Reduced
Goddard Core Descriptive Metadata Element Set
Draft
|
Element Name |
Relevant Format/Content Types |
Origin |
Definition |
|
Title |
All |
Metatags/Manual |
The name of the
resource. |
|
Creator |
All |
Manual |
The name of the
entity that authored, photographed, presented or otherwise created the
resource. |
|
Creator.code |
All |
Manual |
The Goddard
organizational code under which the work was created. |
|
Creator.employee |
All |
Manual |
The name of the
employee or person who authored, photographed, presented or otherwise created
the resource. |
|
Creator.organizaton |
All |
Derived from the Creator code |
The organization under
whose auspices the resource was created. |
|
Subject |
All |
Manual |
A designation of
the topic of the resource |
|
Subject.organization |
All |
Manual |
The name of an
organization that is the topic of the content of the resource. |
|
Subject.missionsProject |
All |
Manual |
The name of a
mission or project that is the topic of the content of the resource. |
|
Subject.competencies |
All |
Manual |
The name of the
vocational or technical specialty that is relevant to the content of the
resource. |
|
Subject.instrument |
All |
Manual |
The name of the
scientific equipment or platform that is the topic of the content of the
resource. |
|
Subject.businessPurpose |
? |
Manual |
The business
purpose for which the content of the resource was prepared. |
|
Subject.industries |
? |
Manual |
The name of an
industry sector that is a topic of the content of the resource. |
|
Subject.uncontrolled |
All |
Metatags/Manual |
Terms describing
the topic of the resource that are not controlled (i.e., keywords). |
|
Description |
All |
Manual |
Information
useful in evaluating the relevant of the resource to the user’s need. This
information may include but is not limited to abstracts, tables of content,
reference to a graphic representation of the content or a free-text account
of the content. |
|
Publisher.organization |
Video/Website |
Manual for videos Possibly metatags for web site or derived from the
code in the metatags |
The name of an entity responsible for producing or distributing the
resource. |
|
Publisher.code |
Video/Website |
Manual for videos Possibly metatags for web sites |
The organizational code for
the entity responsible for producing or distributing the resource. |
|
Date |
All |
Metatags |
A date that is relevant to
the life cycle of the resource. |
|
Content Type |
All |
Derived from system or default based on input stream |
The genre, resource type or
document type of the resource |
|
Format |
All |
Derived from Mime type or system |
The technical structure of
the resource as indicated by the Mime type. |
|
Identifier.persistent |
All |
Assigned programmatically |
A unique name for the
resource that aids in ensuring persistent location over time based on a
persistent identification scheme. |
|
Identifier.url |
All |
Metatags or from input system |
The current Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) for the resource. |
|
Source |
Use for collections – Balloon Tech., individual
colloquia series; Code 500 docs, etc. |
Derived from system or input stream |
Title of a broader resource
or collection within which the resource is found. |
|
Language |
All |
Default to English; change manually |
The full name of the
language in which the resource is presented. |
|
Coverage.Spatial |
All |
Only if georeferenced metadata is supplied |
The spatial coordinates for
a geographic area to which the content of the resource refers. |
|
Rights |
All |
Default to Goddard Only Pick list to be developed |
Formal statement of
copyright or access controls that apply to the resource. |
|
Audience |
All |
Default to Goddard Only Pick List to be developed |
The group expected to use
the resource. |