INTRODUCTION TO MOVING IMAGE METADATA

Content

Introduction

• What is metadata and why do we need it? • The format of metadata

Community and user needs

• The importance of analysing user needs

• Using stakeholder needs to define project specifications

Metadata schemas for moving image resources

• An introduction to metadata schemas, Dublin Core and OAIS

• Mapping between schemas

Descriptive metadata in context • Schemas for descriptive metadata and the wider

context of moving image metadata.

Vocabularies and standardising terms

• Applying consistency through controlled vocabularies

• The value of ontologies

Metadata in practice • Pragmatic approaches to metadata

• Managing levels of detail • Management systems and metadata