Goddard
Core Descriptive Metadata Element Set
Revised
|
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. |