Hi Tim,
This is an interesting idea to explore as a possible STEP 1.
If we added CD fields to it, I could see it working.
My main observation is that many of the EML fields (being free text), often result in confusing data.
Sometimes collections describe their dataset in the EML file. Other times they describe their entire collections (which may not all be included in the dataset). And sometimes, a mix. This makes it difficult to understand what’s being described in the EML w/o looking at the associated data records.
IF we could use the EML (+ CD fields) and then
a) make it clear we’re looking for metadata
b) make it possible to link to any specimen-record-level datasets being shared
This could be a first pass at a workable system I think.
Even better then, once collections have metadata tables in their databases, then a view of the table data could be linked automatically to the IPT.
How might one link a collection’s wikidata page into this vision of using the IPT for EML metadata files?