Individual Contacts

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.

This contact information is populated in the 'seed' contact list available on the SA HQ ScienceBase community item page.

The SA National Data Steward:

• Individual Name: FWS Science Applications National Data Steward

• Contact Type: federal

• Email Address: [e-mail]

Example generic data steward contact

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