DIF Writer's Guide: Entry Title

Entry Title

Definition

The <Entry_Title> is the title of the data set described by the metadata.

<Entry_Title> should be descriptive enough so that when a user is presented with a list of titles the general content of the data set can be determined. For example, <Entry_Title>Aerosols</Entry_Title> would not be an adequate data set title as it does not provide enough descriptive information to guide the user.
In order to make titles descriptive, important elements about the data may be included in the <Entry_Title>, i.e., parameters measured, geographic location, instrument, investigator, project, temporal coverage. For example, <Entry_Title>Aerosol characterization and snow chemistry at Terra Nova Bay 2001-2003 </Entry_Title> provides an adequate amount of information to guide the user.

Syntax

<Entry_Title>Title of the data set</Entry_Title>

1 to 220 characters permitted from the entire UTF-8 character set.
The <Entry_Title> should follow standard mixed (i.e. upper and lower) case.

Usage

The <Entry_Title> field is required and is not repeatable.

Examples

<Entry_Title>Hourly Tidal Observations from the Coast of China, 1942-1986</Entry_Title>

<Entry_Title>The San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study (SJVAQS) Atmospheric Signatures, Predictions, and Experiments (AUSPEX) Database</Entry_Title>

<Entry_Title>The Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Level II, III, and IV Data Products</Entry_Title>

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This document should be cited as:
Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide, 2013.
Global Change Master Directory.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/].