5.1 Review of metadata records
5.2 Using templates and other tools
- Dublin Core
- DC-Dot's Dublin Core metadata editor http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcdot/
(Note: Submit any webpage's URL and get a suggested metadata record in XHTML format, then use the template to edit the record. Different output formats are available.)Suggestion: Use the following sources to create metadata records using the above two tools.
- 1. A single-file journal article:
Gregory Crane. Georeferencing in Historical Collections. D-Lib Magazine, May 2004, Volume 10 Number 5. URL:http://www.dlib.org/dlib/may04/crane/05crane.html
- 2. A multi-file online tutorial:
Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial. Prepared by Cornell University Library/ Research Department
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/
tutorial/contents.html
- 3. A dynamic content website:
Explore Mars Now
http://www.exploremarsnow.org
- 4. A dynamic content website that provides dynamic information on the screen, based on the search or browse queries:
National Geographic--Expeditions--Lessons http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/marsmobiles.html
- 5. A webpage that contains multiple contributors:
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math.
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/56672.html5.3 Other tools for metadata creation
Dublin Core tools
http://dublincore.org/tools
- Utilities
- Creating Metadata (Templates)
- Tools for the Creation/Change of Templates
- Automatic Extraction/Gathering of Metadata
- Automatic Production of Metadata
- Conversion Between Metadata Formats
- Integrated (Tool) Environments
- Commercially Available Software
- Learning Object Metadata Editors
http://www.cancore.ca/editors.html
Use this tool online: http://demo.licef.teluq.uquebec.ca/eRIB/
- FGDC Metadata Tools
http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/geospatial-metadata-tools
A list of metadata creation tools and metadata processing software. Each tool makes use of the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata and may support the Biological Data Profile.
- OAI-Specific Tools
http://www.openarchives.org/tools/tools.html
A list of links to the tools implemented by members of the Open Archives Initiative community.
- RDF Editors and Tools
http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/discovery/rdf/
resources/#sec-tools
An annotated list with links to the tools.
- TEI Software
http://www.tei-c.org/Software/index.html
A list of links to software for creating, managing, and processing TEI documents in SGML or XML.
- Customized Templates for EAD-Encoded Finding Aids
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/oac/toolkit/templates/
Templates for OAC (The Online Archive of California) Project participants to generate EAD version 1.0 markup.
- Metadata Software Tools
http://www2.sub.uni-goettingen.de/cgi-bin/ssgfi/anzeige.pl?db=meta&sc=T
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