Metadata Principles
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Traditionally the term metadata comprises "data about data", thus all information which is available in a specific context to describe an item/resource of interest.
To start with:
- Metadata primer, provided by NSDL
Terminology[edit]
Try to clear up following terms:
- Data model
- Content Model
- Profile / Metadata Profile
- Application Profile
"In DCMI usage, an application profile is a declaration of the metadata terms an organization, information resource, application, or user community uses in its metadata. In a broader sense, it includes the set of metadata elements, policies, and guidelines defined for a particular application or implementation." see http://dublincore.org/documents/usageguide/glossary.shtml
- Metadata set
- Metadata specification
In eSciDoc, the metadata specification lists the elements used
- Elements - values; Complex elements.
- Encoding schemas
- Label vs. name
The label is the string used on the interface?
- Item; item types etc.