Difference between revisions of "Documentation Guidance Methods"
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Revision as of 08:37, May 28, 2015
Deciding which metadata dialect is most appropriate for the metadata in question can be approached in two ways:
- A) If there is no agreed upon “best practice” metadata dialect within the community that will be using the data, best approach is to evaluate which dialect contains the maximum required, recommended, and optional concepts as your metadata. This method minimizes the amount of your metadata that has to be changed for compatibility and therefore conserves time and effort. (See the Figure below for a visual example)
Note: CSW has 5 out of 6 concepts matching your metadata, whereas ACCD and DIF have only 2 matching concepts. Thus, the preferred choice in this case would be CSW, as only 1 concept requires modification in order to achieve compatibility.
