Metadata and Dublin Core
Reported by : Joanna Marie M. Estrada
 Data that provides information about other data. It helps
Metadata
organize, find, and understand data by describing its
content, context, quality, condition, and other
characteristics.
 Metadata is crucial in various fields such as libraries,
information science, digital media, and more.
Descriptive Metadata
Types of
metadata
Structural Metadata
Administrative Metadata
 describes a resources content, including its title, author
and keywords.
For Example:
Author’s name
Date of Creation
Descriptive
Metadata
Document’s size
Date of modification
Descriptive metadata ensures that users can efficiently
identify, manage and collaborate on digital assets by
tracking changes and providing information about the
date of creation and last modification.
 Provides metadata provides information about
resources, such as their creation date, file type and
access rights. Its primary purpose is to manage
resources, including governance, access controls and
security.
Administrative
metadata
 Administrative metadata encompasses technical
metadata on:
 Copyright information
 Rights management
 License agreements
 Creation and quality control of works
 Refers to the organization of a resource, such as the
chapters in a book or the scenes in a movie. It provides
information about the hierarchical relationships
between different data resources.
Structural
metadata
 Example
A table of contents
Page numbers
Section numbering can be used
 Markup languages play a role in implementing
structural metadata in digital documents.
 Digital Identification
Functions of
Metadata
 Resource Discovery
 Management
 Interoperability
Title
Description
Examples of
Metadata
Tags Or Categories
Date Of Creation
Who Created It
Source Or Original
Dublin Core
 Internationally standardized set of board metadata
categories meant to help organize digital content,
through the categories used can also be used to
describe physical items and collections.
 Implementations of DC typically make use of XML and
are Resource Description Framework based.
Dublin Core
 Dublin core is defined by ISO in ISO Standard 15836
and NISO Standard Z39.85-2007.
 A set of 15 standardized metadata elements used to
describe digital resources. These elements include:
 The categories that are part of Dublin Core
are:
Categories of
Dublin Core
Contributor
Publisher
rights
Coverage
Creator
Relation
Format
Date
Title
Language
Description
, Type
Subject
Identifier
sources
 The Dublin core usage guide provides insights into the
In using Dublin
Core
principles, structure, and content of Dublin Core
metadata elements. It explains how to composes Dublin
Core records an equality elements diverse
communities.
 Title: A Pilot’s Guide to Aircraft Insurance
 Subject: Aircraft leasing and renting,Dogs, Olympic
skiing,Street, Picabo
Example of
Dublin Core
 Creator: Diane Hillman(author of the sublin core usage
guide)
 Description: A guide to growing rose bushes(audio
recording)
 Publisher: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
 Date: April 12,2001
 2 parts fro each element (html format)
 Meta name=“”
Dublin Core
with HTML
 Content=“”
 3. Dublin Core Metadata Schema - Metadata Creation Library Guides at University of California, Santa Cruz
(ucsc.edu)
 What is DublinCore? – Dublin Core Quick Start
(uiowa.edu)
reference
 Dublin Core – Wikipedia
 Metadata 101: Definition, Types & Examples | Splunk
 Function of Metadata – Metadata: A Friendly
Introduction (torontomu.ca)