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Collection development and metadata quality. Presentation at the Europeana Aggregator Forum 2015
1. Collection Development &
Metadata Quality TF
The Hague 18/05/2015
@jpekel
What have we achieved and where are we going?
Joris Pekel and Marie-Claire Dangerfield
18. Task Force on Metadata Quality
à How does Europeana define high quality metadata?
à What is preventing the submission of good quality metadata?
à How should data providers add information that is not in the
original metadata but is required by Europeana?
à What is the difference between domain-specific metadata
and what is required for Europeana Data Model metadata?
à What can be done to help the Europeana Network to
increase the submission of high quality metadata?
à Who is responsible for checking data quality - data providers,
aggregators or Europeana?
@jpekel
26. TF results
Defined Metadata quality as:
à Resulting from a series of trusted processes
à Findable
à Readable
à Standardised
à Meaningful to audiences
à Clear on re-use
à Visible
@jpekel
27. TF results
Blockers to Metadata Quality
à A lack of digital appraisal
à Context of Metadata Creation
à Metadata as a by-product of the preservation
process
à Limited Resources
à Type of Material Digitised
à Lack of Understanding of Technical
documentation
28. TF results
Some of the Recommendations:
à Metadata crosswalks need to be documented
à The metadata processes need to be more
transparent
à Minimum quality standard be raised
à Greater use of the Europeana Publication Policy
à Aggregators to conduct more checks before
submission
à Europeana Aggregation Team to be more
available to Partners
32. Thematic Focus
à Thematic Channels
à Art
à Music
à Better Selected
Collections
à Designed for
showcase and
exploration
@jpekel
33. Europeana 280
à Campaign to showcase Europe's national art pieces in co-
operation with Ministries of Culture
à Runs from now till October
à 28 countries 10 art works
à Rich metadata, high quality image
à Higher demands for a different product
@jpekel
35. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
à Title of Work
à The title should be the title as given by the creator.
à Please submit a language tag for the title as this will
allow multilingual search.
à For the purposes of this project, works cannot be titled
‘untitled’
à Description of Item
à This should be a short description of the work that helps
the user find and understand the art piece.
à Name of Creator
à This should be the common name of the creator.
à Date of Creation
à Approximate dates if possible
36. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
à Type of work
à Adding the type of artwork makes it easier to locate in a
search
à Medium of work
à The type of materials used in the making of the object
e.g. Oil on canvas, watercolour etc.
à Dimensions
à We require the height, width, length of the object in its
physical form
à Subject
37. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
Location
à This is the general location of the object
à The more specific the better e.g. Mauritshaus, Den Haag
à A high-resolution digital version of the object
à We recommend 4 megapixels
à The image should not be embedded in a webpage as we
cannot then extract it.
à Rights statements
à The rights statement should reflect the current copyright
status of the artwork.
à Your works will gain greater exposure if you are able to
provide them under an Open Licence.
38. What does this mean?
à Focus on Quality over Quantity
à Exists alongside the Europeana Portal
à Priority processing
à Improved representation for thematic material
39. How does this benefit you?
à We want you involved in this
à Dedicated channel for thematic works
à Chance to curate and showcase collections
à Collections more findable on the portal
à Institutions can promote their preferred artworks
à Resources set aside for the development of platform
41. Task Force on Metadata Quality
à How does Europeana define high quality metadata?
à What is preventing the submission of good quality metadata?
à How should data providers add information that is not in the
original metadata but is required by Europeana?
à What is the difference between domain-specific metadata
and what is required for Europeana Data Model metadata?
à What can be done to help the Europeana Network to
increase the submission of high quality metadata?
à Who is responsible for checking data quality - data providers,
aggregators or Europeana?
@jpekel
49. TF results
Defined Metadata quality as:
à Resulting from a series of trusted processes
à Findable
à Readable
à Standardised
à Meaningful to audiences
à Clear on re-use
à Visible
@jpekel
50. TF results
Blockers to Metadata Quality
à A lack of digital appraisal
à Context of Metadata Creation
à Metadata as a by-product of the preservation
process
à Limited Resources
à Type of Material Digitised
à Lack of Understanding of Technical
documentation
51. TF results
Some of the Recommendations:
à Metadata crosswalks need to be documented
à The metadata processes need to be more
transparent
à Minimum quality standard be raised
à Greater use of the Europeana Publication Policy
à Aggregators to conduct more checks before
submission
à Europeana Aggregation Team to be more
available to Partners
52. Collection Profile
à Creating collections becomes vital
à Gives greater context to metadata
à Constructed from existing EDM elements
à dcterms:isPartOf
à edm:isRelatedTo,
à dc:relation,
à edm:isNextInSequence
à edm:isReferencedBY
à Proposes to impliementation new EDM elements
à edm:highlight
à dcterms:description
à edm:itemGenre
à Available in full http://bit.ly/1IGBdsS
54. Thematic Focus
à Thematic Channels
à Art
à Music
à Better Selected
Collections
à Designed for
showcase and
exploration
@jpekel
55. Europeana 280
à Campaign to showcase Europe's national art pieces in co-
operation with Ministries of Culture
à Runs from now till October
à 28 countries 10 art works
à Rich metadata, high quality image
à Higher demands for a different product
@jpekel
57. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
à Title of Work
à The title should be the title as given by the creator.
à Please submit a language tag for the title as this will
allow multilingual search.
à For the purposes of this project, works cannot be titled
‘untitled’
à Description of Item
à This should be a short description of the work that helps
the user find and understand the art piece.
à Name of Creator
à This should be the common name of the creator.
à Date of Creation
à Approximate dates if possible
58. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
à Type of work
à Adding the type of artwork makes it easier to locate in a
search
à Medium of work
à The type of materials used in the making of the object
e.g. Oil on canvas, watercolour etc.
à Dimensions
à We require the height, width, length of the object in its
physical form
à Subject
59. Metadata and content brief
à To achieve a record like this we require the following
elements:
Location
à This is the general location of the object
à The more specific the better e.g. Mauritshaus, Den Haag
à A high-resolution digital version of the object
à We recommend 4 megapixels
à The image should not be embedded in a webpage as we
cannot then extract it.
à Rights statements
à The rights statement should reflect the current copyright
status of the artwork.
à Your works will gain greater exposure if you are able to
provide them under an Open Licence.
60. What does this mean?
à Focus on Quality over Quantity
à Exists alongside the Europeana Portal
à Priority processing
à Improved representation for thematic material
61. How does this benefit you?
à We want you involved in this
à Dedicated channel for thematic works
à Chance to curate and showcase collections
à Collections more findable on the portal
à Institutions can promote their preferred artworks
à Resources set aside for the development of platform