How to use | Metadata for CONTENTdm | Data dictionary for collections | CONTENTdm Plugin
CONTENTdm allows users to choose any metadata schemes and field names that are appropriate for the collection. However, these metadata are exported in Dublin Core format to service providers. In order to create an interoperable metadata, we recommend collection coordinators to use Minimum Required Metadata field for the collection. These Dublin Core fields are for mapping and browse page display purposes only (title, subject, and description are displayed as a default as well as image thumb nails. Collection coordinators can use descriptive field names in our native CONTENTdm collection page.
For the sharable metadata creation, we recommend following metadata fields as a minimum metadata fields set for each collection.
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DC element |
Content |
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dc:title |
Title of the resource |
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dc:type |
Type of the resource. Usually use controlled vocabulary |
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dc:format |
Format of the resource. It could be extent or medium, or both |
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dc:subject* |
Subject can be many different things depends on the resource such as descriptors, place, time period, or person |
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dc:publisher |
Name of the department library that created the collection |
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dcterms:IsPartOf |
Title of the collection |
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dc:identifier |
File name of the resource (should be same as object file name) |
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dc:date |
Date information when the digital item was created |
*If applicable.
The CONTENTdm PowerPoint Plug-in enables the creation of Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations using images in CONTENTdm collections. You can use images in CONTENTdm collections or CONTENTdm images already saved to CONTENTdm My Favorites <http://www.library.uiuc.edu/contentdm/cdm4/help.php#my_favorites>. After images and their metadata of your choice are downloaded to PowerPoint, the slides can be modified using PowerPoint editing tools.
Created by mj 09/18/2008
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Last modified by: Myung-Ja Han on 6/17/09