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Data Cards for Standardized Metadata Across DOE-Aligned Data Initiatives: Toward Transparent, Interoperable, and Governed Dataset Documentation

McSpadden, Diana [Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000285201631)·Kuchar, Olga [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000024754710)·Neher, Charlotte [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000921690032)·Walker, Victor [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000151724410)·Bez, Jean Luca [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000239151135)·Biven, Laura [Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000257558449)
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As data-intensive research, advanced computing, and artificial intelligence become increasingly central to scientific and operational workflows, the need for consistent, transparent, and machine-actionable documentation has grown correspondingly. Multiple DOE-aligned communities—including Office of Science, Genesis Mission, American Science Cloud (AmSC), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) stewardship and governance, and related cross-laboratory collaborations—have independently developed metadata practices to support discovery, access, reuse, repository deposit, and compliance.

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McSpadden, Diana [Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000285201631), Kuchar, Olga [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000024754710), Neher, Charlotte [Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000921690032), Walker, Victor [Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)] (ORCID:0000000151724410), Bez, Jean Luca [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000239151135), Biven, Laura [Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000257558449). 2026-07-14. Data Cards for Standardized Metadata Across DOE-Aligned Data Initiatives: Toward Transparent, Interoperable, and Governed Dataset Documentation. https://doi.org/10.2172/3377514

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