The metadata format for the Utah Digital Repository is Dublin Core. For an introduction, look at the Dublin Core Usage Guide. Certain elements are required for the repository:
- Title
- Creator
- Subject
- Description
- Publisher
- Date Digital
- Type
- Format
- Resource Identifier
- Rights Management
- Contributing Institution
- Publication Type
- Metadata Cataloger
These elements are recommended:
- Contributor
- Date Original
- Digitization Specifications
- Source
- Language
- Relation
- Coverage
- Scanning Technician
The University of Utah uses a University of Utah Creator field, which in CONTENTdm is populated with a list of authors. A similar practice could streamline the data entry workflow at your institution.
Use the following documents as a guide when creating metadata for your repository.
- Metadata Best Practices
- Metadata Short Guide
- Mountain West Digital Library Standards
- ETD Metadata
- Metadata Cheat Sheet
