The third meeting of the NOAA BioData Working Group was held on July 27. Barton discussed data set lists showing the data sets presented at the BioDataWG meetings. He also discussed the first draft of a document with Statement of Findings and Recommendations. The draft document will be made available to the WG for comment in the next few weeks. John discussed the concepts of definitions of bio-data.
Metadata are vitally important to paleo data.
Successful use of data requires adequate description of data. NARA preserves permanently valuable records such as data, reports, text. An Archive record is one that is no longer needed to conduct business. For scientific records NARA is concerned with the custodial care of data over the long term. Chapter 36CFR1234 requires federal records to be scheduled.