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Navigating from metadata disparities towards best practices: Analysis through crosswalking

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  • Patrick-Burns, Jamie

    (State Archives of North Carolina, USA)

  • Haley, Robin

    (School of Information and Library Science, USA)

  • King, Owen C.

    (School of Information and Library Science, USA)

Abstract

As organisations responsible for the management of digital assets grow, their collections eventually attain a critical mass where the need to shift from ad hoc procedures to industry standards becomes apparent. This paper provides a case study from the State Archives of North Carolina to illustrate one organisation’s approach to analysing, reconciling and remediating disparate sources of metadata. The methodology combines both bottom-up and top-down approaches to the assessment of digital asset metadata — a method that could be useful for other institutions when neither orientation by itself seems sufficient. While the example is taken from a cultural heritage institution in the government sector, the method is applicable to digital asset management practitioners in other settings as well.

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  • Patrick-Burns, Jamie & Haley, Robin & King, Owen C., 2022. "Navigating from metadata disparities towards best practices: Analysis through crosswalking," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 10(3), pages 242-251, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2022:v:10:i:3:p:242-251
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    Keywords

    metadata; crosswalk; databases; internships; electronic records; digital archives; digital repository;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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