digitization basics for archives and special collections – part 2: store and share
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Descriptive Metadata for Historical Collections
Digitization Basics for Archives and Special Collections
WiLSWorld, July 22, 2015
Purposes of Metadata
O Description
O Structure
O Discoverability
O Interoperability
O Administration
Standardization
O Adopt a metadata schema: Dublin Core
O Use controlled vocabularies
O Follow a Metadata Style Guide
O Recollection Wisconsin Metadata Quick Guide
O Create a Data Dictionary for each project
O Implement quality control procedures
Levels of Description
O Collection description
O Subcollection description
O Item-level description
O Page-level description
Ex. Kaukauna Memory Project
Required Fields
O Title
O Subject
O Description*
*Not required by RW.
O Rights
O Submitter
O Type (ex. Still image; Text)
O Format (ex. image/tiff)
O Date Digitized (YYYY-MM-DD)
O File Name
Depth of Description
O Who is the intended audience (K-12,
university, etc.)?
O What kind of information do you need to
provide so users can gain access to a
resource through their online searches?
O What do your users need to know about
what the Resource is, where it came from,
who created it, its significance?
Subject Field(s)
O What is this resource about? Consider people, environment,
activity, and objects.
O Select terms from a controlled vocabulary, such as Thesaurus
for Graphic Materials (TGM).
More on describing photos: http://www.slideshare.net/bcshipps/indexing-photographs
When subject terms stink…
Recommended Fields
O Creator
O Date
O Contributors
O Publisher
O Language
O Community
O County
O State
O Medium
O Dimensions
O Digitization
information
O Source
O Contact
O Transcript
Example 4
Descriptive Metadata Provides
O Information about the original physical item
and the digital representation
O Information about context and completeness
O Information about authenticity and authority
O Information about relationships
O Access points for various use cases
O Cues for further research
Questions?
Bradley Shipps, OWLS
920-832-6368
http://memory.infosoup.org