Workshop: Metadata for Digital Collections

METRO, 2014-05-14 and 2014-05-15

Outline

For details & links, go to: Day 1 | Day 2

1. Introduction

1.1 Why metadata?

1.2 Metadata types and functions

2. Metadata Descriptions

3. Understanding Metadata Standards

3.1 Types of Standards - Overview

a) Standards for Data Structures
b) Standards for Data Values (info only)
c) Standards for Data Contents (info only)
d) Standards for Data Exchange (info only)

3.2 Metadata Vocabularies (element set, schema) -- Structures and Components

3.2.1 Flat structure example

Dublin Core (DC) and DC-related element sets

3.2.2 Hierarchical structure example

a) Metadata for Cultural Objects and Visual Resources

b) VRA Core Categories

3.2.3 [Info] Different Syntaxes of the same element set: Using MARC family as an example

MARC Family (Self-study after the workshop)

3.2.4 Ontology-based schemas

Discussion: Schema.org - the vocabulary

4. Value vocabularies (Using Cultural and Heritage Areas as an example)

4.1 [info] Name Authority Files:

4.2 [info] Controlled vocabularies for art, architecture, photographs

4.3 [info] International name authority (general coverage)

Day 2 Advanced Metadata (Designing for Metadata Projects)

5. Working with metadata for your digital collection

5.1 Metadata Decisions for Your Digital Collection

5.2 Application Profiles

5.2 (Hands-on) Developing a Metadata Element Set and/or an Application Profile for a postcard collection

Part 1. Knowing your collection.

Part 2. Developing the Element Set/Application Profile for the collection

Step 1. Communicate about the functional requirements

Step 2. Design a domain model

Step 3. Identify desired metadata elements for the collection

Step 4. Value Space Decisions

Step 5. Find existing elements and re-use them in an Application Profile

Step 6. Mapping and Crosswalking

Step 7. [info] Specification / Documentation

Step 8. [info] Prepare guidelines for use

Step 9. [info] Creating a metadata schema using XML

6. Implementation

Exercise 5: Defining Properties using ContentDM software:

7. Related Issues

7.1 Where to find a property that was already defined by a standard?

7.2 What is in an aggregated metadata repository?

7.3 Quality enhancement in metadata repositories

7.4 [If time allows] Linked Data and LAMs

7.5 Summary and Conclusion

Metadata Workflow chart

For more information:

*Metadata. Marcia L. Zeng and Jian Qin. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2008.ISBN: 9781555706357 / 9781856046558
2nd Edition to be published in 2014. ALA Neal-Schuman, ISBN: 1555709656 / 978-1555709655

book website: http://www.metadataetc.org/book-website/index.html

.Metadata Basics Tutorial. http://marciazeng.slis.kent.edu/metadatabasics/index.htm