e-learning

Metadata

Abstract

The term metadata is defined along with what constitutes rich metadata. Learners will be able to recall examples of community/domain standards that apply to data and metadata.

About This Material

This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.

Questions this will address

  • What is metadata?
  • What is good metadata?
  • Using community standards to write (meta)data

Learning Objectives

  • Define the term ‘metadata’.
  • Recall examples of community/domain standards that apply to data and metadata.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: FAIR Data, Workflows, and Research, data stewardship, dmp, fair

Target audience: Students

Resource type: e-learning

Version: 2

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

  • FAIR and its Origins
  • FAIR in a nutshell

Learning objectives:

  • Define the term ‘metadata’.
  • Recall examples of community/domain standards that apply to data and metadata.

Date modified: 2024-03-27

Date published: 2024-03-26

Authors: Andrew Mason, Branka Franicevic, Katarzyna Kamieniecka, Kellie Snow, Khaled Jum'ah, Korneel Hens, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, Laura Cooper, Munazah Andrabi, Nick Juty, Nicola Soranzo, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Robert Andrews, Sara Morsy, Saskia Lawson-Tovey, Xenia Perez Sitja

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