[Esip-documentation] More options in publisher_type definition

[Bob Simons - NOAA Federal]

Merriam-Webster (perhaps the leading dictionary in the US) defines
institution as
"1a: an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or
university) especially of a public character."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institution

Isn't a repository a type of institution?

I think the options defined for publisher_type and other similar attributes
were intended to cover all possibilities. So although it might be unclear
in some cases which value is most appropriate, at least one of them should
be sufficient.

I hope that helps.


On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 5:59 AM Angelika Heil via Esip-documentation <
esip-documentation at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to make a suggestion for an eventual update of ACDD:
>
> ACDD-1.3 Chapter 3, Global attributes, defines publisher_type as follows:
> "Specifies type of publisher with one of the following: 'person', 'group',
> 'institution', or 'position'. If this attribute is not specified, the
> publisher is assumed to be a person.“
>
> I would like to request including "repository" as additional allowed
> entry. Alternatively, "archive“ would also be an option.
> The reason is that neither 'person' nor 'group', 'institution', 'position'
> are adequate specifiers for data published via a repository (e.g. data
> published through the World Data Center for Climate (WDCC,
> http://www.wdc-climate.de)
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Regards,
>
> Angelika
>
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