Digitial Initiatives: Metadata

* JSIC.  An introduction to metadata.  Retrieved from http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guide/an-introduction-to-metadata

National Information Standards Organization. (2004). Understanding metadata. Bethesda, MD: NISO Press. Retrieved from http://www.niso.org/publications/press/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf

What kind of metadata do we want to use?

There are different types of metadata:

• Descriptive
  
• Administrative
• Structural
  
• Technical
  
• Rights
  
• Preservation
  

But there are also different metadata standards in use for different kinds of objects and purposes.

• Dublin Core - extensible, widely adopted, aids metadata sharing
• MODS - robust, handles a variety of content types
  
• EAD - provides hierarchical arrangement in finding aids

We can even re-use metadata from one standard and re-purpose it with another standard.  Sometimes it can work well, e.g. MODS->DC; sometimes it doesn't, DC->MODS.

Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)

Outline of MODS' Metadata Elements

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set

Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standards (METS)

METS Primer (PDF)

METS Overview & Tutorial

PREMIS (Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies)

PREMIS Data Dictionary, v. 2.2 (PDF)

Introduction and Supporting Documentation for PREMIS Data Dictionary, v. 2.2 (PDF)

Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

VRA Core

Crosswalks aid in making decisions about how to re-purpose metadata between different standards.

The Getty's Metadata Standards Crosswalk - includes a wide variety of metadata standards

MODS Conversions - mappings and XSLT stylesheets to and from MODS to other standards, including Dublin Core and MARC

Baca, M. (Ed.). (2008). Introduction to Metadata. (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Getty Publications. Retrieved from http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/0892368969.html?imprint=gtrs&pg=1&res=20?imprint=gtrs&pg=3&res=20?imprint=gtrs&pg=5&res=20?imprint=gtrs&pg=5&res=20?imprint=gtrs&pg=2&res=20

* Lopatin, L. (2010). Metadata practices in academic and non-academic libraries for digital projects: A survey. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 48(8), 716-742. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/01639374.2010.509029

- PDF saved in P:\Annamarie Klose\Literature_Review\Literature_Metadata

Otto, J.J.  (2014). Administrative metadata for long-term preservation and management of resources: A survey of current practices in ARL libraries. Rutgers University Community Repository.  http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3R49NRF