DLF AIG Metadata Assessment Series

This post was written by the DLF AIG MWG blog subcommittee:

Mandy Mastrovita, Digital Projects Librarian, Digital Library of Georgia
Dana Reijerkerk, Knowledge Management & Digital Assets Librarian, Stony Brook University
Rebecca Fried, Digital Projects & Metadata Librarian, Union College

About the DLF AIG Metadata Assessment Series

This post is the first of a monthly series that discusses metadata assessment issues faced by those working with metadata.Contributions to the series are open to the public. 

If interested, please contribute ideas and contact information to our Google form: https://forms.gle/hjYFeC7XpQbJUTSC8

The DLF AIG Metadata Working Group

The Digital Library Federation (DLF) Assessment Interest Group (AIG) Metadata Working Group–also known as the Metadata Assessment Working Group (MAWG)–strives to collaboratively build guidelines, best practices, tools, and workflows around the evaluation and assessment of metadata used by and for digital libraries and repositories. We fulfill this mission  by supporting discussions of metadata assessment and quality control, sharing metadata assessment approaches, and fostering a community of dedicated metadata assessment professionals.

DLF AIG Metadata Working Group Wiki

https://wiki.diglib.org/Assessment:Metadata 

DLF AIG Metadata Working Group Website and Repository

The Github repository for the DLF AIG Metadata Working Group’s live/production website is: http://dlfmetadataassessment.github.io/. If you would like to contribute to the website or are interested in joining our GitHub organization and contributing changes, please navigate to our wiki for additional information and to get involved!

2022-2023 Members

Chairs:

Hannah Tarver
Rachel White

Members and subcommittees:

Website/MAP Clearinghouse/Tools Clearinghouse

Kate Flynn (coordinator)
Chris Day
Scott Goldstein
Tricia Lampron
Shaun Akhtar
Steven Gentry

Tools

Skill building resources list

Gretchen Gueguen (coordinator)
Kate Flynn
Jay Colbert
Amelia Mowry
Daniela Cialfi

Benchmarks 

Hannah Tarver (coordinator)
Chris Day
Jeannette Ho
Steven Gentry
Rachel White

Blog posts/social media

Mandy Mastrovita (coordinator)
Becky Fried
Dana Reijerkerk

Upcoming Meetings

June 23, 2022
July 21, 2022
August 18, 2022
September 1, 2022
September 15, 2022
September 29, 2022
October 13, 2022
October 27, 2022
November 13, 2022

View the 2022 DLF AIG Metadata Working Group Work Plan to stay up to date: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aER1mWpjJvSJKiU6g2UyELDzR42d4rLCXfhEtc_Kzoc/edit#heading=h.iop2keqwej50  

DLF Code of Conduct

The Digital Library Federation (DLF) is committed to creating and supporting inclusive, diverse, and equitable communities of practice. We strive to be a welcoming organization and the focal point for a digital library culture that is anti-oppression, anti-racist, recognizes intersectionalities, and works compassionately across differences. Together, DLF members advance research, learning, social justice, and the public good through the creative design and wise application of digital library technologies. We know that the best problem-solving and critical thinking happens when people with a wide array of experiences and perspectives come together to work in comfort and safety as peers. We therefore expect participants in the DLF community to help create thoughtful and respectful environments where that interaction can take place. This Code of Conduct applies to all meetings, events, working groups, and other activities organized through the DLF, including those taking place in-person or online. For more information, see https://dev.clir.org/dlf/about/code-of-conduct/