My take on "enough for what?" is this:

What use cases do you have, both current and future? What sorts of queries
and data displays are necessary and sufficient to fulfill those use cases?
The collection of metadata involved in those displays and queries
constitutes "enough".

Of course, this is easier to say than to do. The first step is a careful
enumeration of use cases. "Must" and "should" use cases should definitely
be included; you'll want to weigh "could" use cases against your ambition
and resources, and the future prospects of your project.

-dre


On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Diane Hillmann <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Patrick:
>
> I can only ask: enough for what?  If you haven't a solid idea of what you
> want the metadata to do, it's hard to evaluate either quantity or quality.
>
> Metadata is not static--if it's not regularly evaluated, improved and added
> to, it tends to lose its value and usefulness over time.
>
> Diane
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Ethan Gruber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > An interface is only as useful as the metadata allows it to be, and the
> > metadata is only as useful as the interface built to take advantage of
> it.
> >
> > Ethan
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 4:10 PM, David Faler <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I think the answer is make sure you are able to add new elements to the
> > > store later, and keep around your source data and plan to be able to
> > > reprocess it.  Something like what XC is doing.  That way, you get to
> be
> > > agile at the beginning and just deal with what you *know* is absolutely
> > > needed, and add more when you can make a business case for it.
> >  Especially
> > > if you are looking to deal with MARC or ONIX data.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Patrick Berry <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > So, one question I forgot to toss out at the Ask Anything session is:
> > > >
> > > > When do you know you have enough metadata?
> > > >
> > > > "You'll know it when you have it," isn't the response I'm looking
> for.
> > >  So,
> > > > I'm sure you're wondering what the context for this question is, and
> > > > honestly there is none.  This is geared towards contentDM or DSpace
> or
> > > > Omeka or Millennium.  I've seen groups not plan enough for collecting
> > > data
> > > > and I've seen groups that are have been planning so long they forgot
> > what
> > > > they were supposed to be collecting in the first place.
> > > >
> > > > So, I'll just throw that vague question out there and see who wants
> to
> > > take
> > > > a swing.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Pat/@pberry
> > > >
> > >
> >
>