The students in an LS 566 Metadata class were asked to index a collection of six images from the 1992 University of Alabama Crimson Tide football season. The class chose a modified Dublin Core metadata schema containing 15 elements to describe the images. Students worked in groups to define the elements and map them to the images. They used Omeka software to extract image text and connect files to element fields. The indexing process took longer than expected due to a tornado that damaged the university.

1. William F. Worford
LS566 Metadata – Digital Repository Project – Spring 2011

2. Spring 2011
In the Spring of 2011, the students of DC version of LS 566 Metadata were asked, as apart of their headlining assignment to
index a series of six images. The Collection of these images would
feature photos from the University of Alabama Crimson Tide 1992
football season.

3. Introduction
 Establishing Key Stakeholders and Steering Groups for the
Repository
 Establish Metadata elements and interpretation of those
elements
 Software, hardware (server storage) and parameters for
Metadata Schema
 Time table completion

4. Key Stakeholders and Steering Groups for
the Repository
 Class partitioned into groups of three
 Regular Online Class meetings were set aside for students
to present a metadata schema for class exposure and to
determine which schema would be used for the indexing
project

5. Wikis, Blogs, Tweets and Presentations
 A wiki was created to centralize element’s definition and
served as a knowledge resource center for the project
 Dublin Core and VRA Core were the front runners for the
schema of choice at the first part of the semester
 Students were required to publish 5 blog entries per week and
tweet using the hashtags #ls566 and #metadata

6. Wikis, Blogs, Tweets and Presentations

7. Metadata Schema
 The class chose to use a modified version of Dublin Core
 Element interpretation was determined by groups of 4 in the form of a
process of elimination
 Customized Mapping of Elements mainly followed simple Dublin Core
standards

8. Content Standards
 Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
 Anglo - American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition, 2002 Revision
(AACR2 2002) for creation of new entries

9. Elements of The Resource
 Instantiation - An identifiable occurrence or occasion of something;
in the case of Dublin Core, a specific occurrence of an information
resource
 Content
 Intellectual Property

10. Instantiation
Language: A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to
use a controlled vocabulary such as ISO 639-2. Example: “eng” for English.
Identifier: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string
conforming to a formal identification system, such as an ISBN.
Date: A date associated with the creation or availability of the resource.
Recommended best practice is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 that includes
dates of the forms YYYY and YYYY-MM-DD among several others.
Format: The file format, physical medium or dimensions of the resource.
Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best
practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media
Types [MIME]. Example: tiff.

11. Content
Title: The name given to the resource.
Description: An account of the content of the resource. Description may include but
is not limited to: an abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical
representation of content, and/or a free-text account of the content.
Subject: The topic of the content of the resource. Typically, a subject will be
expressed as keywords or key phrases or classification codes that describe the topic
of the resource.
Coverage: The extent or scope of the content of the resource. Coverage will typically
include spatial location (a place name or geographic co-ordinates), temporal period (a
period label, date, or date range) or jurisdiction. (such as a named administrative
entity)
Source: A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived. The
present resource may be derived from the Source resource in whole or part.
Type: The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type includes terms
describing general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content.
Relation: A reference to a related resource.

12. Intellectual Property
Creator: The primary responsible entity for making the content of the
resource possible. Examples of a Creator include: a person, an
organization or a service.
Contributor: An entity responsible for making contributions to the
content of the resource. Examples of a Contributor include a person, an
organization or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be
used to indicate the entity.
Publisher: The entity responsible for making the resource available.
Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service.
Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
Rights: Information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically
a Rights element will contain a rights management statement for the
resource, or reference a service providing such information. Rights
information often encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),
Copyright, and various Property Rights. If the rights element is absent, no
assumptions can be made about the status of these and other rights with
respect to the resource.

13. Elements : 15 Elements
Date
Title
Relation
Instantiation:
Format Identifier
Language
Content:
Description
Coverage
Source
Subject
Type
Intellectual Property:
Contributor Creator
Publisher
Rights

14. Elements : 15 Elements
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15. Elements : 15 Elements
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16. Elements : 15 Elements
Fig.3

17. Elements : 15 Elements
Fig.4

18. Digital Standards
 Images were scanned at high resolution and saved as tiff files (1200
pixels)
 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
 Anglo - American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition, 2002 Revision
(AACR2 2002) for creation of new entries

19. Federated Search Tools
 Omeka software used to extract image text. Connect image file with
text
 File assigned to element field via Omeka upon import

20. The Process
 The indexing process lasted throughout part of the summer due to a
tornado that crossed the state of Alabama
 The storm caused severe damage throughout the northwest section of
Alabama including the city of Tuscaloosa where the University of
Alabama resides
 Some students worked on the project despite not having running water
and maintained communication via tweets and blog entries

21. Resources
“Alabama FB Nathan Cox, #40 Punts the Football, Georgia Vs. Alabama 10/5/2002.,” October
5, 2002. http://omeka.slis.ua.edu/ls566-spring2011/football-images/items/show/641.
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22. Resources
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