Where can I find metadata mappings and crosswalks for difference metadata standards?
There are a range of metadata standards, for different types of resources, relevant to digital repositories. These include, but are not limited to: • Dublin Core (http://www.dublincore.org/) • Learning Object Metadata (LOM) Content packaging specifications: • Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) (http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/) • IMS Content Packaging (http://www.imsglobal.org/content/packaging/) • MPEG-21 Digital Item Declaration Language (DIDL) A variety of mappings and crosswalk documents are available online. The following pages link to a range of these: • Mapping between metadata formats A useful starting point; this page is maintained by Michael Day at UKOLN. It contains links to a range of crosswalks between different metadata standards. Last updated 2002. • Understanding metadata (pdf) Published by NISO in 2004, this introductory guide to metadata covers Dublin Core, Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), METS, Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), Encoded Archi
