Achieving and Maintaining Metadata Quality: Toward a Sustainable Workflow for the IDEALS Institutional Repository.

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Title: Achieving and Maintaining Metadata Quality: Toward a Sustainable Workflow for the IDEALS Institutional Repository.
Authors: Stein, Ayla1, Applegate, Kelly J.2, Robbins, Seth1
Source: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 2017, Vol. 55 Issue 7/8, p644-666. 23p.
Subject Terms: *Metadata, *Institutional repositories, Quality assurance, Data warehousing, Data quality
Company/Entity: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Abstract: This article documents the steps taken to assess metadata errors within the IDEALS repository. It describes the workflows established to create accurate and consistent metadata, focusing especially on the batch ingest and retroactive metadata remediation processes. It also seeks to address theoretical issues surrounding the concept of metadata quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This article documents the steps taken to assess metadata errors within the IDEALS repository. It describes the workflows established to create accurate and consistent metadata, focusing especially on the batch ingest and retroactive metadata remediation processes. It also seeks to address theoretical issues surrounding the concept of metadata quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01639374
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2017.1358786