Metadata Best Practices for the Description of Digital Objects

Entered into Rosetta

Molly O’Brien & Rachel Jaffe Metadata Librarians @

Binghamton University Libraries

Source: http://www.mrdowling.com/604-rosettastone.html

Introduction

Source: http://prints.encore-editions.com/500/0/circus-performer-leaping-through-a-ring-of-fire.jpg

Binghamton University (SUNY)

• Undergraduates: 11,706

• Graduate students: 3,007

• Average SAT score range: 1190-1340

• Average ACT score range: 26-31

• Top 25% of high school class: 85%

• In the past 10 years, 91-93% of

freshmen returned for their

sophomore year

• Students of color: 33.3%

• International students: 10%

• Students come from all 50 states

and 100 countries

Binghamton University, one of four comprehensive doctoral research

universities within the State University of New York, is recognized for

stellar academics, an international focus, high graduation rates and

overall value.

Q: Why ?

What is digital preservation (vs. digital access)?

• A “series of managed activities necessary to

ensure continued access to digital materials

for as long as necessary.” (DPC)

• “Actions required to maintain access to digital

materials beyond the limits of media failure or

technological change.” (DPC)

!noitavreserP : A

BU Libraries’ Digital Preservation Goals

• Libraries – Special collections

– Archival materials

• Campus – Born-digital objects

– University photographs

• Faculty – Data sets, research

notes, etc.

Source: http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/weirdscience/2010/05/newtons-tree-in-space.html

Organizing Chaos: Metadata Superheroes

Sources: http://icanhascheezburger.com/; http://www.damsimple.com/tag/dam/page/2/

Dublin Core

Sources:

http://glennas.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/dublin-core-metadata-initiative-dcmi-learning-resources/

http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/alastair_smith/technophile/DublinCore.gif

Best Practices

Our Principles:

• Consistency, simplicity, intelligibility

• Foresight

• Bringing everyone on board

Source: http://www.gafferdistrict.com/owner_education.php

Building a Metadata Form

Create a form:

Building a Metadata Form

Add fields:

Building a Metadata Form

Add field information:

Building a Metadata Form Completed metadata form:

Rosetta Workflow Stages

Approval Arrangement Assessment

Digital Object(s) /SIPs

IE (Intellectual Entity)

View in Rosetta: an IE Is Born!

View in

Rosetta in Primo

Metadata Best Practices for the Description of Digital

Objects Entered into Rosetta rjaffe@binghamton.edu - obrienm@binghamton.edu

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Contributions to this presentation have been made by: Sandy

Card, Edward Corrado and John Meador.