LabTablet: Semantic Metadata Collection on a Multi-domain Laboratory Notebook

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Amorim, RC (Author) FEUP; Castro, JA (Author) Other; da Silva, JR (Author) Other; Cristina Ribeiro (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: METADATA AND SEMANTICS RESEARCH, MTSR 2014

Pages: 193-205

8th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference (MTSR)

Karlsruhe Univ Appl Sci, Karlsruhe, GERMANY, NOV 27-29, 2014

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Authenticus ID: P-00A-5FR

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13674-5_19

Abstract (EN): The value of research data is recognized, and so is the importance of the associated metadata to contextualize, describe and ultimately render them understandable in the long term. Laboratory notebooks are an excellent source of domain-specific metadata, but this paper-based approach can pose risks of data loss, while limiting the possibilities of collaborative metadata production. The paper discusses the advantages of tools to complement paper-based laboratory notebooks in capturing metadata, regardless of the research domain. We propose LabTablet, an electronic laboratory book aimed at the collection of metadata from the early stages of the research workflow. To evaluate the use of LabTablet and the proposed workflow, researchers in two domains were asked to perform a set of tasks and provided insights about their experience. By rethinking the workflow and helping researchers to actively contribute to data description, the research outputs can be described with generic and domain-dependent metadata, thus improving their chances of being deposited, reused and preserved.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13