Metadata Call 2021-03-23

Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Eastern

Call-In Info: https://zoom.us/j/211033358?pwd=WERUdnBWeHRqRVBRMmlOVWU3SlN0QT09

Moderator(s): Nora Egloff (Lafayette)

Notetaker: Anna Goslen

Community Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVu5gWMpz72zNFxLMofq2eiBLlVoqs-J93QAhEgOaFw/edit?usp=sharing

Attendees:

  • Annamarie Klose (Ohio State University)

  • Anna Goslen (UNC-Chapel Hill)

  • Julie Hardesty (Indiana University)

  • Heather Greer Klein (Samvera)

  • Nora Egloff (Lafayette)

 

Agenda:

  • Subgroup Reports

    • URI Selection Working Group

      • No update

    • Controlled Vocabularies Decision Tree Working Group

    • Hyrax Metadata Application Profile Documentation Working Group

      • Nora: Group is pretty much finished, once documentation changes are published, will mark work as formally completed

  • Roadmaps Alignment Group Update

    • No update

  • Issues/Questions

    • Parent-child / complex objects and data modeling: any updates from the Hyrax/Hyku IGs on this topic? How could SMIG help or provide support here?

      • Annamarie had a question about this regarding work in her local repository 

        • Collection of medieval and Renaissance works - item-level metadata for each page in manuscripts is desired

      • Question has also come up recently for Nora, multipage items

      • Has not been discussed in Hyrax IG recently. Last discussion may have been in November.

  • Discussion Topics

    • Hyrax metadata ordering for fields containing multiple values:

      • https://github.com/samvera/hyrax/issues/4781

      • What does the IG think ought to happen within Hyrax by default re: ordering of fields with multiple values? What would be the ideal scenario?

        • Subject, keyword other field types where order might be desired to indicate primary topic

        • Some ordering in place by having one primary creator and others listed as contributor

        • Probably not able to be limited to certain Resource Types

        • Revisit discussion at next meeting

    • Hyrax issue review: help prioritize open issues that are labeled ‘metadata’

      • For each issue: it this still needed? Comments/context needed? Priority?

        • Review at next meeting

  • Next call: April 27th, 2021, 2-3pm EST