Documentation serves to help those involved in metadata creation.Common types of metadata documentation are defined below, with examples employed by UT Librares.
Templates and checklists are designed to make metadata reusable. Templates are saved sets of tags that can be applied to similar objects. Checklists gather relevant information to assistthe documentation process.
A simple yet effective template provides detailed recommendations for how to describe and cite your data
Policies, typically at the institutional or system level, include metadata licensing, metadata usage, automatic metadata generation, and minimum required elements.
Guidelines specifyelement sets, element requirements and recommendations, repeatability, content and value standards, and often provide input examples.
