The metadata standardisation initiatives that are
analysed in this Standards Framework Report are summarised in the table
below.
|
Category |
Short name |
Full Name |
|
Models |
|
|
| |
IFLA FRBR model |
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records |
| |
CIDOC CRM |
CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model |
| |
<indecs> |
Interoperability of data in e-commerce systems |
| |
OAIS |
Reference Model for an Open Archival Information
System |
|
Basic |
|
|
| |
ISO 11179 |
Data management and Interchange |
| |
RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
|
Cross-domain |
|
|
| |
Dublin Core |
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative |
|
Domain-specific |
|
|
|
Publishing |
|
|
| |
ONIX |
Online Information eXchange |
| |
DOI |
Digital Object Identifier |
| |
EBX |
Electronic book exchange |
|
Audio-visual |
|
|
| |
MPEG |
Moving Pictures Expert Group: Digital Audio-visual
Framework |
| |
SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
|
Cultural Heritage |
|
|
| |
MARC 21 |
Machine Readable Cataloguing |
| |
EAD |
Encoded Archival Description |
| |
SPECTRUM |
UK Museum Documentation Standard |
|
Education |
|
|
| |
IMS |
Instructional Management System |
| |
IEEE/LOM |
Learning Object Metadata |
|
Research, academic |
|
|
| |
CERIF |
Common European Research Information Format |
| |
TEI |
Text Encoding Initiative |
|
Government, geospatial, environment |
|
|
| |
FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| |
GILS |
Global Information Locator Service |
| |
GELOS |
Global Environmental Locator System Standard Element
Set |
This
report analyses these 22 metadata standardisation initiatives. Although
this is a limited number, we believe it will provide a good insight into
what is currently happening.