Goddard Core Descriptive Metadata Element Set

Revised August 25, 2004

 

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 Employee

All

Manual

The name of the employee or person who authored, photographed, presented or otherwise created the resource.

Creator Organizaton

All

Manual

The organization under whose auspices the resource was created.

Subject Organization

All

Manual

The name of an organization that is the topic of the content of the resource.

Subject – Mission/Project

All

Manual

The name of a mission or project that is the topic of the content of the resource.

Subject - Competency

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 – Business Purpose

All

Manual

The business purpose for which the content of the resource was prepared.

Subject - Industries

All

Manual

The name of an industry sector that is a topic of the content of the resource.

Uncontrolled Subject (Keywords)

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.

Persistent Identifier

All

Assigned programmatically

A unique name for the resource that aids in ensuring persistent location over time based on a persistent identification scheme.

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.

Spatial Coverage

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.