DublinCompare
Semantic diversity within collections
Weagley, Gaches, and Park (2010) compare implementations of the DublinCore metadata schema across
six collections of moving images.
Their discussion summarizes usage of DublinCore elements in the different collections and points out
inconsistencies within collections for various elements. To better understand the effects of such
inconsistencies, we’ll look at several records from five of the collections compared by Weagley, Gaches,
and Park. (The Australian Center for the Moving Image seems to have changed its metadata
implementation since 2009, when the data for the study was collected.)
We’ll tour these records as a group, but here are the items that we’ll discuss, in case you want to return to
them later.
Ball State sample records
1. Newslink Indiana video 2006-01-25 (Available at
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/newslink/id/596/rec/1)
2. 1986 Ball State University spring commencement video (Available at
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/commence/id/17/rec/2)
3. Gene Stratton Porter: Voice of the Limberlost (Available at
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/WIPBVid/id/1/rec/3)
What are notable differences in DublinCore implementation across these records, and what are the effects
of these differences?
Folkstreams sample records
1. La Charreada: Rodeo de la Mexicana (Available at http://www.folkstreams.net/filmfacts,182)
2. Plenty of Good Women Dancers (Available at http://www.folkstreams.net/filmfacts,293)
3. Mosquitoes and High Water (Available at http://www.folkstreams.net/filmfacts,75)
4. Finnish American Lives (Available at http://www.folkstreams.net/filmfacts,35)
What are notable differences in DublinCore implementation across these records, and what are the effects
of these differences?
NJCore sample records
1. Broken on all sides (Available at
http://www.njvid.net/dlr/output.php?demono=njcore:29347&ds=Full&type=FULL)
2. WeAreAlder (Available at
http://www.njvid.net/dlr/output.php?demono=njcore:26664&ds=Full&type=FULL)
3. Detection of Suspected Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Three Case Examples (Availabe at
http://www.njvid.net/dlr/output.php?demono=njcore:24766&ds=Full&type=FULL)
4. Male orangetip (Available at
http://www.njvid.net/dlr/output.php?demono=njcore:16553&ds=Full&type=FULL)
5.
What are notable differences in DublinCore implementation across these records, and what are the effects
of these differences?
Shannon County, Missouri sample records
1. Roll 268 (Available at http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/shancoflm/id/59/rec/76)
2. Roll 370 (Available at http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/shancoflm/id/34/rec/105)
3. Scenes from 1920s archive film archive (Available at
http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/shancoflm/id/73/rec/106)
What are notable differences in DublinCore implementation across these records, and what are the effects
of these differences?
Windows on Maine sample records
1. Interview with lobsterman Alison Bishop, Prospect Harbor (Available at
http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/fullrecord.aspx?objectId=12-2000)
2. Americans Living in Shanghai (Available at
http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/fullrecord.aspx?objectId=6-4110)
3. Maine Indian’s and Casino’s [sic] (Available at
http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/fullrecord.aspx?objectId=13-13010)
4. Animated Flyby of Acadia National Park, Maine, from Landsat Imagery (Available at
http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/fullrecord.aspx?objectId=7-15)
What are notable differences in DublinCore implementation across these records, and what are the effects
of these differences?
Semantic diversity across collections
The following table compares sample records from five of the six collections examined by Weagley, Gaches, and Park (2010) for their
implementations of the Dublin Core schema.
Mappings were created based on those described in Weagley, Gaches, and Park. (For context, the full sample records from each collection’s Web
site follow the table.)
Imagine a new collection that aggregates all five of these collections, in which the Dublin Core manifestations of each record as represented in the
table appear together in a unified database.
We’ll consider these questions:
 How do you perceive the effects of differing interpretations/applications of the Dublin Core schema in such a federated collection?
 Where does semantic diversity cause problems for interacting with the resources, and what is the nature of these problems? Considering
our comparative tours of multiple records from within each of the five collections in the table, would you say that the semantic diversity
across collections is substantively different from that within collections?
