Toward a Collection-based Metadata Maintenance Model Martin Kurth, Jim LeBlanc Cornell University Library Technical Services DC-2006 Manzanillo, 3 October 2006
Overview Operational context: Metadata maintenance Metadata maintenance model Conclusion
Metadata maintenance functions Accrual Deletion Modification Transformation Reporting Export Mapping Migration Exposure Activation
Periodicity when Maintenance Function what Script/Service how Department where Contact who Documentation why Metadata maintenance operations
Collection A content objects Collection B, etc. metadata records Collection Description MDM AP cldtype:CollectionXyz cldtype:Catalogue 1 dc:type m dc:type 1 cld:collectionDescription m 1 is-described-by m Metadata catalogs & metadata maintenance collection descriptions
mdm:MDMFunctionType mdm:hasSchema Collection cldtype:Catalogue Contact who Department where mdm:MDMCollType Maintenance Function what Script/Service how DTD/Schema Metadata Scheme mdm:MDMPeriodicity when Documentation why dc:type mdm:maintenanceFunction 1 m m dc:type mdm:contactmdm:maintPeriodicity 1 m dcterms:isReferencedBy 1 m mdm:isEngagedVia mdm:administrator 1 mdm:followsScheme A metadata maintenance collection description
Properties of primary entities
Conclusion Relationship to other data models Adaptation for maintenance of collections of content objects Operational applications
Questions? Or please send follow-up questions to Marty or Jim