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. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0173987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173987

Table 7. Tools for research data curation.

IR Software
Bepress Digital Commons, DSpace, Hydra, Dataverse, HUBzero, Aubrey, SobekCM
Metadata Schemas
Dublin Core (DC), Qualified DC, DataCite Metadata, MODS, METS, PREMIS, MIX, EAD
Metadata Schemas used in Supplementary Space
Darwin Core, EML, DDI, TEI, FGDC, ISO 19115 Geographical Metadata
Identifier Schemas
DOI, Handle, ARK, HTTP URI, Permanent local URL
Controlled Vocabularies
DC Contolled Vocabularies, Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST),Only with Hydra: DC RDF Ontology, FOAF, RDF Schema
Applications for Data Curation
Creating and Editing Metadata Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Text Editor (WordPad, Notepad++), Oxygen XML Editor, Morpho (Ecology Metadata Editor), Nesstar
Editing Images or Videos SnagIt Photoshop for images, Handbreak for audiovisual
Cleaning Data Open Refine
Storing Data Dropbox, Google Drive
Identifying and Validating Data Files DROID, PRONOM, Git for version control, FITS for file characterization
Transferring Data BagIt
Indexing Data for Searches Apache Solar
Tracking and Measuring Data Altmetric