Developing a Metadata Application Profile for Postcards
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Developing A Metadata Application Profile for Postcards
Preparation:
Complete the prelimilary examination of the resources to be described using this worksheet.
Consider postcards as a kind of intellectual or artistic work, similar to a book; discuss and write your notes.
Desired Element / Explanation and note / Example(For example:)
creator An entity primarily responsible for Smith, John
making the content of the resource
Walking through the development process:
Step 1. Communicating about the functional requirements
Ask questions: What do we want to do with this collection?[Review “Metadata Types and Functions”.] For example:
We would like users to be able to:
Search by: …
Browse by: …
View these: …
We would like to be able to:
Link together: (e.g., records from the same publisher)
Link to: (e.g., the artistic work represened on the front side of the card )
Filter by: …
Step 2. Design a domain model
Ask questions: What kinds of THINGs (entities) our metadata will describe? What are the relationships between these THINGs?
For example:
Postcards (as a kind of work);
People or organizations involved;
The ‘aboutness’ or ‘ofness’ of the images on the postcards;
The art work/photograph/objects/landmarks/architecture/design… that alreay exist and are used by postcards as images.
Think: What properties does each of these entities have?
E.g., For organizations (e.g., publisher): Identification, name, place …
Step 3. Identify desired metadata elements for the collection.
What elements (i.e., metadata terms) will we need to select or define for this metadata scheme?
(Please use the following templates.)
(This will be the element definition and will be included in the final schema) / Example
(The examples may be included in the best practice guide, either in the schema or in a separate guide) / Implementation
(Mandatory /Optional? Repeatable?)
M, O, P.
(For example:)
creator An entity primarily responsible for Smith, John M, R.
making the content of the resource WKSU (Kent State University)
______
Element Name(The element defined by the last task) / Value controlled?
(Yes and How, No) / How to control?
(A pre-defined list of terms; Name of an existing vocabulary/scheme, rules, best practice guide, etc.)
(For example):
creator Yes, name authority ULAN/LC Name Authority/Accumulated local name authority
(or):
creator Yes, rule Personal: Last, M. First
Organization: Smaller unit, Larger unit
Element Name / Matched SCHEMA A Element (Schema A is the preliminary source schema) / Matched SCHEMA B Element (Schema B is the secondary source schema) / Un-matched Element (This element will be claimed under ksu Namespace)
(for example):
measurement vra:mesurement
title vra:title
creator vra:agent
langauge dc:langauge
collectionType ksu:collectionType
(as source schema) / Schema.org Element / Dublin Core Element / Degree of mapping
exactMatch
broadMatch (ksu:xyz >dc:abc)
narrowMatch (ksu:xyz < dc:abc)
closeMatch
(For example):
ksu:illustrator schema:illustrator dc:contributor closeMatch
(Note: Domain = “Book”)
Write a complete specification for your element set or application profile.
1. Example from DC: http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/
Term Name: type
URI: http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
Label: Type
Definition: The nature or genre of the resource.
Comment: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE].
To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.
References: [DCMITYPE] http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/
2. Example from VRA Core: http://www.loc.gov/standards/vracore/VRA_Core4_Element_Description.pdf
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Description: The name of the culture, people (ethnonym), or adjectival form of a country name from which a Work, Collection, or Image originates, or the cultural context with which the Work, Collection, or Image has been associated.
Data Values: ULAN Editorial Guidelines Chapter 4.7 Appendix G, Nationalities and Places, AAT, LCSH
VRA Core 2.0: W15 Nationality/Culture
VRA Core 3.0: Culture
CDWA: Creation-Culture
Dublin Core: COVERAGE
CCO: Part TWO: Chapter 4: Stylistic and Chronological Information
Not Required; Repeatable
Write a separate document for how to use your application profile.
Examples:
Write a usage guidelines, element-by-element:
Using Dublin Core http://dublincore.org/documents/usageguide/
Give examples of how to create metadata (DCMI Terms):
User Guide/Creating Metadata http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/User_Guide
Give examples of how to publish metadata as Linked Data:
User Guide/Publishing Metadata http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/User_Guide/Publishing_Metadata
Use a spreadsheet template for generating metadata
Use thespreadsheet templateto describe your semantic standard http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/asset/adms/document/generate-adms-asset-descriptions-spreadsheet-refine-rdf
Use flowcharts to help users to decide what elements to use and understand the constains
LODE-BD Recommendations 2.0: Report on how to selectappropriate encoding strategies for producing Linked Open Data(LOD)-enabled bibliographic data http://aims.fao.org/lode/bd