1. Metadata Normalization (Stein) Runar Bergheim

2. About Metadata Normalization The best place to perform normalization is in the collection management system of the Digital Collection That, however, requires a lot of manual labor At the cost of precision, automated methods will be applied May be applied on source database May be applied to metadata exports as part of Data Transformation May be applied to metadata in repositories along the way to – or in – Europeana

3. Overview of Metadata Normalisation

4. Important Considerations Should happen at – or close to – the content providers site Content provider National/regional Aggregators Need validation services End-user service is not good for bulk-checking of quality/content validation Need analysis output with highlighting of errors