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QA For Metadata:Conclusions

Brian Kelly and Amanda ClosierUKOLN

Gareth KnightAHDS

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/

This session addresses the importance of quality assurance for metadata and describes the QA methodology developed by JISC-funded QA Focus project.

This session addresses the importance of quality assurance for metadata and describes the QA methodology developed by JISC-funded QA Focus project.

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To Conclude

Metadata:• Is the glue for interoperable services• It is therefore important that the metadata is right• Areas which need to be addressed include:

The metadata content Compliance with appropriate schemas Represented in correct formats Processed correctly in workflow Providing an appropriate creation and

management framework Satisfies the user requirements

• The QA Focus methodology and resources may help you

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QA For Metadata Toolkit

The QA For metadata toolkit:

• Provides a self-assessment guide for use of metadata

• Based on the QA Focus briefing documents

Note that several other self-assessment toolkits are available

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/toolkit/metadata/

http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/toolkit/metadata/

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What Next?

What should your next steps be?• Find out more about the QA Focus methodology

and resources• Seek to implement QA within your project (and

more widely, if possible)• Contribute to QA Focus case studies

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Questions

Any questions?