A quick followup to those who took a look at this since I sent the initial announcement out last night. The eagle-eyed Tim Spalding pointed out the data in the "Libraries" slice was incorrect (what do you mean MARC doesn't end up in the "strong" category for libraries?!?) - we'd inadvertently used the wrong data for this sliver. This has now been corrected in the online version. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused anyone. Jenn ======================== Jenn Riley Metadata Librarian Digital Library Program Indiana University - Bloomington Wells Library W501 (812) 856-5759 www.dlib.indiana.edu Inquiring Librarian blog: www.inquiringlibrarian.blogspot.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Riley, Jenn > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 7:27 PM > To: 'A listserv for Metadata Librarians'; [log in to unmask]; > 'Code for Libraries'; [log in to unmask]; > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; 'Encoded Archival > Description List'; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; MLA- > [log in to unmask]; 'Metadata Object Description Schema List'; > [log in to unmask]; 'Next generation catalogs for libraries'; OLAC- > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > Cc: 'Devin Becker' > Subject: Visualization of the Metadata Universe > > (This message is being sent to multiple lists; please excuse > duplication.) > > The sheer number of metadata standards in the cultural heritage sector > is overwhelming, and their inter-relationships further complicate the > situation. A new resource, Seeing Standards: A Visualization of the > Metadata Universe, > <http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/metadatamap/>, is intended to > assist planners with the selection and implementation of metadata > standards. Seeing Standards is in two parts: (1) a poster-sized > visualization plotting standards based on their applicability in a > variety of contexts, and (2) a glossary of metadata standards in either > poster or pamphlet form. > > Each of the 105 standards listed is evaluated on its strength of > application to defined categories in each of four axes: community, > domain, function, and purpose. Standards more strongly allied with a > category are displayed towards the center of each hemisphere, and those > still applicable but less strongly allied are displayed along the > edges. The strength of a standard in a given category is determined by > a mixture of its adoption in that category, its design intent, and its > overall appropriateness for use in that category. > > The standards represented are among those most heavily used or > publicized in the cultural heritage community, though certainly not all > standards that might be relevant are included. A small set of the > metadata standards plotted on the main visualization also appear as > highlights above the graphic. These represent the most commonly known > or discussed standards for cultural heritage metadata. > > Work preparing Seeing Standards was supported by a professional > development grant from the Indiana University Libraries. Content was > developed by Jenn Riley, Metadata Librarian in the Indiana University > Digital Library Program. Design work was performed by Devin Becker of > the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, and > soon to be Digital Initiatives & Scholarly Communications Librarian at > the University of Idaho. > > I hope this resource proves to be helpful to those working with > metadata standards in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural > heritage institutions. > > Jenn > > ======================== > Jenn Riley > Metadata Librarian > Digital Library Program > Indiana University - Bloomington > Wells Library W501 > (812) 856-5759 > www.dlib.indiana.edu > > Inquiring Librarian blog: www.inquiringlibrarian.blogspot.com