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THE ME 8

CREATING METADATA:
DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY NOTES
2021/10/18
Creation of surrogate records: description
Once the unit to be described has been determined, a surrogate record is created by
❑selecting important pieces of information e.g. title, author, date etc. from the information
package
❑ determining certain characteristics about the package e.g. size, terms of availability
❑ placing these pieces of information in a certain order dictated by a set of rules or
conventions for description

These rules or conventions are called content standards


Creation of surrogate records: description
(cont.)
Content standards serve as style manuals for metadata
❑ providing elements to be included
❑ definitions of each element
❑ sometimes providing rules for
◦ what information to include in the description
◦ for the structure of that information
◦ and sometimes for its punctuation and order

In order for it to be used to its full potential, metadata cannot be unstructured descriptions
of resources;
Metadata must be standardised and controlled.
Metadata schemas
Metadata schemas are sets of elements designed to meet the needs of particular
communities.

Schemas can therefore vary greatly. They vary in:


❑ number of data elements
❑ encoding (put a message in code)
❑ the use of controlled vocabulary etc.

Types of metadata schemas: Bibliographic Schemas, General Schemas and Domain


Specific Schemas
Bibliographic Schemas and General
Schemas
ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)
AACR2 (Anglo American Cataloguing Rules 2nd ed.)
FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)
RDA (Resource Description and Access)

Dublin Core
Dublin Core (DC) - A General Metadata Schema
❑ Cross-domain standard
❑ Can be basis for metadata for any type of resource
❑ International and interdisciplinary in its application
❑ Templates available

Dublin Core General principles


❑ The core set can be extended with further elements needed by a particular community
❑ All elements are optional
❑ All elements are repeatable
❑ Any elements may be modified by a qualifier or qualifiers
❑ Form of the content of each element is not prescribed
❑ Elements may be presented in any order
Dublin Core (DC) (cont.)
DC Element Set consists of 15 elements that can be divided into 3 sets:
❑ Elements related to the content of the resource
◦ Title, Subject, Description, Type, Source, Relation (IsPartOf; IsVersionOf), Coverage

❑ Elements related to the resource when viewed as intellectual property


◦ Creator, Publisher, Contributor, Rights

❑ Elements related mainly to the issue of resource-as-an-instance


◦ Date, Format, Identifier, Language, Audience, Provenance, Rights Holder,
Instructional Method, Accrual Method, Accrual Periodicity, Accrual Policy
Domain Specific Schemas
❑ ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description)
❑ EAD (Encoded Archival Description)
❑ Open Archives Initiative (OAI)
❑ TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) Headers
❑ ONIX (ONline Information eXchange) International
❑ IPTC (International Press Communications Council) Core Photo metadata
❑ VRA (Visual Resources Association) Core Categories for Visual Resources
❑ CDWA (Categories for the Description of Works of Art)

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