Andy Powell
University of Bath, UKOLN, Department Member
All development activities undertaken by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) are now underpinned by the DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM), the syntax-neutral framework within which Dublin Core (DC) metadata descriptions are constructed.... more
All development activities undertaken by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) are now underpinned by the DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM), the syntax-neutral framework within which Dublin Core (DC) metadata descriptions are constructed. As such, it is vital that the DCMI community has a simple way of articulating the DCAM and of sharing example metadata descriptions based on it. This paper describes a simple format for representing DC metadata descriptions in plain text, known as "DC-Text". The format is intended to be useful as a means of representing DC metadata examples in human-readable documents in a way that highlights the constructs of the DCAM.
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This paper describes approaches to validation of (X)HTML-embedded Dublin Core metadata. It takes the view that useful validation must accommodate the particular ways metadata elements are used in the context of a service or application.
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One key function which OpenID supports is the ability for a person to have 'single sign-on' across multiple OpenID-enabled services. Having provided their OpenID to the Relying Party they want to access, users are then... more
One key function which OpenID supports is the ability for a person to have 'single sign-on' across multiple OpenID-enabled services. Having provided their OpenID to the Relying Party they want to access, users are then redirected to their OpenID Provider in order to check their ...
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Todos los términos utilizados en las descripciones de metadatos que se ajustan al Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Abstract Model deben tener asignado un URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) único. Para mayor comodidad, los términos URI que... more
Todos los términos utilizados en las descripciones de metadatos que se ajustan al Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Abstract Model deben tener asignado un URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) único. Para mayor comodidad, los términos URI que son asignados por el DCMI ...
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The authors would like to thank the following people, who contributed to the roadmap by completing an email questionnaire or commenting on previous versions. The authors take responsibility for interpreting the answers and for any change... more
The authors would like to thank the following people, who contributed to the roadmap by completing an email questionnaire or commenting on previous versions. The authors take responsibility for interpreting the answers and for any change of emphasis that comes with collating the ...
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Powell, A., Johnston, P., Campbell, L. and Barker, P., 2005. Guidelines for using resource identifiers in Dublin Core metadata and IEEE LOM. Technical Report. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. ... This repository does not currently have... more
Powell, A., Johnston, P., Campbell, L. and Barker, P., 2005. Guidelines for using resource identifiers in Dublin Core metadata and IEEE LOM. Technical Report. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. ... This repository does not currently have the full-text of this item. You may be able to access ...
This document describes how a Dublin Core [DCMI] metadata record can be embedded into an HTML/XHTML Web page using HTML/XHTML elements. It should be noted that several alternative mechanisms are available for associating a DC record with... more
This document describes how a Dublin Core [DCMI] metadata record can be embedded into an HTML/XHTML Web page using HTML/XHTML elements. It should be noted that several alternative mechanisms are available for associating a DC record with (or embedding a DC record ...
EJ580045 - Resolving DOI Based URNs Using Squid: An Experimental System at UKOLN.
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Throughout the eprints community there is an increasing awareness of the need for improvement in the quality of metadata and in associated quality assurance mechanisms. Some [1] feel that recent discussion of the cultural and... more
Throughout the eprints community there is an increasing awareness of the need for improvement in the quality of metadata and in associated quality assurance mechanisms. Some [1] feel that recent discussion of the cultural and institutional barriers to self-archiving, which have so ...
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Abstract: The topics of the paper are: a brief history of OAI, some technical things to know about the OAI-PMH and its potential impact (on the institutional context, the role of the library and the researcher). The primary focus,... more
Abstract: The topics of the paper are: a brief history of OAI, some technical things to know about the OAI-PMH and its potential impact (on the institutional context, the role of the library and the researcher). The primary focus, however, is on the technology. Speech at the ...
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The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is a simple set of elements intended primarily for use in describing Internet based resources. This short guide, written with those new to the Dublin Core in mind, gives an overview of the Dublin Core... more
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is a simple set of elements intended primarily for use in describing Internet based resources. This short guide, written with those new to the Dublin Core in mind, gives an overview of the Dublin Core elements and shows by example how to embed them into HTML Web pages. It must be noted when reading
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All development activities undertaken by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) are now underpinned by the DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM), the syntax-neutral framework within which Dublin Core (DC) metadata descriptions are constructed.... more
All development activities undertaken by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) are now underpinned by the DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM), the syntax-neutral framework within which Dublin Core (DC) metadata descriptions are constructed. As such, it is vital that the DCMI ...
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The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) has taken a collaborative approach to the development of a network of subject gateways, each of which offers a variety of services to its subject-focused community. This paper considers the use of the... more
The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) has taken a collaborative approach to the development of a network of subject gateways, each of which offers a variety of services to its subject-focused community. This paper considers the use of the Open Archives Initiative ...
