Metadata Resources @ BGSU: Metadata Schema

Try these links to find more detailed information on types of metadata schema.

• Dublin Core
• TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)
• MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)
• EAD (Encoded Archival Description)
• MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging)
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
• METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)
• CDWA (Categories for the Description of Works of Art)
• VRA Core (Visual Resources Association)

There are many types of metadata vocabularies that have been developed to describe a variety of objects.  The most recommended metadata schema is Dublin Core and it is what is also used in most software packages. Dublin Core is also the library’s recommended metadata schema and currently the only metadata schema the library will offer support with because it can describe diverse resources such as: videos, web pages, books, objects, and artworks.  However, you may hear of other metadata schema such as TEI, EAD, and MODS, etc. To learn more about these schemas try this brief intro from Wikipedia.