IVOA Recommendation: Resource Metadata for the Virtual Observatory Version 1.12

An essential capability of the Virtual Observatory is a means for describing what data and computational facilities are available where, and once identified, how to use them. The data themselves have associated metadata (e.g., FITS keywords), and similarly we require metadata about data collections and data services so that VO users can easily find information of interest. Furthermore, such metadata are needed in order to manage distributed queries efficiently; if a user is interested in finding x-ray images there is no point in querying the HST archive, for example. In this document we suggest an architecture for resource and service metadata and describe the relationship of this architecture to emerging Web Services standards. We also define an initial set of metadata concepts

The EnviDat Concept for an Institutional Environmental Data Portal

EnviDat is the environmental data portal developed by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. The strategic initiative EnviDat highlights the importance WSL lays on Research Data Management (RDM) at the institutional level and demonstrates the commitment to accessible research data in order to advance environmental science. EnviDat focuses on registering and publishing environmental data sets and provides unified and efficient access to the WSL’s comprehensive reservoir of environmental monitoring and research data. Research data management is organized in a decentralized manner where the responsibility to curate research data remains with the experts and the original data providers. EnviDat supports data producers and data users in registration, documentation, storage, publication, search and retrieval of a wide range of heterogeneous data sets from the environmental domain. Innovative features include (i) a flexible, three-layer metadata schema, (ii) an additive data discovery model that considers spatial data and (iii) a DataCRediT mechanism designed for specifying data authorship. In addition, the overall user-friendly appearance in EnviDat provides an important opportunity for showcasing WSL research activities and results. The EnviDat portal builds on a conceptual system consisting of a core system, a set of guiding principles and a number of key services. Its development closely follows the conceptual framework, being guided by principles towards the ultimate goal of providing useful services for researchers

Language of cataloging

This revised policy mandates that bibliographic records in the Network Zone must be in English. The policy was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

Adding missing ISBNs to existing WorldCat master records

This policy recommends that SUNY libraries add any missing ISBNs to a bibliographic record. The policy was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices Version 1.2

The Western States Digital Standards Group (WSDSG) Metadata Working Group developed this best practices standard. Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) used this standards document to guide digital collections metadata creation from approximately 2003-2006

SUNY shared library services platform, resource management, bibliographic record, Network Zone, and local fields policies

This policy provided bibliographic field-by-field migration mappings from Aleph to Alma. The policy was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

SMSP best practices for cleaning up Alma data ahead of migration

This document identified guidelines for cleaning data ahead of the migration from Aleph to Alma.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

Suppressing Dedup/FRBR for 130 and 630 $a Bible in the Network Zone

This policy describes SUNY's decision to suppress Dedup/FBRB in Alma for headings containing $a Bible. The policy was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

Brief level rules in Alma

This policy was revised in 2021 and describes the brief level rules that are applied to bibliographic records when those records are connected to the SUNY Network Zone. The policy was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service

MSP bound-with recommended best practices

This document outlined best practices for managing boundwith materials in the SUNY Alma Network Zone environment. This best practice was retired from SUNY usage in April 2025.SUNY Office of Library and Information Service