Dec 21, 2018 | Report

Report: Choosing metadata standards

In the second report of our series, “Metadata for mere mortals,” librarian Erin Antognoli examines key considerations organizations should take when choosing to employ metadata standards such as:

  • The different information needs of the community of users
  • The data elements required to accurately describe the collection
  • The types of metadata standards—general subject or subject-specific standards

Selecting the metadata standard that best reflects the content of your collection and the needs of the community that will use the data is a weighty decision. The process should involve a series of questions that helps you identify which FAIR principles are most important and leads you to a well-thought out decision on the standard.

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Report: Introduction to metadata for mere mortals

Report: Introduction to metadata for mere mortals

The proliferation of digital content in business settings has turned many people into unlikely data managers, looking for the best way to organize assets such as images, graphics, videos and documents. Without the assistance of a librarian or professional digital asset manager, the less technical are unable to apply data management principles and metadata functionality to organize and leverage their increasingly large volumes of digital information.

Report: Making sense of metadata

Report: Making sense of metadata

From Dublin Core, to METS to MARC, this resource describes quite a few of the most widely known metadata standards, how they came about, and how they are commonly used. For anyone involved with data management, this is a good starting point or refresher on making sense of metadata.

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