1. Metadata Standards IMT 589 February 19, 2005

2. February 18,2006IMT589- Applied and Structural Metadata2 What Standards? Internal Local Global External Vendor Industry groups International standards bodies

3. February 18,2006IMT589- Applied and Structural Metadata3 Interoperability Ultimate goal, but look at MetaMap http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/engli sh/metamap.html http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/engli sh/metamap.html Many layers and approaches Integration across is as important as within Will be an incremental process Tannenbaum identifies several layers Metamodel Metadata exchange Metadata architectures and frameworks

4. February 18,2006IMT589- Applied and Structural Metadata4 Examples of Standards in Action RDF Generator http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/ http://dewey.library.nd.edu/portal/ml2port al3.cgi?disc_id=3&type=r http://dewey.library.nd.edu/portal/ml2port al3.cgi?disc_id=3&type=r OCLC’s Google Worldcat http://www.google.com Da Vinci Code, Longitudes and Attitudes, Seabiscuit

5. February 18,2006IMT589- Applied and Structural Metadata5 XBRL Case Study Object lesson in standards development Driven by business need Clearly defined scope Strategic marketing Strong alliances and publicity Facilitated (and controlled) communication Expand from initial success