KM Discussion 15: Metadata 

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. 
-Clifford Stoll
 

Key Takeaways

  • Metadata is frequently described as data about data.
  • There are four types of metadata: Descriptive, Administrative, Structural, and Markup Languages.
  • The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata.
  • Think of metadata as like the submerged part of an iceberg.

 

References

Council of State Archivists (n.d.). Preservation Metadata. Retrieved 03/07/2021 from www.statearchivists.org.
PREMIS Editorial Committee (2015). PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata Version 3.0.

Riley, Jenn (2017). Understanding Metadata: What is Metadata, and what is it for? National Information Standards Organization (NISO).

Weibel, S. Kunze, J. Lagoze, C. Wolf, M. Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Discovery. Network Working Group.