BenediktHeinrichs/metadataRepos

Overview of Existing Metadata Repositories

Source of a living document/website with metadata repositories and its features.

If you are looking for a repository which provides support for a specific schema only you might have a look at the Metadata Standards Catalogs:

• https://msc.datamanager.kit.edu
• https://rdamsc.bath.ac.uk

There you might find a repository tailored for your specific needs.

Adding Content to the document

If you want to add a new metadata repository to the document please do the following:

1. Go to https://github.com/kit-data-manager/metadataRepos and fork the repository.
2. Clone the repo

> git clone https://github.com/YOUR_ACCOUNT/metadataRepos

3. Copy template directory to src and rename it.

> cd metadataRepos
metadataRepos> cp -R template src/NEW_ENTRY

4. Edit all files with a editor of your choice.
5. Add entries to 'src/SUMMARY.md'. Note: You should use alpabetic order.

SUMMARY.md:
[...]

- [NEW_ENTRY](NEW_ENTRY/singlePage.md)
   - [Features](NEW_ENTRY/features.md)
   - [Addtional Features](NEW_ENTRY/additionalFeatures.md)
   - [Remarks](NEW_ENTRY/remarks.md)

[...]

6. Check results. Use mdbook to check the result.

metadataRepos> mdbook serve .

Open your Browser at: http://localhost:3000

If everything looks fine: 7. Make a pull request Open your Browser at: https://github.com/YOUR_ACCOUNT/metadataRepos

8. You're done Wait for the feedback of the administrator. If everything is OK, your entry will be merged and should be online afterwards.