Developing a Metadata Strategy

Metadata: A pedagogical tool for the teaching of map projections in Elementary School

“…Metadata are often defined as data about data or information about information (Hodge, 2001;Day, 2001;Agnew, 2003;Nogueras-Iso et al, 2005;Abdillah, 2012). The term "meta" derives from the Greek word denoting a nature of a higher order or more fundamental kind, "meta-" means change and metadata describe the origins of and track the changes to data (Haynes, 2004;Nebert, 2004;Abdillah, 2012).…”

“…The term "meta" derives from the Greek word denoting a nature of a higher order or more fundamental kind, "meta-" means change and metadata describe the origins of and track the changes to data (Haynes, 2004;Nebert, 2004;Abdillah, 2012). Metadata describe and explain available data (Hodge, 2001;Day, 2001;Agnew, 2003;Haynes, 2004;Nebert, 2004;Nogueras-Iso et al, 2004;Greenberg, 2005;Nogueras-Iso et al, 2005;Danko, 2011;Chuttur, 2011;Abdillah, 2012;), evaluate information and data (Register et. al, 2009;Abdillah, 2012).…”

Application Profile Development for Consortial Digital Libraries

“…15 In an article titled "Developing a Metadata Strategy," Agnew details the steps involved in building a metadata repository, including "modeling the information needs of your community, selecting and adapting a metadata standard, documenting your metadata, populating the database and sharing your metadata with other repositories and metadata initiatives." 16 OhioLINK institutions emphasize the importance of that consortial community. Bauer and Carlin explain that the DMC is specifically designed to eliminate barriers to institutional participation and they encourage OhioLINK institutions to focus on "content creation, acquisition and development, thus promoting the true nature of an academic collaborative venture."…”

“…and whether each element is repeatable, mandatory or optional, it is time to document the application profile." 55 The DCMI Glossary defines an application profile (AP) as: a declaration of the metadata terms an organization, information resource, application, or user community uses in its LRTS 51 (2) metadata. In a broader sense, it includes the set of metadata elements, policies, and guidelines defined for a particular application or implementation.…”

“…43 The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's (DCMI) element set has been selected for a multitude of metadata projects, primarily because it supports data mapping and sharing, is Open Archives Initiative (OAI) compliant, and is designed for simplicity of use. 44 Hider found that most responding libraries used some level of implementation of DC in a 2004 Australian study of digital collections. 45 DC is the metadata element set of choice for the CDP to assure interoperability, although some elements were modified to facilitate the use of DC with digital surrogates of primary source materials.…”