The open research system: A web-based metadata and data repository for collaborative research

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-242

  Schweik, Charles M ^a   Stepanov, Alexander ^b   Grove, J Morgan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group collaboration; Metadata management; Online database; Open content licensing; Open source

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DATA REDUCTION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; INTERNET; METADATA;

DATA REPOSITORIES; DATA SHARING; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; WEB BASED METADATA;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

DATABASE; INTERNET;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTERS; DATA RECORDERS;

EID: 18844402180     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.12.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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