Journal article
Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) in Digital Repositories: An Exploratory Study of Metadata Use and Quality
Knowledge organization, v 36(1)
01 Jan 2009
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Abstract
This study examines the use of the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) within three digital collections. It identifies the MODS metadata elements that evidence the most frequently occurring inconsistent and inaccurate application. For this, a total of sixty metadata records (twenty from each collection) were collected. The surveyed collections cover a wide range of material from digitized sound recordings and monographs, pre-1800 imprints to born-digital web resources. As a means of comparison in evaluating the quality of the metadata, local guidelines for the MODS metadata application are also consulted in order to determine the usage of MODS metadata elements in local collections against the guidelines. Analysis of the surveyed data drawn from the three collections shows that the five most frequently used elements (titleInfo, originInfo, recordInfo, physicalDescription and subject) appeared in 86 percent of the records. The total number of MODS elements represented in each collection ranged from twelve to fifteen (out of 20 MODS top-elements). Results of this study indicate that the MODS metadata scheme is suitable for describing a wide range of materials and resource types. The results also indicate that easily accessible local guidelines for metadata creation contribute significantly to the consistent and accurate application of the MODS metadata scheme.
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- Title
- Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) in Digital Repositories: An Exploratory Study of Metadata Use and Quality
- Creators
- Jung-ran Park - Drexel UniversitySusan Maszaros - Tennessee State Lib & Arch, Nashville, TN 37243 USA
- Publication Details
- Knowledge organization, v 36(1)
- Publisher
- Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Co Kg
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000263822100004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-62149099157
- Other Identifier
- 991019168342004721
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