LibGuides: Digitizing Collections: Metadata Schema

Workflow

Planning
Selection
Digitizing materials
Processing files, creating master and access files
Metadata creation or re-purposing
Digital preservation of master files
Presentation of access files in an online content management platform

Digital Collection Metadata Schema

What is a metadata schema?

A metadata schema (or metadata standard) establishes and defines data elements and the rules for using those elements to describe a resource.

Dublin Core
EAD (Encoded Archival Description)
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) is an XML standard for encoding archival finding aids, maintained by the Technical Subcommittee for Encoded Archival Standards of the Society of American Archivists, in partnership with the Library of Congress.
MARC
The MARC formats are standards for the representation and communication of bibliographic
and related information in machine-readable form.
METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard)
The METS schema is a standard for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata regarding objects within a digital library, expressed using the XML schema language of the World Wide Web Consortium. The standard is maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the Library of Congress, and is being developed as an initiative of the Digital Library Federation.
MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)
This descriptive metadata schema is richer than Dublin Core, and can be used on its own or as a complement to other metadata formats.
PBCore
PBCore is a cataloging standard for the description of audiovisual content, a data sharing tool, and much more.
PREMIS (Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies)
The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects and ensure their long-term usability.
TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) is a consortium which collectively develops and maintains a standard for the representation of texts in digital form.
VRA Core
VRA Core is a data standard for the description of works of visual culture and the images that document them.

Resources for Metadata Schema

Choosing metadata standards (LAC Group)
Choosing a metadata standard for your digital project
from Indiana University Libraries Digital Projects & Services