Metadata

Other Software Tools


Here are some software tools for handling metadata in various formats that are available from other organisations. See also:

 MetaStar Product Suite
URL http://www.blueangeltech.com/
Author
Publisher Blue Angel Technologies, Inc.
Requirements
Description MetaStar Clients:
MetaStar Search: This is a Java tool that searches and retrieves information from one or more Z39.50 servers over a network. This tool is targeted at users with more sophisticated search needs.
MetaStar Data Entry: This is a Java tool that provides the ability to remotely enter metadata directly from a Java-enabled Web Browser.
MetaStar Gateway: This is an HTML tool that, similar to the MetaStar Search tool, retrieves information from one or more Z39.50 servers over a network. This tool is targeted at users with less sophisticated search needs.

MetaStar Server: The server makes metadata, full-text, and multimedia records available on the Internet or intranet using the ANSI/NISO Z39.50 information search and retrieval protocol. The server is integrated and packaged with a number of popular third-party search engine products.

MetaStar Repository: The repository is an administrative tool for entering, importing, managing, and exporting metadata in a variety of file formats. It comes pre-populated with well-known standards (i.e., GILS, FGDC, DIF,Dublin Core, etc.) which users can customize (without programming) to meet their specific needs.

Our tools work together to provide an end to end metadata solution. The Client (from a web browser) can be used to enter records into a database management system or they can use the repository to import records into the database. Once the records are captured, the repository gives the user the ability to edit and/or verify the accuracy of the records prior to publication. When the records are ready to be published, the repository is also used to export the records to the server. The server, in turn, provides quick search and retrieval access to the records over the Internet or local intranet. Remote users can then search and retrieve the records using one of the clients from their web browser.

Keywords Java, Z39.50, HTML, multimedia, GILS, FGDC, DIF, Dublin Core
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Comments Commercial software. Information supplied by Jon Riewe .

 Zebra
URL http://www.indexdata.dk/zebra/
Author Index Data, info@indexdata.dk
Publisher Index Data, info@indexdata.dk
Requirements GCC
Description The Zebra system is a fielded free-text indexing and retrieval engine with a Z39.50 frontend. You can use any compatible, commercial or freeware Z39.50 client to access data stored in Zebra.
Keywords Z39.50, GILS, free-text indexing, search, retrieve
Language C
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 Reggie - The Metadata Editor
URL http://www.metadata.net/dstc/
Author DSTC
Publisher DSTC
Requirements Java-enabled Web browser
Description Key features:
  • Registry-based metadata creation tool
  • Supports Dublin Core in 5 languages
  • Supports GILS, ANZLIC, EDNA, AGLS
  • Supports HTML META tags (V3.2 and V4.0)
  • Supports RDF
  • Online help
The aim of the Reggie Metadata Editor is to enable the easy creation of various forms of metadata with the one flexible program. The Reggie Metadata Editor uses a schema file to read in the details of all the elements in a set, their characteristics and descriptions. To create metadata based on a different element set or different language, one has simply to create a new schema file.

Currently supported schemas include:

  • Dublin Core (english, german, french, italian, portuguese)
  • US Government Information Locator Service
  • Australian New Zealand Land Information Council
  • Education Network Australia
  • Australian Government Locator Service
As it stands, the Reggie applet can export metadata using the HTML 3.2 standard, the HTML 4.0 standard and the RDF (Resource Description Framework) formats.

The Reggie applet works best on the Version 4 browsers from Netscape and Microsoft.

Keywords Dublin Core, DC, RDF, GILS, Editor, Java, ANZLIC, EDNA, AGLS, HTML
Language Java
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 Dublin Core Metadata Template
URL http://www.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/nmdc.pl
Author Traugott Koch, Mattias Borell, Merten Berggren
Publisher Nordic Metadata Project
Requirements
Description This service is provided by the "Nordic Metadata Project" in order to assure good support for the creation of Dublin Core metadata to the Nordic "Net-publisher" community.
Keywords Dublin Core, DC, Nordic Metadata Project, Nordic Web Index
Language perl
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 d2m : Dublin Core to MARC converter
URL http://www.bibsys.no/meta/d2m/
Author ole.husby@bibsys.no
Publisher Nordic Metadata Project
Requirements
Description The converter is capable of producing records in USMARC and all Nordic MARC formats from Dublin Core. The aim is to build both a stand-alone converter and a C library that can be plugged into existing applications.
Keywords Dublin Core, DC, MARC, USMARC, NORMARC, DANMARC, FINMARC
Language C
Usage
Comments Source is not yet available.

 MetaWeb - Metadata Tools and Services
URL http://www.dstc.edu.au/Research/Projects/metaweb/
Author Australian Defence Force Academy, Charles Sturt University, DSTC, National Library of Australia
Publisher DSTC
Requirements
Description The MetaWeb Project is pleased to announce the availability of Australian software tools which support the generation and maintenance of standard metadata sets, thereby improving the search mechanisms for networked information resources.

The software tools have been configured to run at an organisational or a national level. Any government department, university, institution or business interested in creating high quality metadata can adapt the tools to create an in-house repository of metadata accessible either internally or externally.

The software tools have been developed in the JAVA programming language, which permits their deployment on a range of UNIX and NT platforms. They are:

  • A Gatherer, which collects metadata embedded in resources at pre-specified Web addresses for subsequent querying;
  • A Search Engine (or Broker), which indexes the metadata and makes it available for querying;
  • A Generator, to embed 6 of the Dublin Core elements (with default values) into all resources in a Web directory;
  • A Query Interface, in two modes - Quick Search and Combined Search for retrieving resources based on their metadata descriptions.

The software tools currently support the Dublin Core metadata element set, but are configurable to support other standard metadata element sets used in Australia, including the AGLS (Australian Government Locator Service), EdNA (Education Network of Australia), and ANZLIC (Australia & New Zealand Land Information Council).

Keywords DC, MetaWeb, Java, Reggie
Language Java
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Comments The software tools are available as executables, free-of-charge.

 MKSearch (beta)
URL http://www.mksearch.mkdoc.org/
Author Phil Shaw
Publisher MKDoc Ltd.
Requirements Java
Description MKSearch is a free, open source search engine that indexes structured metadata in Web documents, not free text in the document body. The data acquisition system conforms to the Dublin Core metadata in HTML recommendations; supports other application profiles, such as the UK e-Government Metadata Standard; and indexes native RDF formats, including RSS 1.0.
Keywords DC, Java
Language Java
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