Part 4 of tutorials at DC2008, Berlin. (International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications). See also part 1-3 by Jane Greenberg, Pete Johnston, and Mikael Nilsson on DC history, concepts, and other schemas. This part focuses on practical issues.
2. Implementation = the realization of an application = execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard … -- requires putting many pieces together in a way required by a design -- and may lead to many different results Tangram = 七巧板 = qī qiǎo bǎn = "seven boards of skill"
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5. -- from Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1 Standards for data structures and semantics –element sets Standards and Guides for data content – rules and guides Standards for data values – value encoding schemes
14. Types of Metadata -- Baca, M. ed. Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information . V.3. Anne J. Gilliland: Setting the Stage, Table 2.
15. Greenberg: M apping “Types” to “Functions” -- Greenberg, J. “ "Metadata Quality: A Layer Cake of Criteria ”, presentation at ASIST 2005 Conference
Metadata is an essential component required for success in description, administration, preservation, access and service of digital content s . I t is , however, easy to misunderstand that metadata is simply a technical issue. This session will draw on case studies to explore practical issues in the use of Dublin Core. These considerations include quality, consistency, cost and other factors.