These Metadata Guidelines were written to better position UMass Amherst Libraries' Digital Collections for optimal indexing and display in an aggregated environment. The guidelines accomplish the following:
Define basic metadata principles
Collate resources (e.g. links to external cataloging tools/resources, including the MWG bibliography on shareable metadata)
Provide content guidelines for different data elements
Identify data elements by degrees of “requiredness” and describe what functions are enabled or sacrificed depending on levels of adoption
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