Survey Contents


Introduction and data collection

1. Design and Planning of Digital Projects

2. Element Set Standards (data structure decision)

3. Data Contents in a Record (data content decision)

4. Authority Files and Controlled Vocabularies (data value decision)

5. Metadata Encoding (data format/ technical interchange decision)

6. Open Questions

Summary 1

Summary 2

Appendix A: Workflow Chart

Appendix B: The questionnaire

2. Element Set Standards
(Data Structure Decision)

Survey responses to the question: What are the major concerns you have in your project that relate to metadata? --2.2. Major Concerns—For the Decisions About Element Set Standards (= Data Structure Decisions)

Note: Metadata element sets are standards for data structures and semantics (e.g., Dublin Core Metadata Element Set).

Major Concerns Regarding Decisions About Data Structure
(303 Answered, Each Respondent Could Choose All that Apply)
Concern Response % Response #
To decide which metadata standard to use 62.40% 189
To learn how to use different metadata schemes together in one project 59.40% 180
To understand what factors influence the decision on which metadata standard to use (e.g. what sort of material they are good for) 58.70% 178
To find out what standards are available 47.90% 145
To understand what sorts of adjustments might be made to a standard metadata schema that could result in a separate schema and/or application profile 42.60% 129
To learn how to create crosswalks 41.60% 126
To decide whether an application profile should be developed 33.00% 100