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Abstract
Academic Metadata Standards: Getting Compliance Without EnforcementTrack: Metadata and Data Publishing
Author(s): Michael J. Meitner, Stephen R. J. Sheppard, Duncan Cavens
One of the crucial and often overlooked aspects of collecting and maintaining metadata associated with geographic data is the individual who must voluntarily comply with standards developed in a centralized fashion. In order to overcome this barrier, a metadata system/standard was developed at the University of British Columbia to assist the user in becoming compliant with our organizational metadata goals. Given the fact that participation in an academic setting is impossible to mandate, we present a set of rules to follow for organizations where compliance cannot be governed centrally.
Michael J. Meitner
University of British Columbia
Forest Sciences Centre
2045-2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
Phone: (604) 822-0029
Fax: (604) 822-9106
E-mail: meitner@interchange.ubc.ca