 Where does semantic diversity not matter much?
 Does semantic diversity ever enhance one’s experience with the resources, and if so, how?
If you were developing such a federated database, what would be your approach to managing semantic diversity, given that “using a standard
schema” and “developing guidelines for applying a standard schema” might produce a situation like the example?
Dublin Core
element
Title
Ball State sample
record
Newslink Indiana
video 2004-04-09
Folkstreams sample
record
Rattlesnakes: A Festival
at Cross Forks, PA
Creator
Cordial, Melissa
Lents, Amanda
Ferreri, Nicholas
Television news
programs
Journalism, College
Hornbein, George,
Thigpen, Kenneth
Subject
Festivals/Customs,
Play,
Rural Life,
Sports/Hunting,
NJvid sample record
Course Hacks Any
Humanist Can Try:
Digital Humanities as a
Teaching Playground
Technology
Education
Shannon County, MO
sample record
Shannon County Film
Digitization Project
Camera Roll 010
Windows on Maine
sample record
They Came By Sea
Moore, Robert, 1944-
Other: Maine Public
Broadcasting Network
Roberts, Keith; Bland,
Dave; Logging -Shannon County -History; Horses; Horses -Equipment and supplies;
Harnesses; Shannon
Fishing/Fisherman
History - Colonial Period
Dublin Core
element
Ball State sample
record
Folkstreams sample
record
NJvid sample record
Description
Three Anderson,
Indiana men are in jail
for their alleged
involvement in a fatal
shooting over a
disputed bicycle.; A
Ball State University
fraternity has been
given strict conditions
to follow after 87
underage drinkers
were arrested at a
house party organized
by the fraternity.;
Weather.
The annual rattlesnake
bagging contest at this
tiny Appalachian festival
includes a parade, a fair,
firefighters’ contests, and
a greased pig chase. A
George Hornbein/Ken
Thigpen film.
Tweed-jacketed, bookloving humanities
professors seem as if we
are at a disadvantage
when faced with today's
Millennial students. New
approaches to the digital
humanities offer to
engage students,
academics, and public
audiences in new ways-but those approaches
often seem to require big
grants and teams of
programmers to
implement. In "5 Course
Hacks Any Humanist Can
Try: Digital Humanities
as a Teaching
Playground," Jason B.
Jones, co-editor of the
Chronicle of Higher
Education's ProfHacker
blog, looks at practical
strategies for engaging
students with the
humanities. No
specialized technical
knowledge or specific
platform required!
00:03:00
Shannon County, MO
sample record
County (Mo.) -- History.
1 streaming video
segment (10 min., 41
sec.), color, sound.
Camera roll 010 is one of
a group of camera rolls
(010, 011, 012, 013,
024A) showing Keith
Roberts and Dave Bland
working in the timber
using a horse to skid logs.
Horses and mules were
used to skid logs in
terrain where it was
impractical to use a
mechanical skidder, or in
areas where trees were
being selectively cut and
where mechanical
skidders would cause too
much damage to the
surrounding forest.
Camera roll 010 contains
shots of the horse
skidding logs to and
loading logs. The roll
starts with the early part
of the day when only a
few logs have been
loaded onto the truck. The
temperature, however,
was already in the
nineties. Dave is working
the horse and Keith is
loading the truck.
1. Skidding log with
horse, loading log on
truck (2 shots) -- 2.
Windows on Maine
sample record
Europeans arrived here by
sea, attracted by the
region's phenomenal
fisheries and the natural
resources visible on the
coast. At first, they
weren't interested in
establishing permanent
settlements but, as an
appreciation for the
economic value of
Maine's natural resources
grew, colonial settlement
began. Today, Maine
continues to rely on the
economic advantages
available through the
natural resources of the
coast.
