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				<h2>Registry Guide</h2>
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					Guide for Completing the Data [% config.type %] Form
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					This guide provides information on how to complete the registration form.
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					There are up to 11 sections to the form; some fields are required (denoted by an asterisk *),
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					while others are optional.
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					Information on individual fields and examples for their content are provided below.
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<tr class="sectheader"><td class="borderbottom" colspan="2" align="left"><a name="Submitter"></a>
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NAME OF SUBMITTER</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">
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*First name, *Last name:</span><span class="regtext"> 
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The first and last names of the person completing this form.</span></td></tr>
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<tr class="sectheader"><td class="topbottom" colspan="2" align="left"><a name="BasicInformation"></a>
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BASIC INFORMATION</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*Data Set Title:</span><span class="regtext"> A descriptive title
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of the data set. The title should provide enough information for
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someone casually scanning a list of data sets to know whether the data are
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relevant to them.  This implies that the data context should be indicated 
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in the title without making the title be too long. In general, the title
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should indicate what kind of data were collected and the spatial,
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taxonomic, and temporal extents the data set covers.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Examples of descriptive titles:</u></td>
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<td align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Examples of incomplete titles:</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><span class="regtext">Hastings Reserve (CA) Small Mammal Trapline Data from 1972 to 1988.
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<br>Tassajara Hot Springs Reserve Water Chemistry Data from 1990 to 2000.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><span class="regtext">Mammals Data<br><br>Water Chemistry Data</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*NCEAS Project(s):</span><span class="regtext"> Select one or more
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NCEAS activities from the list to indicate that the data set is
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affiliated with that working group or activity.  We use "affiliation" 
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in a rather permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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been generated by the activity; that the owner of the data is affiliated
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with the activity; that the data set is owned by the activity; etc. Both
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derived data sets that result from synthesis activities and original raw data
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sets that contribute to synthesis can be included in the repository and should
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be associated with the appropriate NCEAS activities.</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*Organization Name:</span>
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<span class="regtext">The name of the organization with which the data set is
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affiliated. We use "affiliation" in a rather permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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been generated at the organization; that the owner of the data is affiliated
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with the organization or was affiliated with the organization when the data
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set was generated; that the data set is owned by the organization; etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Examples of correct organization names:</u></td>
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   <td align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Examples of incorrect organization names:</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><span class="regtext">University of Michigan Biological Station
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<br>Duke University FACE Facility<br>National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis</br></td>
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  <td align="left"><span class="regtext">Michigan Station<br>Duke University<br>University of California Santa Barbara</br>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*[% config.site | ucfirst %] Name:</span>
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<span class="regtext">Select a [% config.site %] from the drop-down list to indicate that the data set is
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affiliated with the [% config.site %]. We use "affiliation" in a rather
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permissive sense to mean, for example, that the data set was or has
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been generated at the [% config.site %]; that the owner is affiliated
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with the [% config.site %] or was affiliated with the [% config.site %] when the data
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set was generated; or that the data set is owned by the [% config.site %]; etc.
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Note:</u>
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If the data were collected at a site other than a
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abstract and/or title. You can also indicate this in the keywords
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<tr class="sectheader"><td class="topbottom" colspan="2" align="left"><a name="DataSetOriginator"></a>PRINCIPAL DATA SET OWNER</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext">The person responsible for developing the data set. For example, the principal 
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investigator in a collaborative project, the first author of the main publication using the data set, etc.
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 The first and last names of the principal data set owner are required; the organization name, e-mail, phone, fax, and
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address information are optional.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Note:</u><span class="regtext"> If there is more than one owner, information 
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about the co-owner(s) can be provided in the ASSOCIATED PARTIES section below.</span>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*First Name:</span>
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<span class="regtext">The first name of the principal data set owner.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*Last Name:</span>
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<span class="regtext">The last name (surname) of the principal data set owner.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">The name of the organization from which the data set
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">E-Mail:</span>
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<span class="regtext">The e-mail address by which the principal data set owner can be contacted.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">Phone:</span>
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<span class="regtext">The phone number of the principal data set owner, including the area code (999-999-9999).</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">The fax number of the principal data set owner, including sthe area code (999-999-9999).</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">A comma-separated list of street number, street, unit,
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<span class="regtext">The city
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name of the principal data set owner's address.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">Select a U.S. state or territory from the drop-down menu for the principal data set owner's address. If the address is not in 
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the United States, used the "Other State/Province" field below. For a shortcut,
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press the first letter of the state on your keyboard (e.g.,  M-key to skip to Maine).</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">A non-U.S. state or a province for 
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the principal data set owner's address.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">The postal code or ZIP code
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for the principal data set owner's address.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">The country
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for the principal data set owner's address.</span></td></tr>
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<tr class="sectheader"><td class="topbottom" colspan="2" align="left"><a name="AdditionalOriginators"></a>ASSOCIATED PARTIES</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext">
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If applicable, enter the first and last names of an associated party (e.g., co-owner of the data set, a data custodian/steward, a metadata provider, a user of 
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the data set), select a role for this person, and click on "Add Associated Party".  Repeat to add another associated party.</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext">To edit an entry, click on the name of the person entered, change the name and/or 
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the role, and click on the area just right of the drop-down menu for the role (the text fields and the drop-down menu will disappear). To delete an entry, click on the "X".
