Roles
Owner (you, the depositor)
Role
Ensuring the correctness of the data, deciding when the record is ready for submission and publication.
Task
To provide as accurate information as possible to ensure that the data can be reused.
Rights
| Right\State | Draft | Submitted | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit | Yes | No | No | Yes(1) |
| Delete | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(2) |
- Editing a published record will normally result in a new version that has to go through the approval process again.
- Most information will not be visible, however the record page will continue to exist and have minimal metadata see Deleted records.
Reviewer
Role
To spot critical missing metadata information, unlikely experimental conditions, obscenities, and fraudulence. Their role is not to evaluate the scientific relevance of the draft, rather they’re there to ensure that the records are highly likely to represent an actual measurement which contains sufficient information to interpret it.
Task
To review the submitted drafts and either accept or reject the draft. They’re scientific staff that are familiar with the technique they’re reviewing.
Rights
| Right\State | Draft | Submitted | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Edit | No | no | No | No |
| Delete | No | no | No | No |
Editor
Role
To ensure and improve the quality of the records in the MBDB, from a scientific metadata perspective.
Task
To help records owners in case where they’re unsure, or unable to make changes themselves. This person is a scientist of the MBDB staff, who may not be an expert in the individual methods but is an expert in metadata and the MBDB data model. Furthermore, they have the right to delete records on scientific grounds (e.g. gross scientific misconduct).
Rights
| Right\State | Draft | Submitted | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delete | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(2) |
- Most information will not be visible, however the record page will continue to exist and have minimal metadata see Deleted records.
Administrator
Role
To ensure and improve the quality of the records in the MBDB, from a technical perspective.
Task
Ensure that changes to the data model are propagated into existing records, if needed. Transferring of ownership in cases where it is needed but cannot be accomplished by the owners themselves (e.g. in the event of death of an owner). Furthermore their role is to prevent MBDB being a source of criminal activities and obscenities.
Rights
| Right\State | Draft | Submitted | Accepted | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delete | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes(2) |
- Most information will not be visible, however the record page will continue to exist and have minimal metadata see Deleted records.