Guide to the AGSO Catalog

Resource Abstract:

The `AGSO Catalog' is a directory or metadatabase* of AGSO's outputs that includes products, publications, datasets and resources. Built using AGSO's corporate Oracle database management system, the Catalog evolved from an earlier `Products Database' that provided a web query and ordering system for all products sold by AGSO's Sales Centre. This function continues, with web interfaces to all products in the Catalog. However, the Catalog also covers external articles, papers and other publications by AGSO staff, datasets that may be either sold or given away, and corporate resources, such as maps, images and GIS datasets, many of which were purchased from outside the organisation. AGSO's web site now includes a Catalog interface for articles and other publications by AGSO staff.The Catalog is designed to capture metadata* at the source ? the author, project manager, research group leader or AGSO Division. Any staff member with an Oracle logon can initiate a new entry in the Catalog via Oracle data entry forms on AGSO?s intranet. The Catalog also facilitates business processes associated with the production of datasets, publications, etc. Various checks and `sign-offs? have been included for quality assurance and to prevent unchecked metadata from appearing on AGSO?s external web site. More business rules will be added as the need arises.

Citation

Title Guide to the AGSO Catalog

publication  Date   2000

Series

Name Record

Issue 2000/013

cited responsible party - author

individual Name Ryburn, R.J.

cited responsible party - author

individual Name Ross, S.I.

cited responsible party - author

individual Name Wijatkowska-Asfaw, B.S.

cited responsible party - publisher

organisation Name  Australian Geological Survey Organisation

Contact information

Address

, Canberra

Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation

Data quality information