Dublin Core
element
Ball State sample
record
Date
Type
Format
NJvid sample record
Folkstreams
Publisher
Contributor
Folkstreams sample
record
Bill Casey; Terry
Sollars; Kay Bales
WIPB-TV (Television
station : Muncie, Ind.)
Indiana Public Radio
Ball State Daily News
2004-04-09
Moving image
Digital video
Color images
Jones, Jason B. (Speaker
NJEdge.NET
1992
Text
text/html
2012
2012-03-16
MovingImage
1
video/mpeg-4
Mode of access: World
Wide Web
application/x-tar
Shannon County, MO
sample record
Skidding and loading (2
shots, low angle) -- 3.
Horse gets away from
Dave -- 4. Dave takes
horse out for another log - 5. Horse pulls log past
camera - 6. Five shorter
shots of skidding, cutting,
and loading logs -- 7.
Keith using cant hook to
reposition large log -- 8.
Dave puts skidding tongs
on log, skids log -- 9.
Chain saw catches fire.
MSU Digital Archives
Initiative
Executive producer,
Robert Flanders;
producer/director, Robert
Moore; camera, David
Espar; sound, Stephen
Longstreth
1978-08-17
2006
moving image
Windows on Maine
sample record
video/x-ms-wmv;
Windows Media video
file format; 320x240
pixels, 275 kbits/sec total,
Video stream: 250
kbits/sec., Audio stream:
16 kbps 16kHz stereo.
Compressed using
Windows Media 9
encoder.
Windows Media Player 9
00:28:01
Maine Public
Broadcasting Network
Dublin Core
element
Ball State sample
record
Identifier
Folkstreams sample
record
NJvid sample record
film,117
http://handle.njedge.net/1
0423/njcore00000000167.
Video.000003161
njcore:23897
Source
Language
Relation
English
NewsLink Indiana
Videos Collection
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm
4/collection.php?CISO
ROOT=/newslink
Coverage
Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana
United States
North and Central
America
Copyright 2003-2006
Ball State University.
Rights
en
English
Faculty Showcase 2012
njcore00000000167
This video is protected by
copyright. You are free to
Shannon County, MO
sample record
or later; Internet Explorer
6.1; Internet connection
capable of 250
kilobits/sec. or higher
(DSL or better); sound
card.
http://purl.missouristate.e
du/library/archives/shann
on/cr010
Windows on Maine
sample record
Part of the raw footage
recorded in 1978-1979 for
1981 documentary motion
pictures: Shannon
County : Home ; Shannon
County : Hearts of the
Children. Located in
Special Collections,
Meyer Library, Missouri
State University
http://www.library.missou
ristate.edu/archives/index.
htm
Maine Public
Broadcasting Network:
Home: The Story of
Maine, Episode 103,
"They Came By Sea"
Part of the Shannon
County Film Digitization
Project Collection
http://purl.missouristate.e
du/library/archives/shann
on/scfindingaid
MPBN: Home Series
Use of digital images
found on this website is
Maine Public
Broadcasting Network
Dublin Core
element
Ball State sample
record
All rights reserved.
You may not copy,
distribute, publish,
publicly perform,
publicly display, or
prepare derivative
works of any of the
material found on this
Web Site without prior
written consent from
Chris Bavender,
managing editor, (765)
285-9300.
Folkstreams sample
record
NJvid sample record
view it and download it
but not remix it. Please
contact the depositing
institution for further
information about how
you may use this video.
Shannon County, MO
sample record
permitted for private or
personal use only. This
material may be protected
by U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17, U.S. Code).
Copyrighted materials
may be used for research,
instruction, and private
study under the
provisions of Fair Use,
outlined in section 107 of
copyright law.
Publication, commercial
use, or reproduction of
this image or the
accompanying data
requires prior written
permission from the
copyright holder. User
assumes all responsibility
for obtaining the
necessary permission to
publish (including in
digital format) from the
copyright holder. For
more information on
using this image, contact
Special Collections and
Archives, Missouri State
University.
