Hello,
I have two questions about best practices regarding metadata in DSpace. I would
like to hear about what individuals are doing as well as if there is a
consensus among the community.
First, for dc.language.iso, is it better to use ISO 639-1 or ISO 636-2? The
vast majority of the documents I am describing are in English with other
languages represented rarely.
Second, for dc.date.issued, is there a best practice for formatting dates? As I
have been harvesting most of my metadata from PubMed records, I had been using
the MEDLINE format (4-digit year, a 3-character abbreviated month, and a 1 or
2-digit day). Is there an advantage to using ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)? Will the
format affect using the date as a facet in Discovery?
Sincerely,
David
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David Isaak, MSLIS
Digital Projects Librarian
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
3800 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97227
503.335.2437 (tie-line 60-2437)
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