Metadata for Experiments in Nanoscience Foundries

• Published in: Data Analytics and Management in Data Intensive Domains Vol. 706; pp. 248 - 262
• Main Authors: Bunakov, Vasily, Griffin, Tom, Matthews, Brian, Cozzini, Stefano
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science
• Subjects: Metadata; Nanostructures foundries
• ISBN: 3319571346; 9783319571348
• ISSN: 1865-0929; 1865-0937
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57135-5_18

Metadata is a key aspect of data management. This paper describes the work of NFFA-EUROPE project on the design of a metadata standard for nanoscience, with a focus on data lifecycle and the needs of data practitioners who manage data resulted from nanoscience experiments. The methodology and the resulting high-level metadata model are presented. The paper explains and illustrates the principles of metadata design for data-intensive research. This is value to data management practitioners in all branches of research and technology that imply a so-called “visitor science” model where multiple researchers apply for a share of a certain resource on large facilities (instruments).