Dublin Core Record Creation

Due: June 19, 5PM via Blackboard "Assignments"

The goal of this exercise is three-fold:

1. Itroduce you to the activity of creating Dublin Core records
2. Note the differences inherent in creating surrogates for different document types
3. Analyze the consistency of Dublin Core records created by different people

To accomplish these goals you will create Dublin Core records for the following documents.

Document Description

Develop a Dublin Core descriptive method, and then create Dublin Core records for each of the following documents. As you work, determine the kind of users you will be creating these records for, and provide documentation for each . You may format the DC records however you like.

Documents

1. URL: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/auth.pdf
   
2. URL: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/Keith/Preface.html
   
3. URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=234786
   
4. URL: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/matthew.jpg [metadata (title, etc.) for this document: The Inspiration of Saint Matthew 1602; Oil on canvas, 9' 8 1/2" x 6' 2 1/2"; Contarelli Chapel, Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. The image is hosted at http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/caravaggio/]

Deliverables

Please turn in an excel spreadsheet with your scoping statement, documentation, and Dublin Core records via Blackboard by 5PM on the date specified above.

Grading again will be on a 10 point scale:

• 2 points for your user scoping statement;
  
• 4 points for development of the Dublin Core element set and controlled vocabulary definitions
  
• 2 points for the clarity of your definitions of those terms
  
• 2 points for the records