rdryad (version 0.1.1)

download_dryadmetadata: Download metadata for individual Dryad id's.

Description

Download metadata for individual Dryad id's.

Usage

download_dryadmetadata(id, transform,
    url = "http://www.datadryad.org/oai")

Arguments

id

Dryad identifier, i.e. 19.

transform

(logical) transform metadata to list, TRUE or FALSE.

url

the base url for the function (should be left to default).

Value

• Metadata for a Dryad dataset.

Examples

metadat <- download_dryadmetadata('oai:datadryad.org:10255/dryad.8820', T)
metadat <- download_dryadmetadata(8820, T)
metadat$metadata # get $identifier, $datestamp, $setSpec, or $metadata
metadata <- oaih_transform(metadat$metadata) # transform to a list