Making it work, Making it fun: Metadata in action

Transcript of Making it work, Making it fun: Metadata in action

Making it work, Making it fun:Making it work, Making it fun:Metadata in actionMetadata in action

Dreanna BeldenDreanna BeldenUniversity of North Texas LibrariesUniversity of North Texas [email protected]@library.unt.edu

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http://texashistory.unt.edu/

http://digital.library.unt.edu/

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Making it work, Making it fun:Making it work, Making it fun:You will make mistates, er, mistakes!You will make mistates, er, mistakes!

In terms of Typographical Errors:In terms of Typographical Errors: Letter transposition e.g. 9198 for 1998Letter transposition e.g. 9198 for 1998Letter omission, e.g. Omt for omitLetter omission, e.g. Omt for omitLetter insertion, e.g. asnd for andLetter insertion, e.g. asnd for andletter substitution or misstrokes, e.g. likw for likeletter substitution or misstrokes, e.g. likw for like

No omissionsNo omissionsNull values for mandatory elementsNull values for mandatory elementsIncomplete information Incomplete information

Non ambiguousNon ambiguous Inconsistency eg. multiple spellings, multiple Inconsistency eg. multiple spellings, multiple possible meanings, mixed cases, initials, etcpossible meanings, mixed cases, initials, etc

From “Metadata Madness: Quality Issues in Metadata Management” by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, presented at TLA, 2007-04-11

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Making it work, Making it fun:Making it work, Making it fun:What is “right” for you.What is “right” for you.

Identify the 'right' metadataIdentify the 'right' metadata Avoid large schemas Avoid large schemas

Create at the right time Create at the right time At creation vs. at other points in object At creation vs. at other points in object life-cycle life-cycle Human vs. automatic Human vs. automatic

Determine level of quality requiredDetermine level of quality required Collaborators may have diverse and Collaborators may have diverse and sometimes conflicting metadata sometimes conflicting metadata requirements.requirements.