<div dir="ltr">Hi Ted,<div><br></div><div>This is definitely something to think about. Unfortunately, I have had a standing meeting during the Documentation Cluster time, so I have been unable to attend for some time.</div><div><br></div><div>One observation (from my corner) is that when you are in the Documentation/Metadata/Cataloging arena, you can get caught up in its many aspects - metrics, crosswalking, comparing the pro's and con's of different standards, resolving the inadequacies of content with various discovery mechanisms, and so on.</div><div><br></div><div>I've noticed that for me, when the connection between the documentation (metadata) and subject area (data) thins, my attention wanes. I'll take a look at the other ESIP areas -- are you suggesting that there is better synergy in other areas?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Kathy</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 12:08 PM Ted Habermann via Esip-documentation <<a href="mailto:esip-documentation@lists.esipfed.org" target="_blank">esip-documentation@lists.esipfed.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Over the last several years many ESIP clusters have formed to deal with topics that are related to documentation, from Discovery to Information Quality to Samples to Research Object Citation, etc. These clusters reflect the breadth of the documentation challenges in the Earth Sciences and the general interest in these problems. These more focused groups are certainly addressing important and interesting problems, but, at the same time, they all take up some of the limited cycles that we all have to contribute to ESIP and other voluntary efforts…</div><div><br></div><div>It is time for the Documentation Cluster to make some decisions about future directions. If we are to continue, we need some topics for discussion and people that are interested in chairing these discussions. My interests these days are on <a href="https://metadatagamechangers.com/blog/2021/2/2/a-pid-feast-for-research-pidapalooza-2021" target="_blank">metadata evaluation</a>, <a href="https://metadatagamechangers.com/blog/2021/1/27/connectivity" target="_blank">connectivity</a> and PID adoption in the major international infrastructures (Crossref, DataCite). I am also working on developing metadata conventions with the USGS National Digital Catalog, UNAVCO, and IRIS. Of course I am happy to discuss these with cluster members any time, but that is obviously not sustainable.</div><div><br></div><div>ESIP Clusters are created and sustained by members interested in common ideas and needs. Where do you want the cluster to go? Please let us know…</div><div><br></div><div>Stay safe,</div><div>Ted</div><br><div>
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