University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges

Chapman, John W.; Reynolds, David; Shreeves, Sarah L.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/13968

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Title
Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges
Author(s)
  • Chapman, John W.
  • Reynolds, David
  • Shreeves, Sarah L.
Issue Date
2009
Keyword(s)
  • metadata
  • DSpace
  • institutional repository
  • heterogeneity
  • Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS)
Date of Ingest
2009-10-12T18:51:48Z
Abstract
Many institutional repositories have pursued a mixed metadata environment, relying on description by multiple workflows. Strategies may include metadata converted from other systems, metadata elicited from the document creator or manager, and metadata created by library or repository staff. Additional editing or proofing may or may not occur. The mixed environment brings challenges of creation, management, and access. In this article, repository efforts at three major universities are discussed. All three repositories run on the DSpace software package, and the opportunities and limitations of that system will be examined. The authors discuss local strategies in light of current thinking on metadata creation, user behavior, and the aggregation of heterogeneous metadata. The contrasts between the mission of each repository effort will show the importance of local customization, while the experience of all three institutions forms the basis for recommendations on strategies of benefit to a wide range of librarians and repository planners.
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group, LLC
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Article
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13968
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01639370902735020
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2009 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. Posted with permission.

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