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18- How to Cite an Earth Science Dataset?
Pages 117-124

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From page 117...
... · Citation of actual data set typically using recommended citation given by data center. · Citation of data set including a persistent identifier or locator, typically a DOI.
From page 118...
... and how often the data sets themselves are formally cited shows a huge disparity, illustrating the infrequency of proper data citation in practice. Moreover, the lack of data citation standards introduces the possibility that informal references to data do not point to the exact data set actually used.
From page 119...
... . Nevertheless, it is still important to try to track the use and impact of a data set because we need to justify investment in data acquisition, maintenance, distribution, and long-term stewardship.
From page 120...
... Whether or not they are appropriate can be open to question, but this approach gets a lot of traction with data stewards because particularly in earth sciences, data stewards frequently may have a significant role in developing and compiling the data sets and sometimes doing some quality control. They have similar levels of credit and accountability as the original authors do and I think that is important to recognize.
From page 121...
... Unique Unique Citable Scientifically Identifier Locator Locator Unique ID ID Scheme Data Set Item Data Set Item Data Set Item Data Set Item rs URL/N/I to ca PURL Lo XRI Handle DOI ARK s fier LSID Good nti OID Fair Ide Poor UUID FIGURE 18-2 Assessment of identification schemes for digital earth science data. SOURCE: Duerr et al (2011)
From page 122...
... should be exposed with the data set title and recommended citation. And while minor versions don't get a new DOI, they should be explained in documentation, ideally in file-level metadata.
From page 123...
... Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Data set accessed 2008-05-14 at doi:10.1234/xxx.
From page 124...
... That is a big research question, but it should not stop us for moving forward on the citation issue in general. I want to emphasize that we can do something about data citation now and we should.


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