A standard for collection-level description: the RSLP Collection Description Model and Schema Collection-Level Description & NOF-digitise projects NOF-digitise programme seminar, London, 22 February 2002 Pete Johnston UKOLN, University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY UKOLN is supported by: Email [email protected]URL http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
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A standard for collection-level description: the RSLP Collection Description Model and
• with terms joined ‘.’s to form value• examples...• Collection.Library.Dispersed • Catalogue.Museum • Finding-Aid • Collection.Archive • Index.Internet • Catalogue.Internet.Subject
• Collection.Image
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Extension of RSLP schema
• New “local” attributes can be added…• … but model is important, so…• Consider carefully where local
attributes added– is this an attribute of a collection?– is this an attribute of a location?– is this an attribute of a new entity?
• Consider how local attributes handled in exchanging CLDs
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Extension of RSLP schema (2)
• e.g. RSLP CD schema says nothing about
– “administrative metadata”i.e. info about the CLD (who created/modified, when etc)
– rights information for CLD
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– created as part of RSLP CD project– creates single collection descriptions that
conform to the model and schema– saves as XML or HTML– reloads XML for edit– also available for download
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Implementation (2)
• Relational databases– demonstrators for download at:http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/tools/
– many database implementations by RSLP projects
– mapping/exporting from other schema to RSLP CD schema
• RSLP CD schema as a “Dublin Core for collections”?
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Implementation (3)
• Details of NOF implementation to be decided
• Projects might create CLDs locally for harvesting
• NOF might simply host central CLD database with web form for entry of project CLDs
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Summary
• Collection as aggregate of items• Approaches to collection(-level) description• CLD as metadata
– resource discovery metadata made to be shared
• CLDs complement item-level metadata• CLDs potentially useful in wide range of
contexts– disclose collections across domains, sectors– use by human agents, software tools
• RSLP CD schema as standard for simple, generic CLDs
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Acknowledgements
UKOLN is funded by Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the UK higher and further education funding councils, as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath where it is based.