Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges

dc.contributor.authorReynolds, David
dc.contributor.authorChapman, John W.
dc.contributor.authorShreeves, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-12T21:50:15Z
dc.date.available2009-10-12T21:50:15Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractMany institutional repositories have pursued a mixed metadata environment, relying on description by multiple workflows. Strategies may include metadata converted from other systems, metadata elicited from the document creator or manager, and metadata created by library or repository staff. Additional editing or proofing may or may not occur. The mixed environment brings challenges of creation, management, and access. In this article, repository efforts at three major universities are discussed. All three repositories run on the DSpace software package, and the opportunities and limitations of that system will be examined. The authors discuss local strategies in light of current thinking on metadata creation, user behavior, and the aggregation of heterogeneous metadata. The contrasts between the mission of each repository effort will show the importance of local customization, while the experience of all three institutions forms the basis for recommendations on strategies of benefit to a wide range of librarians and repository planners.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChapman, John W., et al. "Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges" Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 47, nr. 3/4 (2009): 309-325, http://catalogingandclassificationquarterly.com/ccq47nr3-4.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/33517
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectheterogeneityen_US
dc.subjectinstitutional repositoryen_US
dc.subjectDSpaceen_US
dc.subjectmetadataen_US
dc.titleRepository Metadata: Approaches and Challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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