Community Discussion on the Foundations of Enhanced Metadata Support for DSpace

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DCAT Metadata Enhancements OR2013.pdf

Based on a the results of a community survey, members of the DSpace Community Advisory Team (DCAT) have put together a proposal to enhance metadata support in DSpace (http://bit.ly/11dx7NT). Implementation of the phased proposal would establish a foundation for future improvements. The first phase would update the current qualified Dublin Core schema and add a DCTERMS schema to the default metadata registry. The proposal includes suggestions for ensuring the protection of the standard schemas as well as for laying the groundwork for enabling functional hierarchical schemas. The objective of this session is to discuss the implications, goals, and suggested implementation of the proposal and gather feedback and level of interest from the community. Attendees are encouraged to read the proposal in advance of the discussion http://bit.ly/11dx7NT.