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Application Profiles at the University of Tennessee

Application Profiles at the University of Tennessee. Melanie Feltner-Reichert Director, Digital Library Initiatives. Overview. Guiding questions Standards landscape Development of a profile. Where are we . . . . . . . . in the world of metadata standards development today?

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Application Profiles at the University of Tennessee

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  1. Application Profiles at the University of Tennessee Melanie Feltner-Reichert Director, Digital Library Initiatives

  2. Overview • Guiding questions • Standards landscape • Development of a profile

  3. Where are we . . . . . . . in the world of metadata standards development today? . . . . in the landscape of digital initiatives at the University of Tennessee? And what can application profiles do for us?

  4. Expectations “Metadata is expected to follow existing and emerging standards in order to facilitate integrated access to multiple information providers over the web. However, there are many new standards, and most of them are still under development . . .

  5. Standards landscape

  6. The plot thickens . . . . And it is rare that the requirements of a particular project or site can all be met by any one standard “straight from the box.” Baker, Dekkers, Heery, Patel, Salokhe . . . and there are no easy answers

  7. The not-so-easy answer • Metadata application profiles • Tailor complex schemas for project-specific usage • Collaborate with all project stakeholders

  8. Local context tgm lcsh local w3cdtf lcnaf teimods mets mix ead marc dc local premis dacs aacr2 local cco

  9. One case • Volunteer Voices: The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee • Funded by IMLS • Statewide digital library • Diverse materials • Cultural heritage institutions

  10. Challenges • Broadened base of metadata contributors • From a variety of backgrounds • Differing technical and metadata expertise and preferences • Diverse collection content

  11. Birth of a profile

  12. Decisions, decisions • Branding • Metadata needs • Flexible, rich descriptive standard(s) • Markup for manuscript and print text

  13. Profile features • Selection of applicable elements, sub-elements and attributes • Interpretation of element usage • Element constraints • Mandatory, optional or recommended • Repeatable or non-repeatable • If repeatable, maximum no. of occurrences • Fixed or open values • Authority controlled or not

  14. But if we build it, will they come? • Policies and guidelines • Training • At-your-fingertips resources • Simple, easily accessible metadata creation tools • Pre-ingestion quality control

  15. Tools • Administrative database • Quality control • Administrative records • Institution level • Collection level • Item level • Metadata workbook • Openly accessible web form • Generates valid MODS XML syntax • Enables and forces compliance to application profile

  16. Conclusion • Thank you! • Comments or questions? Contact: Melanie Feltner-Reichert mfeltner@utk.edu

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