Maricris Nonato
RoR enthusiast
what is metadata?
Source: http://maricrisnonato.com
Data about THE data
It can be descriptive, structural or administrative
It may apply to an item or a collection of items
Some are embedded, while some are linked
Audience also defines metadata to be classified as human-readable vs machine-readable
Most importantly, it can be described in a way that can be controlled or uncontrolled
Use a dictionary!
Use relationships!
Use a dictionary!
Use relationships!
Use a dictionary!
Use relationships!
Dublin Core Metadata Schema
http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/
By Maricris Nonato