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User's Guide


This User Guide and Data Administration Guidelines (UGDAG) document presents the structure, content, and operating procedures to assist a wide range of users in effectively employing the capabilities of EIMS. In particular, this document is organized to meet the needs of the following four major groups of users:
  • Persons seeking information about the scientific environmental information resources of EPA.
  • EPA scientists and engineers who produce and use EPA scientific and technical information.
  • Metadata Librarians and others who manage EPA scientific and technical information.
  • Persons outside of EPA wishing to contribute information to EIMS or use the EIMS database for their own environmental projects.
Chapters 2 and 3 (tabs and teal pages) describe basic background information needed by users of EIMS, including roles and responsibilities associated with the use of the system, and support available to users. Chapter 4 (tabs and red pages) details the use of the system for search and retrieval of information and Chapters 5 and 6 (tabs and yellow pages) introduce data entry. Chapters 7 though 15 (tabs and yellow pages) discuss in detail the data entry procedures for each of the nine EIMS “Information Objects”. Data entry for the Common Components of the nine component types is addressed in Chapter 16 (tabs and yellow pages). Chapters 17 and 18 (tabs and yellow pages) provide guidance on entering supplemental specialized metadata documentation. Finally, guidelines for metadata librarians and EIMS Partners are presented in Chapters 19 and 20 (tabs and purple pages).

This document also contains four main appendices (tabs and black pages). Appendix A is a glossary of terms and acronyms. Appendix B lists EIMS file types for downloading. An index and dictionary of EIMS information items can be found in Appendix C. Lastly, procedures for loading spatial metadata files are presented in Appendix D.

Download the latest version of the EIMS User Guide and Data Administration Guidelines in PDF format.

Recent Updates

The following sections of the User Guide have been recently updated to reflect new functionality in the EIMS system:
  • Keywords (section 16.7)
  • Librarian Roles and Responsibilities (section 2.2)
  • E-Mail Notifications
  • Models Inventory

 

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