


    My question to the LTER IMs is whether the content that existed in the LTER Metacat should be archived and made hidden during search and discovery from the DataONE infrastructure (i.e. ONEMercury, CN API, etc.)?  I've asked Mark Servilla to help with this issue and we thought It would be simplest and scale economically if he could perform this operation at one time and for all LTER site content as opposed to performing this operation for each site independently.  Of course we want input from the IMC before we move forward.

I've created a Doodle Poll (http://doodle.com/poll/uw87khqqyhhsiry5) and would appreciate input from EACH of the LTER site IMs as to whether the content that existed in the LTER Metacat should be archived and made hidden during search and discovery from the DataONE infrastructure?  Please select 'Yes' or 'No'.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Kindest Regards,

Linda


Linda Powell
Information Manager
Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
OE 148, Florida International University
University Park
Miami, Florida 33199
Phone (Tallahassee, FL): 850-745-0381
Phone(Miami,FL): 305-856-0039 or  305-348-6054
Website: http://fcelter.fiu.edu
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