Metadata requirements for datasets delivered via the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) network Description: A 2008 document explaining the situation regarding metadata management at the global level at that time, and the plans that GBIF had on how to implement it. Abstract: The objective of this document is to outline a strategy that will allow the GBIF network to develop the infrastructure to support the management and delivery of the highest quality metadata that will enable potential end users to easily discover which datasets are available, and, critically, evaluate the appropriateness of such datasets for particular purposes GBIF Secretariat Author(s):Ó Tuama, E., Contributor(s):In addition to those who contributed to the metadata scoping exercise via the wiki, the GBIF Secretariat wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions to this document of the following individuals: Eliot Christian, U.S. Geological Survey; Lynn Kutner, NatureServe; Hannu Saarenmaa, GBIF Finnish National Node; Ángela M. Suárez-Mayorga, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos, Alexander von Humboldt. 2008-06 Metadata about biodiversity datasets English http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=4452 application/msword http://www.gbif.org/orc/?doc_id=4452 Digital document Requests related to this metadata record should be addressed to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, gbif@gbif.org, +4535321470 Rights: This resource is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Right holders: GBIF Secretariat