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This is a priority identified by the October 2011 community survey on improving metadata support authored by the DSpace Community Advisory Team at the request of the DSpace Committers/Developers. DCAT has summarized and interpreted the information gathered from the survey estimated level of effort required. DSpace community members should feel free to add more detailed explanation/examples to further flesh out the changes/requirements they would like to see. It is recommended that a community project team be formed around this work.   

Project Description

• Excerpt
  Use the "Other" field to specify which standards

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  • need metadata expert to help define "Other" standards
  • XML based schemas will be more complex since DSpace doesn't support XML (i.e., MODS)
  • Hierarchal metadata:
    • add functionality / move towards relational aspect functionality - like MODS (although MODS implemenation might be better done following some DSpace/Fedora intergration work since it is XML)
    • allow relationships between community/collection/bitstream metadata
    • possible iterative solution: create functionality that emulates hierarchal behavior
    • examples: 
      • adding in author affiliation
      • metadata on bitstream - related back to items

Estimated Effort Level Required

LEVEL OF COMMUNITY EFFORT: likely medium to high
LEVEL OF DEVELOPER EFFORT: likely medium to high

Project Team

If you would like to participate or lead this project team, please identify yourself here and/or send a message to the dspace-tech mailing list.