Metrics for metadata quality assurance and their implications for digital libraries

Ya Ning Chen*, Chun Ya Wen, Hui Pin Chen, Yen Hung Lin, Hon Chung Sum

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Abstract

This study aims at developing a set of common metrics for metadata quality at data element level. The proposed metrics are used to assure the quality for metadata that converted from heterogeneous metadata formats and sources into a Dublin Core based centralized digital repository. This study adopted the metrics provided by Bruce and Hillmann [2] as a basis to develop the proposed metrics as follows: conformance to expectations, provenance, accuracy, completeness and accessibility. A hybrid approach of automatic and manual had developed for assessing metadata quality in practice. Target subjects were two individual projects selected from the Taiwan E-Learning and Digital Archives Program as use case to illustrate the details and examine the feasibility of the proposed metrics. Finally, this study discussed the implications of proposed metadata quality metrics for digital libraries in the following perspectives: project management, metadata management, hidden quality problems and accessibility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Libraries
Subtitle of host publicationFor Cultural Heritage, Knowledge Dissemination, and Future Creation - 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2011, Proceedings
Pages138-147
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2011 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2011 Oct 242011 Oct 27

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7008 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period2011/10/242011/10/27

Keywords

  • digital libraries
  • evaluation
  • metadata
  • quality assurance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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