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The OpenURL provides a mechanism for encoding a citation for an information resource, typically a bibliographic resource, as a URL. The OpenURL is, in effect, an actionable URL that transports metadata or keys to access metadata for the... more
The OpenURL provides a mechanism for encoding a citation for an information resource, typically a bibliographic resource, as a URL. The OpenURL is, in effect, an actionable URL that transports metadata or keys to access metadata for the object for ...
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A. Powell, M. Nilsson, A. Naeve, P. Johnston. (7 March 2005). This document specifies an abstract model for DCMI metadata [DCMI]. The primary purpose of this document is to provide a reference model against which particular DC encoding... more
A. Powell, M. Nilsson, A. Naeve, P. Johnston. (7 March 2005). This document specifies an abstract model for DCMI metadata [DCMI]. The primary purpose of this document is to provide a reference model against which particular DC encoding guidelines can be compared. To function ...
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1. Abstract This paper presents a conceptual metadata framework for Dublin Core metadata, intended to support the development of interoperable metadata standards and applications. The model rests on the fundamental concept of an... more
1. Abstract This paper presents a conceptual metadata framework for Dublin Core metadata, intended to support the development of interoperable metadata standards and applications. The model rests on the fundamental concept of an "abstract model" for metadata, as exemplified by the DCMI Abstract Model, and is based on concepts and ideas that have developed over the years within the Dublin
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In May 2006, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) [1] approached UKOLN [2] and the Eduserv Foundation [3] to collaborate on the development of a metadata specification for describing eprints (alternatively referred to as... more
In May 2006, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) [1] approached UKOLN [2] and the Eduserv Foundation [3] to collaborate on the development of a metadata specification for describing eprints (alternatively referred to as scholarly works, research papers or ...
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Introduction 1.1. The Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) [1] is a managed information environment for accessing quality assured Internet resources from many sources. These resources include scholarly journals, monographs,... more
Introduction 1.1. The Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) [1] is a managed information environment for accessing quality assured Internet resources from many sources. These resources include scholarly journals, monographs, textbooks, learning objects, abstracts, manuscripts, maps, music scores, still images, geospatial images and other kinds of vector and numeric data, as well as moving picture and sound collections. 1.2. This study describes the technical architecture of the DNER. The intention is to underpin the development the DNER as a managed collection of resources in an integrated information environment. The DNER information environment will allow the end-user to interact with the DNER as a coherent whole, rather than as a set of individual collections and services. We describe the network services (and the standards and protocols that enable those services to work together) that must be put in place in order to achieve that aim. 1.3. This study describes a
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1.2. This study describes the technical architecture of the DNER. The intention is to underpin the development the DNER as a managed collection of resources in an integrated information environment. The DNER information environment will... more
1.2. This study describes the technical architecture of the DNER. The intention is to underpin the development the DNER as a managed collection of resources in an integrated information environment. The DNER information environment will allow the end-user to interact with ...
The authors would like to thank the following people, who contributed to the roadmap by completing an email questionnaire or commenting on previous versions. The authors take responsibility for interpreting the answers and for any change... more
The authors would like to thank the following people, who contributed to the roadmap by completing an email questionnaire or commenting on previous versions. The authors take responsibility for interpreting the answers and for any change of emphasis that comes with collating the ...
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The third phase of the ROADS eLib project [1] puts service interoperability at centre stage. The project, which provides software to a number of subject services within eLib and beyond, is now working in an environment where... more
The third phase of the ROADS eLib project [1] puts service interoperability at centre stage. The project, which provides software to a number of subject services within eLib and beyond, is now working in an environment where interoperability is a requirement. There is a 'strand' within the project where we are investigating a variety of tools and protocols that might contribute inter-working functionality to the ROADS 'toolkit'. This account attempts to give some brief notes by way of context to this work and to provide a sketch of work in progress.
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These recommendations are not primarily targeted at the end-users of eprint archives. Rather, they are intended to guide 'best-practice' for the maintainers of eprint archives in order that such systems can be configured to... more
These recommendations are not primarily targeted at the end-users of eprint archives. Rather, they are intended to guide 'best-practice' for the maintainers of eprint archives in order that such systems can be configured to maximise the benefits of a shared approach to metadata disclosure. The intention is to facilitate more consistent results when 'cross-searching' and browsing metadata records gathered from multiple eprint archives. Nonetheless, we would hope that these guidelines to have some impact on the cataloguing guidelines and help sub-systems ...
Throughout the eprints community there is an increasing awareness of the need for improvement in the quality of metadata and in associated quality assurance mechanisms. Some [1] feel that recent discussion of the cultural and... more
Throughout the eprints community there is an increasing awareness of the need for improvement in the quality of metadata and in associated quality assurance mechanisms. Some [1] feel that recent discussion of the cultural and institutional barriers to self-archiving, which have so ...