GBIF Metadata Profile, How-to guide Description: This document is a how-to guide for creating a metadata document that conforms to the GBIF Metadata Profile. Abstract: Documenting the provenance and scope of datasets is required in order to publish data through the GBIF network. Dataset documentation is referred to as ‘resource metadata’ that enable users to evaluate the fitness-for-use of a dataset. This guide provides recommended practices and instruction on publishing metadata. GBIF Secretariat Author(s):Ó Tuama, Eamonn, Braak, K. Remsen, D., Contributor(s): 2011-04 Metadata about biodiversity datasets, Biodiversity data quality, cleaning and fitness-for-use, Biodiversity data publishing/sharing, Biodiversity data standards & protocols, Biodiversity data use English http://links.gbif.org/gbif_metadata_profile_how-to_en_v1 application/msword http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=2821 Digital document Requests related to this metadata record should be addressed to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, gbif@gbif.org, +4535321470 Rights: This document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unsupported License Right holders: GBIF Secretariat