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 If you have entered several associated parties and want to change the order in which they appear, use the blue up and down arrows.</tr>
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<a name="DataSetAbstract"></a>*DATA SET ABSTRACT</td></tr>
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purpose and content of the data set. Entering a data set abstract is required.</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext"><u>Example:</u> Data were collected every year in summer and fall from
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1967 to 1979. Trapping was conducted only in the fall from 1980 to
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1988. For each specimen taken, data were recorded on species, date,
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location, time, sex, and body measurements including total length,
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length of tail, length of hind foot, length of ear, and body mass.
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The purpose of the data was to index the population size of all
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species present over a long time period.</td></tr>
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<a name="KeywordInformation"></a>KEYWORD INFORMATION</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="regtext">Provide information for as many keywords as needed. The information is provided in groups of three 
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fields: keyword, keyword type, and keyword thesaurus. Repeat steps 1-4 below for each additional keyword.</td></tr>
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"http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/valids/gcmd_parameters.html" target="nasa">NASA Global Change Master Directory
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(GCMD)</a> (particularly under EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere) and see if you can find keywords that appropriately describe your data set.  If not, use your own keywords.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">1. Keyword: </span><span class="regtext"> Enter a
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word or phrase that describes your data set.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="regtext">Select the keyword type (a term used to group similar keywords). The different types are ("none" is the default):
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      <li>Theme: the keyword identifies a particular subject or topic.</li>
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      <li>Stratum: the keyword identifies the layer(s) of any deposited substance.</li>
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      <li>Temporal: the keyword identifies a time period related to the data set.
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      <li>Taxonomic: the keyword identifies a particular taxon.</li>
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(GCMD) or not to choose your keywords.</span></td></tr> 
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thesaurus, and click on the area just right of the thesaurus drop-down menu (the text field and the drop-down menus will disappear).  To delete an entry, click on the "X". 
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If you have entered several keywords and want to change the order in which they appear, use the blue up and down arrows.</span></td></tr>
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<a name="TemporalCoverageOfData"></a>TEMPORAL COVERAGE OF DATA</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*Start Date:</span><span class="regtext"> The first year, month, and
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day of the collection/creation of the data set. A start date is required. Type in the year (yyyy), and choose the month and the day from the
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day for the collection/creation of the data set. Type in the year, and choose the month and the day from the drop-down menus.<br> 
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<u>Note:</u> Leave "Stop Date" blank if your data set is open-ended.</span></td></tr>
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<a name="SpatialCoverageOfData"></a>SPATIAL COVERAGE OF DATA</span></td></tr> 
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Enter a general description of the geographic area in which the data were collected. This can be a simple place name (e.g., Santa Barbara) or a fuller description.
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This field supplements the coordinates provided below and helps orient the data user about the general location of the study.</span></td></tr>
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the North (N) or South (S) orientation for the latitudes, and the West (W) or East (E) orientation for the longitudes.</span></td></tr>
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bounding box. The first coordinate pair is the northwest corner and
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the second coordinate pair is the southeast corner of the bounding
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Provide a list of the taxa that are associated with this data set. 
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for which the data have relevance in less direct ways.  In general, if a
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data user searching for a particular taxonomic name should find this data set,
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then the taxon should be included in this list.</span></td></tr> 
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of taxonomic names.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">1. Taxonomic Rank:</span><span class="regtext"> Enter the level in the taxonomic hierarchy 
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(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, or Species).</span></td></tr> 
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entered under Taxonomic Rank (e.g., <i>Animalia</i>, <i>Chordata</i>, <i>Mammalia</i>, <i>Carnivoria</i>, <i>Ursidae</i>, <i>Ursus</i>, or <i>Ursus arctos</i>).</span></td></tr>
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or complete citation of the source(s) used for identifying and naming taxa (e.g., name of a field guide, key, or nomenclature revision). </span></td></tr>
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<a name="Methods"></a>DATA COLLECTION METHODS</td></tr> 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">Method Title:</span><span class="regtext"> A title for the method used to generate
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the data (e.g., Measure of zooplankton abundance using radial quadrat sub-sampling).</span></td></tr>
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button (paragraphs added by using the ENTER key in the Method Description field will not appear as paragraphs in the submitted form).
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the information on coverage provided above. For example, if the temporal
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coverage of the data is 1990-2000, you might provide details about any years
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that were missed or the months in which sampling actually occurred. If you
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provide information in this field (Extent of Study Description), then you must also provide
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a Method Title, a Method Description and a Sampling Description.</span></td></tr>
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Describe the sampling design of the study. For example, you might describe
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the way in which treatments were assigned to sampling units.  If you provide
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information in this field (Sampling Description), then you must also provide
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a a Method Title, a Method Description and an Extent of Study Description.
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set or to obtain the data set itself. This is analogous to the Principal Data Set Owner information above. Please 
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individual fields. If the Data Set Contact and the Principal Data Set Owner are the same, check the box provided.</span></td></tr>
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Data Set Identifier:</span><span class="regtext"> If available, please enter a name or number that uniquely identifies and describes concisely the data set. 
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<tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><span class="label">*Data Medium</font>:</span><span class="regtext"> Specify whether the data medium is 
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digital (e.g., computer file) or hardcopy (e.g., paper), or specify any other type of data medium the data are recorded on (e.g., video tape).</span></td></tr>
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to the data set (e.g., no restrictions, obtain permission from data set owner(s), cite the data set in publications, etc.). </span></td></tr>
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location of more metadata or the data set itself (this URL should be as permanent as possible).</span></td></tr>
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any additional information here that you deem relevant to the data set, which has not been covered in the form.  For example, if the data set is in the form 
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of a computer file, you could specify the file format here (e.g., Excel, Access, FoxPro, DBase, etc.).</span></td></tr>
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