intro to metadata
DESCRIPTION
Our introduction to metadata for the purposes of the "WHY metadata for MY resources" workshop in TELSS 2010 in Ohrid, FYROMTRANSCRIPT
WHY metadata for MY resources?
Nikos PalavitsinisHannes Ebner
Nikos Manouselis
Photos from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathan_y/2635017968/ & http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157622824/sizes/o/
Welcome
• Intro to metadata & application profiles• Quick usage guide for the Confolio Tool• Hands on metadata annotation using Confolio• Using metrics to evaluate metadata quality • Interactive session on quality of metadata• Short questionnaire on the session– Yes, another one… Sorry!– Your chance for revenge!
Rules
• Laptops will be needed
• Banned programs & apps (unless requested): Skype, Firefox, IE, Chrome, Outlook, Thunderbird, whole MS Office suite (all versions), Messenger (of any kind), AUTOCAD, VLC media player (and all media players), paint, any other game, programming suites, calculator, notepad, wordpad, acrobat reader, winzip, winrar, minesweeper…
Intro to metadata
Definition
• “Metadata is structured information that:– Describes, – Explains, – Locates, – Makes it easier to retrieve & use– Helps in managing
...an information resource”*
*NISO (2004) Understanding Metadata. Bethesda, NISO Press
Metadata is everywhere
• We can have metadata on:– HTML documents, digital images, books, museum
objects, – Services, physical places, people, institutions,
abstract “works”, concepts, events– Metadata themselves– …
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name: Ariadne & Georgedescription: the twinskeywords: twins, Manouselis, menace, smellyformat: babiesdate: 11/2008creators: Polly, Nikos M.location: Crete, Greece
Purpose
• Resource discovery & integration,• Organize electronic resources,• Facilitate interoperability• Provide digital identification,• Support archiving & preservation
*NISO (2004) Understanding Metadata. Bethesda, NISO Press
Metadata Elements
• Each information resource is described by using specific data items
• These data items are called Elements
Metadata Schemas
• “A metadata scheme is a sets of metadata elements designed for a specific purpose, such as describing a particular type of information resource”*
*NISO (2004) Understanding Metadata. Bethesda, NISO Press
Evolution
element
element
element
element
element
Metadata Scheme
Used by one publishing house
Used by many publishing houses
Metadata Specification Metadata Standard
Adopted by Standards’ Organization
Evolution
Used in specific community
E.g. Publishing houses of medical books
Metadata Application ProfileMetadata Standard
Metadata SpecificationProfiled
Refined
Adapted
Application Domains
• Libraries• Agriculture• Museums• Education• Environment• Architecture• …you name it…