[RNLD] Metadata for non-XML users

[Dorothea Hoffmann]

Hi Amanda,

ELAR includes an excel sheet template for their metadata recommendations.
While excel is not ideal, it is a very widespread format and allows you to
very flexibly add and remove fields and data as needed.

http://www.elar-archive.org/depositing/preparing-metadata.php

As far as I know, the current standard for metadata us OLAC:

http://www.language-archives.org/OLAC/metadata.html


They are, however, based on the Dublin core metadata set.

All the best,

Dorothea


On 25 August 2014 06:51, Amanda R. Hamilton <amanda.r.hamilton at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm wondering what format and program you all would recommend to those who
> are not familiar with XML but need to record lasting metadata.
>  Spreadsheets can be made to be very comprehensive, and might be a good
> option...but of course there's the concern of choosing a non-proprietary
> software program (i.e., not Microsoft Excel), and also the problem that the
> original formatting must remain unchanged in order for the information to
> still make sense (i.e., if the data doesn't render correctly and you can't
> tell what goes in which column, it won't be useful).
>
> Furthermore, pardon my ignorance, but are the 15 Dublin Core metadata
> elements (http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/) still considered the
> minimum standard for what metadata collections should include?  Or are
> there other standards out there too?
>
> I'm specifically hoping for user-friendly ideas that both specialists and
> laypeople alike could be content with.
>
> Many thanks!
> Amanda
>



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