This is an overview of the Cornell University Library Metadata Ecosystem, generated originally from a MWG Working Session in the Fall of 2016. The goal is to get a high-level overview of metadata functions and generation at CUL, which we hope will lead us to see collaboration opportunities. We hope to have another session in the fall of 2017 to see where this overview stands and update/expand it.
Areas of Future CUL Metadata Ecosystem Work (Pulled from 2016 MWG Meeting)
- Enhance Embedded Metadata
- Enhance / Normalize capture of Rights and Access Statements
- Shared Tools & Scripts for working with Metadata
- especially with regards to questions like the future of LSTools (or similar systems)
- ETL Processes (Extract Transform Load) to work with data across applications and stores
- Generating and sharing Metadata Profiles for the various systems in play
- Including sharing sample profiles, templates, and examples
- LOKSS - what is the state of this?
- CULLR - what is the state of this?
- Record, document, and share ways to access metadata
- APIs
- UIs
- Metadata "of record" for a model or resource type
- Data dumps
- Existing documentation
- Managers or point persons for certain metadata areas
Diagram of CUL Metadata Ecosystem, Updated with 2016 Working Session Output
FYI: These are not provided as a source policy or implementation decisions. Instead, this work is meant to capture current or proposed metadata ecosystem components for sake of shared understanding across CUL and for finding opportunities for collaboration that the MWG can foster or support.
This is a draft diagram that is in the process of being created. If you have comments or additions/edits, please comment on this page or email user-9f226.
Photos of Whiteboards from the 2016 Working Session
