3. Data Contents in a Record
(Data Content Decision)
Survey responses to the question: What are the major concerns you have in your project that relate to metadata? 2.3: Major Concerns—For the Decisions About Data Content in a Record (= Data Content Decisions)
Note: Data content standards are created to guide the practices of metadata generation or cataloging (e.g., Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Second Edition (AACR2), Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO): A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images, and Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)).
| Concern | Response % | Response # |
|---|---|---|
| To decided which core elements should be included in all records (e.g. is RIGHTS information required), which elements are mandatory, and which are repeatable | 71.90% | 210 |
| To provide guides in order to ensure that metadata values will be entered consistently (e.g. for DATE, FORMAT information) | 68.50% | 200 |
| To decide which elements (e.g. SUBJECT, CREATOR) should use a controlled vocabulary/authority file | 66.10% | 193 |
| To find existing data content (i.e. cataloging) standards and best practice guides (e.g. Anglo-American Cataloging rules [AACR], Cataloging Culture Objects [CCO], Describing Archives: A Content Standard [DACS], etc) | 53.10% | 155 |
| To learn how to provide correct information in a record (e.g. where to find TITLE information from a Website, what are the IDENTIFIERs, how many IDENTIFIERs should be included, etc) | 51.00% | 149 |