<div dir="ltr">Dear Daniel, Robert, and Peter,<div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5f80ff90-7fff-3f22-7116-f67b88f910d5"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I work with the Dataset Search team at Google and we’re eager to partner with COD </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to ensure that datasets in your repository are represented in search results through Dataset Search. Would one of you be willing to connect me with your colleagues who would be responsible for adding metadata to your datasets?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dataset Search (<a href="http://g.co/datasetsearch">g.co/datasetsearch</a>) is a new tool from Google that enables users to find datasets from a wide range of repositories through a single interface. It was well received (</span><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06201-x" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nature</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/5/17822562/google-dataset-search-service-scholar-scientific-journal-open-data-access" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Verge</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) at launch in September 2018, and has been described as “Google Scholar for Datasets.” You can read our own </span><a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/making-it-easier-discover-datasets/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">launch announcement</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> from the Google blog.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To better direct users to the data stored at your repository, we’re working to increase the number of repositories indexed in the tool, including complete coverage of repositories recommended by the National Science Foundation, like yours. In order to do this, Dataset Search relies on structured metadata using Schema.org. This metadata is usually embedded in the existing landing page (e.g., pages like <a href="http://crystallography.net/cod/1501472.html">this</a>). See </span><a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/dataset" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">developer documentation</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for more details.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I’m eager to help support the process work with you to address any challenges or concerns. If you have additional questions, please either contact me or email </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:dataset-search@googlegroups.com">dataset-search@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best wishes,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoe Weinberg</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:sans-serif;border-width:2px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(213,15,37);padding-top:2px;margin-top:2px">Zoe Weinberg |</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:sans-serif;border-width:2px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(51,105,232);padding-top:2px;margin-top:2px"> Google Research |</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:sans-serif;border-width:2px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,153,57);padding-top:2px;margin-top:2px"> <a href="mailto:zweinberg@google.com" target="_blank">zweinberg@google.com</a> |</span><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:sans-serif;border-width:2px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(238,178,17);padding-top:2px;margin-top:2px"> 646.573.7584</span><br></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>