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possible, data are entered by choosing from enumerated lists. Data validation is performed
by the system wherever appropriate, and warning messages are generated to alert the use
to potential problems
Since most items require that permission be sought before they can be made available in
digital form to the public, capabilities are provided in each metadata record for recording
information about the status of copyright permissions, as well as any special restrictions
imposed by donors. The metadata record also allows the archivist to enter information that
relates to the intellectual organization of the collection.
As each item is logged into the metadata entry system, it is assigned a unique identifier.
When the archivist enters the system, the next available, unique identifier for the
collection being processed appears.
10. Basic Metadata Components for Data
Name
Table Name
Database Name
Keywords
Description
Data
Schema
Logical Model
Owner
Server
Description
The name of the table
The name of the parent database
Specific keywords and phrases about the table
Detailed description of tables utility
Date the information was published
Related Sources Schema
Parent logical model
Owner of SME of table
Physical location of table
11. Metadata Creation
Many participants identified metadata creation as a fundamental challenge. Lou
Rosenfeld noted the longstanding problem of inter-indexer consistency, and cited
evidence that only 10% of human-assigned index terms do not occur in full text.
Considering these facts, he was skeptical about whether human-created subject metadata
merits investment in many cases. Sandy Hostetetter reported that many end users in her
organization aren’t interested in creation metadata, leading to poor results when they are
asked to do so, Julie Martin from Boeing expressed optimism about the ability of better
metadata creation tools, such as a plugin for Microsoft Word her company has been
developing internally. But she noted that even excellent tools are of little use until a
“content culture” has developed, in which understanding of the value of metadata and its
contribution to information retrieval are pervasive.
13. Dublin Core Elements
The user would enter the Dublin Core information about the item as appropriate: Title,
Creator, Subject (keywords), Description, Publisher, Contrib- utors, Date, Type, Format,
Identifier Source, Language, Relation, Coverage, and Rights.
Element Name: Title
Label:
Definition :
Comment :
Title
A name given to the resource.
Typically, Title will be a name by which the resource is
formally known.
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