ETD Metadata
T. Hickey
ETD 2006 U.S. Regional
University of Missouri-St. Louis
27 October 2006
Creation to Delivery
 Student creates PDF file(s) of thesis
 Enters PDF plus metadata into repository
 Repository makes
• PDF file available for indexing by Web search engines
• Metadata available for harvesting
 Metadata moves
• Into local library system
• Into WorldCat
• Harvested by NDLTD at OCLC
• NDLTD catalog harvested by Web search engines
• Web search engines harvest metadata
 Users find metadata and indexes wherever they are
 Thesis is just a click away
Union Catalog
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Harvest from 60+ collections
Total of 250,000+ records
200,000 available in ETDMS, MARC-21 or both
Doubled over the last two years
Primarily for OAI-PMH access
Visible through Scirus, VTLS
Repository Software
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VT ETD-db
DSpace
VTLS VALET
WorldCat
EPrints
 Session this afternoon
Formats
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ETD-MS
MARC-21
XMetaDiss (German)
Metadata Core Set for ETDs (UK)
Thèses Électroniques Françaises
ETD-MS
 Based on Dublin Core
 Standard needs some work
 Has places for
• Advisors
• Referees
• Committee members
• Chairs
• Degree
• Degree level
MARC-21
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Standard metadata format for libraries
Used for both electronic and paper theses
Moderately compatible with ETD-MS
Most complicated of the formats
XMetaDiss
 Used in Germany
 Compatible with EDT-MS
 Adds
• Surname/forename for personal names
• Date issued/accepted
• Standard form of language (ISO 639-2)
• Granting institution place and department
• Standard classification based on DDC
Metadata Core Set for ETDs
 Developed in the UK
 Extended Dublin Core
 Adds
• Advisor
• Abstract
• Subject.DDC, LCSH, MESH, UDC
• Sponsor
• Level
• Date issued
• References
• File version
• Extent
TEF
 Thèses Électroniques Françaises
 Compatible with ETD-MS, UNIMARC
 Covers
• Descriptive metadata
• Administrative metadata
• Rights metadata
• Preservation
 Uses a METS wrapper around FRBR pieces
Active Standardization Areas
 Classification
 Degree level
 Rights
Classification
 Ongoing problem
• Need for broad areas
 Swedish: Ämneskategorier för vetenskapliga publikationer /
Subject Categories for Scientific Publications
 German set based on Dewey Decimal Classification
 Both offer English versions
 TEF says they will propose a list
Degree Level
 Undergraduate (diploma?), Masters, Doctoral, Postdoctoral
 No standard codes
Rights/Access control
 Open vs. restricted
 Commercial users especially interested in this
Links
http://www.ndltd.org/
http://www.ub.uu.se/epub/categories/index.cfm
http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata/current.html
http://www.greynet.org/images/GL7,_page_108.pdf
http://deposit.d-nb.de/xml-xsl/homepage/texte-neuengl/xmetadiss_for_dc2004.pdf
 http://alcme.oclc.org/ndltd/
 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ETD-db/developer/
 http://www.abes.fr/abes/documents/tef/index.html
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Thank you
T. Hickey
ETD 2006 U.S. Regional
University of Missouri-St. Louis
October 27, 2006