Project

The PROJECT table is the uppermost level in the data model, used to define research projects. During data import the relation is set between data sets and project(s). Prior to import of data please check, wether the required project already exists. A new project is only defined, if Pangaea is the designated data system or if a significant number of data sets are archived from the project.

New projects are defined on request by the [mailto:hgrobe@pangaea.de data librarian].

Required fields for the definition of a project are:
 * Acronym, mostly written in capitals
 * Name, full project title
 * Coordinator, related to staff list
 * Institute, place of coordination or project office
 * URL, link to the homepage of the project
 * Comment, e.g. provide funding number/organization

Data sets can be related to one to many projects. If data should not be related to a specific project, the project not_given may be used. In this case, no project will be listed in the metaheader of the related data set.

See also advices for Project data management