Collection framework - all versions

Framework purpose

The purpose of the collection metadata framework is to

1. Provide for the discrete discovery of collections
2. Indicate presence in the DLESE Reviewed Collection
3. Indicate whether the collection can be redistributed (e.g. to National Science Digital Library NSDL)
4. Indicate the metadata format of the collection's metadata records (ADN, annotation etc.)
5. Indicate how the collection's metadata records arrive at the DPC (e.g. email, OAI or FTP)

Current version

Version 1.0.00 is the current version and is the version collection builders should use in order to contribute a news an opportunities collection to DLESE.

Required metadata

Because each version of this framework has different required metadata, please refer to the specific framework version of interest for appropriate information.

Tool support to create required metadata

Because each version of this framework has different tool support for creating required metadata, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Features and constraints

Because each version of this framework has different framework features, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

XML and HTML

Because each version of this framework has different framework features, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Vocabularies

Because each version of this framework has different controlled vocabularies, please refer to the specific version of interest for appropriate information.

Milestones

• January 2004 - version 1.0.00 release - based on the Collections Accessioning Taskforce (CAT) reduced some required metadata
• April 2003 - version 0.1.01 release
• June 2002 - March 2003 - development of the collection-level metadata framework

Last updated: 12-13-04
Maintained by: Katy Ginger (support@dlese.org), DLESE Metadata

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