Metadata strategy and guidelines
Metadata
We use metadata extensively to enable our users to find relevant resources on the LTS Online Service, so it is very important that it is comprehensive and accurate.
These pages and documents explain our approach to metadata, give guidance on cataloguing and provide the controlled vocabularies that we use.
Metadata Strategy
Our Metadata Strategy explains how metadata is used to aid the description and discovery of resources that form a key part of the LTS Online Service.
Word file: Metadata Strategy (96 KB)The strategy covers three areas
1. The Information Model
This describes the structure of the metadata model, what the elements are, their definition, format and obligation, and how they map to the IEEE LOM standard. The model is presented as a table for ease of interpretation.
Excel file: Information Model (91.5KB)
2. The Metadata Taxonomies
These are the controlled vocabularies used as part of the LTS Metadata Information Model.
3. Cataloguing Guidelines
The cataloguing guidelines explain how each of the metadata elements is used to create a high quality record.