Yale University - IAC Metadata Committee

Metadata and Related Topics

Metadata Standards

• DC (Dublin Core)
• MARCXML
• MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)
• MODS Workshops and Presentations - Ann Caldwell (Metadata Specialist, Brown University)
• METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)
• EAD (Encoded Archival Description)
• TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)
• Etext Center Introduction To TEI And Guide To Document Preparation (University of Virginia)
• ONIX (ONline Information eXchange)
• FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee)
• GILS (Global Information Locator Service)
• CDWA (Categories for the Description of Works of Art)
• VRA Core (Visual Resources Association Core Categories)

Semantic Web Languages

• Semantic Web
• The Semantic Web - Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler and Ora Lassila
• Spinning the Semantic Web, Introduction - Dieter Fensel et al. (pdf)
• XML (Extensible Markup Language)
• XML Tutorial
• XML Schema Primer
• XML Schema Tutorial
• XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language)
• XSLT (XSL Transformations)
• XSLT Tutorial
• XPath (XML Path Language)
• XPath Tutorial
• RDF (Resource Description Framework)
• What is RDF? - Tim Bray
• An Introduction to the Resource Description Framework - Eric Miller
• RDF Tutorial
• RDF Primer

Transmission Standards and Protocols

• OAI (Open Archives Initiative)
• SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
• SOAP Primer
• Z39.50

Identifiers

• Naming and Addressing: URIs, URLs, ...
• URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) - RFC 3986
• URIs, URLs, and URNs: Clarifications and Recommendations - RFC 3305
• URN (Uniform Resource Name) - RFC 2141
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - RFC 1738
• PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator)
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
• ISTC (International Standard Text Code) - FAQ

Other Standards

• FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographical Records)
• What is FRBR?
• OAIS (Open Archival Information Standard)

Other Resources

• MIT Libraries Metadata Reference Guide
• Introduction to Metadata (Research at the Getty)
• Getty Standards Program Crosswalk of Metadata Standards
• Cornell University Library Metadata Working Group

Yale Resources

• Integrated Access Council Metadata Committee - Scroll to the bottom of the page for the Yale Element Set (MSWord).
• Integrated Access Council
• YaleGlobal Online Magazine - View page source for Dublin Core metadata.