TY - JOUR
T1 - Completeness, coverage & equivalence in scientific data records
AU - Thomer, Andrea K.
AU - Baker, Karen S.
AU - Sacchi, Simone
AU - Dubin, David
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Previously we asked, "When is a record data and when is it a fish?" (Wickett et al., 2012). In this work, we ask, "when and in what contexts are a record and a fish equivalent?" We describe and compare a collection of potentially equivalent records describing a Mola mola, or Ocean Sunfish, specimen. We calculate the Metadata Coverage Index (MCI) of each record and explore the use the Systematic Assertion Model (Dubin, 2010) to support investigation of the assertions contained in these data records.
AB - Previously we asked, "When is a record data and when is it a fish?" (Wickett et al., 2012). In this work, we ask, "when and in what contexts are a record and a fish equivalent?" We describe and compare a collection of potentially equivalent records describing a Mola mola, or Ocean Sunfish, specimen. We calculate the Metadata Coverage Index (MCI) of each record and explore the use the Systematic Assertion Model (Dubin, 2010) to support investigation of the assertions contained in these data records.
KW - Biodiversity informatics
KW - Metadata coverage
KW - Scientific equivalence
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U2 - 10.1002/meet.14504901331
DO - 10.1002/meet.14504901331
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84878556597
SN - 1550-8390
VL - 49
JO - Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting
JF - Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting
IS - 1
ER -