Metadata Normalization

(Stein) Runar Bergheim

About Metadata Normalization

The best place to perform normalization is in the collection management system of the Digital Collection

That, however, requires a lot of manual labor

At the cost of precision, automated methods will be applied

May be applied on source database

May be applied to metadata exports as part of ”Data Transformation”

May be applied to metadata in repositories ”along the way” to – or in – Europeana

Overview of Metadata Normalisation

Important Considerations

Should happen at – or close to – the content providers site

Content provider

National/regional Aggregators

Need validation services

End-user service is not good for bulk-checking of quality/content validation

Need analysis output with highlighting of errors