tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post4223321120952048364..comments2023-10-24T10:36:47.065-05:00Comments on climatespin: Getting credit for scientific softwareRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10375007307125560799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838475.post-91724945505979058852013-06-02T10:59:48.413-05:002013-06-02T10:59:48.413-05:00"Data" is of no use without metadata. Th..."Data" is of no use without metadata. That's everything from units to how collected, how was data processed, how was it quality controlled, what's its provenance, etc. This has come to be called "information". This is well documented in the Open Archival Information System (OAIS).<br /><br />I'm not aware of a similar reference model for software. Until such exists there's not much use for citations. Languages have different versions, change over time, or even disappear. Operating systems, hardware, build instructions, dependencies, etc, must all be identified in a consistent manner for the citation to be of any scholastic use.Ken Knowleshttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-knowles/17/a09/aa8noreply@blogger.com