Windows on Maine
sample record
Sample records as appear in original context
Ball State sample record (as appears on their site)
Rating
Title
Newslink Indiana video 2004-04-09
Newscasters
Cordial, Melissa
Lents, Amanda
Ferreri, Nicholas
Subject - LCSH Television news programs
Journalism, College
Original Date
2004-04-09
Segments
Three Anderson, Indiana men are in jail for their alleged involvement in a fatal shooting over a
disputed bicycle.; A Ball State University fraternity has been given strict conditions to follow after
87 underage drinkers were arrested at a house party organized by the fraternity.; Weather.
Persons Interviewed
Bill Casey; Terry Sollars; Kay Bales
Geographic Location
Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana
United States
North and Central America
Time Period
2000s (2000-2009)
Twenty-first century, C. E.
Language
English
Approximate Run Time 00:03:00
Media Type
Moving image
Original Format Digital video
Color images
Digital Date
2005 (Loaded); 2010-11 (Metadata revised)
File Format
video/quicktime
Acknowledgements
Newslink Indiana is an innovation of Ball State University (BSU) and the
iCommunication initiative. It is produced on the BSU campus in Muncie, Indiana.
Partners
WIPB-TV (Television station : Muncie, Ind.)
Indiana Public Radio
Ball State Daily News
Collection
NewsLink Indiana Videos Collection
Collection URL http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm4/collection.php?CISOROOT=/newslink
Copyright
Copyright 2003-2006 Ball State University. All rights reserved. You may not copy, distribute,
publish, publicly perform, publicly display, or prepare derivative works of any of the material
found on this Web Site without prior written consent from Chris Bavender, managing editor, (765)
285-9300.
Folkstreams sample record (as appears on their site)
Rattlesnakes: A Festival at Cross Forks, PA
24 minutes, Color
Original format: 3/4 inch videotape: U-matic, 1992
Description: The annual rattlesnake bagging contest at this tiny Appalachian festival includes a parade, a fair,
firefighters’ contests, and a greased pig chase. A George Hornbein/Ken Thigpen film.
Copyright: 1992, Documentary Resource Center
Filmmaker(s): George Hornbein, Kenneth Thigpen
Produced by: Kenneth Thigpen, George Hornbein. Associate producers: Beth Hornbein, Julie Szymecki.
Cinematography: George Hornbein
Editing: Beth Hornbein, George Hornbein, Kenneth Thigpen
Sound: Beth Hornbein, Kirk Manson, Kenneth Thigpen
Acknowledgements: Produced by The Documentary Resource Center, Lemont, PA on-line edit: Filmspace, Inc.
Special thanks to: Keystone Reptile Club, Kettle Creek Hose Co., River Run Productions, Mike Stone.
NJVId sample record (as appears on their site)
Title
"5 Course Hacks Any Humanist Can Try: Digital Humanities as a Teaching Playground"
Subject Technology
Subject Education
Description
Tweed-jacketed, book-loving humanities professors seem as if we are at a disadvantage when
faced with today's Millennial students. New approaches to the digital humanities offer to engage
students, academics, and public audiences in new ways--but those approaches often seem to
require big grants and teams of programmers to implement. In "5 Course Hacks Any Humanist
Can Try: Digital Humanities as a Teaching Playground," Jason B. Jones, co-editor of the
Chronicle of Higher Education's ProfHacker blog, looks at practical strategies for engaging
students with the humanities. No specialized technical knowledge or specific platform required!
Contributor
Jones, Jason B. (Speaker)
Contributor
NJEdge.NET
Date
2012
Date
2012-03-16
Type
MovingImage
Format 1
Format video/mpeg-4
Format Mode of access: World Wide Web
Format application/x-tar
Identifier
http://handle.njedge.net/10423/njcore00000000167.Video.000003161
Identifier
njcore:23897
Language
English
Relation
Faculty Showcase 2012
Relation
njcore00000000167
Rights This video is protected by copyright. You are free to view it and download it but not remix it. Please
contact the depositing institution for further information about how you may use this video.
