Discovery and Access (DA)
The DA group of work packages relates to tools and services that enable researchers and readers to search, browse and discover resources within the repository and access them, either under controlled conditions or in an unrestricted way.
DA3: Metadata Schema Interoperability
Overview:
The aim of this project is to reduce wasted effort in creating metadata schemas and improve interoperability of metadata schemas. To achieve this, we have developed a Metadata Schema Registry that enables users to create new schemas, submit schemas to the registry and search and browse the registry. The DART Metadata Schema Registry includes the following features:
- Supports XML and RDF schema formats
- Does not enforce a common model
- Covers scientific domains (possibly specific to climatology or crystallography)
- Enforces access control based on DA1 and AA2 work packages.
- Provides human interfaces for search, browse and retrieval.
People:
Suzanne Little |
Jane Hunter |
Presentations:
- S. Little, DA3 - Metadata Schema Registry, DART workshop, April 2006
Outcomes:
- Metadata Schema Registry Interface Mockup
Demonstrations:
- Searching & Browsing the Metaschema Registry
- Submitting a new meta schema.
- Submitting an updated meta schema.
Links:
Metadata Registries
- JISC Information Environments Metadata Schema Registry (IEMSR)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Metadata Online Registry (METeOR)
- Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Metadata Registry
- Schema Web Registry
- Environmental Data Registry (EDR)
- Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR)
- National Information Echange Model (NIEM)
- XML.org registry
- DoD Metadata Registry and Clearinghouse
- eXtended MetaData Registry (XMDR) Project
Resources on Metadata Registries
Conferences and Papers