A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
http://www.niso.org/framework/framework2.html
METADATA
Questions to consider include, but are not limited to:
Purpose of the digital collection
- What are the goals and objectives for building this collection?
User needs & intended usage
Metadata standard selection & usage
- Does the collection or its items have metadata before the digital collection is built?
How useful are existing metadata for collection control, management, and access?
What is the format of the original resources?>
How rich of a description is needed and does the metadata need to convey?
How will you distinguish between the source object and the digital surrogate available?
Dublin Core
For further reference see post for March 17th, 2008
