Types of metadata[1]
Descriptive
- Describes a resource for purposes such as discovery and identification
- Can include elements such as title, abstract, author, subject, and keywords
Structural
- Indicates how compound objects are put together
- Example:
- Show relationships between digital object and page number of book
- The first scanned page of a book is rarely marked as page # 1 of the book itself
Administrative and Technical
- Provides information to help manage a resource such as:
- when and how it was created, file type and other technical information, and who can access it
- Subsets of administrative data:
- Terms and Conditions – deals with intellectual property rights
- Preservation Metadata – contains information needed to archive and preserve a resource
- http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/UnderstandingMetadata.pdf ↵
