Content Providers Guide

A non-technical guide for contributors to the ANDS Collections Registry

Research Data Australia displays information about datasets or other research outputs and the parties, activities and services that are related to them. This information is supplied to the ANDS Collections Registry using the RIF-CS interchange format.

This guide is a reference tool for data source administrators and metadata providers who need to understand the semantic content of RIF-CS Schema documents for mapping or planning purposes. It describes the meaning and purpose of the information collected by the ANDS Collections Registry. It also explains how to use the RIF-CS Schema to share that information with ANDS.

As this guide is under active development, it is provided as a consultation draft. Please send any suggestions for improvements, or additional topics that should be included, to guides@ands.org.au.

Content providers guide April 2010 (consultation draft) | [PDF]