| Term |
Purpose |
Further Information |
| ADO |
Arbitrary Digital Object, the actual file uploaded by the proponent, stored in the SSDB along with the metadata file (mif) created for it. |
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| GDC |
Geological Data Center at SIO, supporting the operations of the SSDB with physical archives, quality control and publishing of proponent contributions, as well as the independent development system. |
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| IODP |
International Ocean Discovery Program, a collaborative effort of more than 1000 scientists from 40 countries to conduct scientific drilling in the world’s oceans, a continuation of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (2003-2013) and the Deep Sea Drilling Program which began in 1968 |
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| MIF |
Metadata Interchange Format, ascii file used internally to contain all metadata related to each object contributed to the SSDB. The SSDB creates a mif for each ado. The mif is used to build an entry in the metadata catalog for each contributed object, and can also be downloaded for other applications |
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| MTF |
Metadata Template File, used internally by the SSDB to define the digital library architecture, controlling the relationships among objects, metadata, and user interface tools |
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| iRODS |
Integrated Rule-Oriented Data System, middleware for management of heterogeneous data over a network, used internally by the SSDB to store the objects uploaded by IODP proponents |
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| SSDB |
Site Survey Data Bank, a scientific decision support system based on digital library technology, developed and operated by the SIO/UCSD |
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| SDSC |
San Diego Supercomputer Center, provides the information technology for the SSDB and hosts the public server and storage systems, on the campus of UCSD |
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| SIO |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD |
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| SIOExplorer |
Digital library of 700 SIO cruises, providing the experience and technology underlying the SSDB |
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| UCSD |
University of California, San Diego |
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| Java Web Start |
Launches Java applications that reside in a remote location |
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