Shannon County, MO sample video
Title
Description
Summary
Shannon County Film Digitization Project Camera Roll 010
1 streaming video segment (10 min., 41 sec.), color, sound.
Camera roll 010 is one of a group of camera rolls (010, 011, 012, 013, 024A) showing Keith
Roberts and Dave Bland working in the timber using a horse to skid logs. Horses and mules were
used to skid logs in terrain where it was impractical to use a mechanical skidder, or in areas where
trees were being selectively cut and where mechanical skidders would cause too much damage to
the surrounding forest. Camera roll 010 contains shots of the horse skidding logs to and loading
logs. The roll starts with the early part of the day when only a few logs have been loaded onto the
truck. The temperature, however, was already in the nineties. Dave is working the horse and Keith
is loading the truck.
Table of Contents
1. Skidding log with horse, loading log on truck (2 shots) -- 2. Skidding and loading (2
shots, low angle) -- 3. Horse gets away from Dave -- 4. Dave takes horse out for another
log -- 5. Horse pulls log past camera - 6. Five shorter shots of skidding, cutting, and
loading logs -- 7. Keith using cant hook to reposition large log -- 8. Dave puts skidding
tongs on log, skids log -- 9. Chain saw catches fire.
Subject
Roberts, Keith; Bland, Dave; Logging -- Shannon County -- History; Horses; Horses -- Equipment
and supplies; Harnesses; Shannon County (Mo.) -- History.
Date.Original
1978-08-17
Date.Digital
2006
Type
moving image
Format video/x-ms-wmv; Windows Media video file format; 320x240 pixels, 275 kbits/sec total, Video stream:
250 kbits/sec., Audio stream: 16 kbps 16kHz stereo. Compressed using Windows Media 9 encoder.
Requirements
Windows Media Player 9 or later; Internet Explorer 6.1; Internet connection capable of 250
kilobits/sec. or higher (DSL or better); sound card.
Source Part of the raw footage recorded in 1978-1979 for 1981 documentary motion pictures: Shannon County :
Home ; Shannon County : Hearts of the Children. Located in Special Collections, Meyer Library, Missouri
State University http://www.library.missouristate.edu/archives/index.htm
Creator
Moore, Robert, 1944Contributors
Executive producer, Robert Flanders; producer/director, Robert Moore; camera, David Espar;
sound, Stephen Longstreth
Publisher
MSU Digital Archives Initiative
Identifier
http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/shannon/cr010
Relation
Part of the Shannon County Film Digitization Project Collection
http://purl.missouristate.edu/library/archives/shannon/scfindingaid
Rights Use of digital images found on this website is permitted for private or personal use only. This material may
be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Copyrighted materials may be used for research,
instruction, and private study under the provisions of Fair Use, outlined in section 107 of copyright law.
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written
permission from the copyright holder. User assumes all responsibility for obtaining the necessary
permission to publish (including in digital format) from the copyright holder. For more information on
using this image, contact Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University.
Windows on Maine sample record
They Came By Sea
MovingImage
Duration:
00:28:01
Format:
Europeans arrived here by sea, attracted by the region's phenomenal fisheries and the natural resources visible on the
coast. At first, they weren't interested in establishing permanent settlements but, as an appreciation for the economic
value of Maine's natural resources grew, colonial settlement began. Today, Maine continues to rely on the economic
advantages available through the natural resources of the coast.
Contributors
Subjects
Other : Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Fishing/Fisherman
History - Colonial Period
Publisher
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Source
Maine Public Broadcasting Network: Home: The Story of Maine, Episode 103, "They Came By
Sea"
Publication Date 1999
Collection
MPBN: Home Series
Rights Maine Public Broadcasting Network