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SA Metadata Creation Guide draft
  • Introduction
  • Roles & Responsibilities (draft)
  • Goals of SA Data Management
  • SA Science Metadata Catalog
  • Projects, Products, Contacts
  • Non Duplication Policy Guidance
  • Workflow
    • Metadata From Scratch
    • Metadata From ScienceBase
    • Metadata Editing / Re-Publishing
    • PTS Considerations
  • Settings
  • mdEditor Metadata File Management
    • Import
      • mdJSON
      • sbJSON
      • FGDC
    • Export
    • Copy Records
  • Metadata Requirements Checklist
  • Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
  • Project Entry Guidance
    • Main Tab: Project
    • Metadata Tab: Project
    • Keywords Tab: Project
    • Taxonomy Tab: Project
    • Extent Tab: Project
    • Documents Tab: Project
    • Funding Tab: Project
    • Associating Records: Project
  • Product Entry Guidance
    • Main Tab: Product
    • Metadata Tab: Product
      • data.gov Guidance
    • Keywords Tab: Product
    • Taxonomy Tab: Product
    • Extent Tab: Product
    • Lineage Tab: Product
    • Distribution Tab: Product
    • Constraints Tab: Product
    • Dictionaries Tab: Product
    • Documents Tab: Product
    • Associating Records: Product
  • Co-funded Project Requirements
    • Collaboration Protocol
    • Sub-Project Protocol
      • Sub-project of FWS Region or Program Project
      • Sub-project of CASC Project
    • Co-funded Protocol
      • FWS co-funded Projects
      • FWS/CASC Projects & Products
      • CASC Responsibilities
      • LCC Examples
  • Contact Entry Guidance
    • Summary Contact Requirements
    • Individual Contacts
    • Organization Contacts
  • Publish
    • Requirements for Publishing
    • Testing Publishing
    • How to Publish
    • Re-Publishing
  • Archiving Requirements
  • Trouble-shooting Tips
    • QA/QC Fixes
      • QA/QC Resources
  • Bulk Editing Resources
    • Injector Script: Funding
    • Injector Script: Distribution Links
  • Help
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Documentation Guide
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  1. Contact Entry Guidance

Individual Contacts

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Create a New Contact

  1. Click the plus () sign by Contacts.

  2. Specify the contact is an Individual.

  3. The Contact ID will be auto-generated by mdEditor.

The following fields are available for Individual Contacts:

  • Individual Name (Required): Enter individual's full name If you are entering a generic Individual contact, you can enter a Position Name without entering an Individual Name. For example: you could enter Region 3 Data Manager as a Position Name rather than an Individual Name.

  • Position Name: Enter individual's full title; avoid acronyms If you have entered the individual's name, Position Name is not required.

  • Contact Type (Required): Enter the contact type from the picklist. Make sure that every contact has Contact Type selected - this is essential for the Science Catalog funding summaries.

  • Member Organization (Required): Select organization(s). An individual may be part of multiple organizations.

  • Email Address (Required): Enter individual's email

  • Physical Address (Best Practice): Enter a physical address

  • Logo (Optional):

    • It is uncommon that you would add a logo for an individual. If the individual is part of an organization, the individual will inherit the logo from the organization.

    • You can either select or drop-in an image. If you choose to load an image, mdEditor will create a URI and has a size limit for the logo. If you have a larger image, link to the image rather than loading it into mdEditor.

If you upload a logo to your contact record, you must include a filename for the logo. Otherwise, mdEditor will indicate an error on the metadata records that includes this contact.

FWS SA National Data Steward

The SA National Data Steward is required as a "PointOfContact" in the Point of Contact section of the Main Tab and in the Contacts section of the Metadata Tab.

The SA National Data Steward:

  • Individual Name: FWS Science Applications National Data Steward

  • Contact Type: federal

  • Email Address: sadatasteward@fws.gov

This contact information is populated in the 'seed' contact list available on the page.

For more information, consult the section of the mdEditor manual.

SA HQ ScienceBase community item
Individual Contact
Example generic data steward contact