USGS Data Management Training Modules—Metadata for Research Data

Key Info
URL - the landing page for the learning resource: 
https://www1.usgs.gov/csas/training/dm-module1/
Description - a brief synopsis, abstract or summary of what the learning resource is about: 

This is one of six interactive modules created to help researchers, data stewards, managers and the public gain an understanding of the value of data management in science and provide best practices to perform good data management within their organization. This module covers metadata for research data. The USGS Data Management Training modules were funded by the USGS Community for Data Integration and the USGS Office of Organizational and Employee Development's Technology Enabled Learning Program in collaboration with Bureau of Land Management, California Digital Library, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Special thanks to Jeffrey Morisette, Dept. of the Interior North Central Climate Science Center; Janice Gordon, USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries; National Indian Programs Training Center; and Keith Kirk, USGS Office of Science Quality Information.

Authoring Organization(s) Name: 
U.S. Geological Survey
Access Cost: 
No fee
Citation - format of the preferred citation for the learning resource: 
Zolly, L.S., Henkel, H.S., Hutchison, V.B., Langseth, M.L., Thibodeaux, C.J., 2015, USGS data management training modules—metadata for research data: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
Primary language(s) in which the learning resource was originally published or made available: 
English
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Keywords - short phrases describing what the learning resource is about: 
Metadata
Created: 
Thursday, January 1, 2015
ID - identifier that provides the means to locate the learning resource or its citation: 
10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ
Type - namespace prefix for the citable locator, if any: 
DOI
Media Type - designation of the form in which the content of the learning resource is represented, e.g., moving image: 
Presentation - representation of the particular way in which an author shows, describes or explains one or more concepts, e.g., a set of Powerpoint slides.
Contributor Organization(s): 
Name: 
U.S. Geological Survey
Type: 
Final product
Educational Info
Purpose - primary educational reason for which the learning resource was created: 
Instruction - detailed information about aspects or processes related to data management or data skills.
Learning Resource Type - category of the learning resource from the point of view of a professional educator: 
Lesson - detailed description of an element of instruction in a course, [could be] contained in a unit of one or more lessons, and used by a teacher to guide class instruction. Example: presentation slides on a topic.
Framework - A community-based organization plan or set of steps for education or training: 
USGS Science Support Framework
Framework Node: USGS Science Support Framework: 
Describe / Metadata