FAQ Number 10

What metadata standards are there?

There are a number of different standards that you may need to use. A full list is available from the UKOLN metadata site. Dublin Core tends to be the key metadata element set intended to facilitate discovery of electronic resources.

Further Information

• UKOLN metadata site: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/
• UKOLN metadata glossary: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/glossary/
• Dublin Core: http://uk.dublincore.org/
• Information on metadata for images is available in FAQ 6: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/faqs/faq-06/
• Metamap: http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/english/