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Can We Agree?

Fri, Feb 2, 2018

One of the interesting ingredients for success in several current metadata projects is agreement across communities about what metadata are important for various use cases. In an earlier blog, I introduced the idea that metadata recommendations provide descriptions of which documentation concepts communities or organizations believe are important. These recommendations provide an opportunity to identify similarities and differences between community beliefs. We have collected recommendations from 10-20 organizations and communities as part of an NSF Project aimed at evaluating metadata collections in various dialects with respect to these recommendations.

Metadata 2020 Charleston Workshop

By Concetta La Spada In workshops

Mon, Jan 15, 2018

First let me say what a pleasure it is for me to write this blog post. Thanks to the Metadata 2020 team for giving me this opportunity. On the 7th of November, I had the pleasure to attend the workshop given by the Metadata2020 group at the Charleston Conference. Metadata2020 is a collaboration project between librarians, publishers and service providers that advocates the creation of better metadata. At the workshop, among the attendees were librarians, publishers and other information professionals.

Refining our scope

By Clare Dean In strategy

Mon, Nov 27, 2017

Embracing the enormity of metadata challenges in Scholarly Communications through Community Group discussions. Metadata 2020 has always had big goals. From the earliest conversations between Metadata 2020 Director Ginny Hendricks and the Advisory Group she quickly convened, it was clear that there were a number of different directions a collaborative effort could take to improve metadata scholarly communications, the possibilities were seemingly endless. How, then, to narrow the scope and organize efforts?

Telling Others About Metadata 2020, Networking, and Learning a Lot Along the Way

By L.K. Williams and Scott Wymer In conferences

Mon, Nov 20, 2017

We recently represented Metadata 2020 in a panel presentation in Washington, DC, at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s symposium, International Coordination for Science Data Infrastructure. The event was comprised of short talks and panels that explored existing and emerging efforts in sharing scientific research data and discussed issues related to the design and use of such systems. The one-day symposium was a great opportunity to tell others about Metadata 2020 and to share how they could participate in the cause.

When it comes to richer metadata, know what you don't know

By Paula Reeves In research

Thu, Nov 2, 2017

Full disclosure: I am not a metadata expert. What I am is a branding and marketing consultant specialising in scholarly communications. I’ve been working in the industry since 1999 and in that time I’ve done a whole lot of research with pretty much every type of audience you can imagine. Hundreds of in-depth interviews and dozens of focus groups later, I know a thing or two about publishers, librarians, researchers, funders and other stakeholders in the scholarly ecosystem.

Participating in Metadata 2020

By Clare Dean In strategy

Mon, Oct 2, 2017

Following the launch of Metadata 2020 at the beginning of September, we have been delighted to receive many enquiries from individuals across scholarly communications who are eager to participate in the collaboration. The support is also clear through Twitter conersations. Thank you to all of you who have offered your help! As a result of the interest received, we have been able to start to form a variety of Community Groups for Publishers, Librarians, Researchers, Funders, Service Providers/Platforms and Tools, and Data Publishers/Repositories.

no.men.cla.ture

By Ted Habermann In data

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

no·men·cla·ture The devising or choosing of names for things, the body or system of names in a field. For me, it started with earthquake prediction – trying to find signals – real signals. I needed consistent long-term datasets. I needed to find changes and then figure out if they were real… Turned out that most signals were changes in how things were measured… I needed good documentation. Then came the web… Suddenly more data than we could imagine.

Metadata and Communication

By Juliane Schneider In strategy

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Writing a blog post ‘about metadata’ is like calling a paramecium ‘a hungry slipper with fringe’ - you’re bound to miss out on a lot of detail. Metadata is the thing I got my library degree for, mostly because I think metadata is fascinating, but also because I loathed the reference desk and wanted regular hours. However, as my career went on (and on), I found the issues around metadata to be increasing as the supposed ease of discovery through electronic means became more universal.

A new collaboration for richer, connected, and reusable metadata; welcome to Metadata 2020

By Ginny Hendricks In foundation

Wed, Sep 6, 2017

I’ve been thinking and talking about Metadata 2020 for well over a year now, and we’ve run lots of workshops and met several times with a team of advisors, so this is a bit of a weird post to write. (And a bit nerve-wracking now we’re making it official - there’s even a news release about the launch!) But here we are with three or four events under our belts and more planned, numerous interviews giving clear insights, dozens of supporters with plans for thousands, and some very ambitious goals:

News Release: A New Metadata Collaboration is Launched

By Metadata 2020 In news release

Wed, Sep 6, 2017

Metadata is the engine that drives the discovery, use, and the reuse of research information A group of people from all over the world have joined forces to form Metadata 2020, with the goal of rallying and supporting the community around the critical issue of sharing richer metadata for research communications. Metadata 2020 is a collaboration that advocates for richer, connected, and reusable metadata for all research outputs. Why? Richer metadata fuels discoverability and innovation.

Can We Agree?

Metadata 2020 Charleston Workshop

Refining our scope

Telling Others About Metadata 2020, Networking, and Learning a Lot Along the Way

When it comes to richer metadata, know what you don't know

Participating in Metadata 2020

no.men.cla.ture

Metadata and Communication

A new collaboration for richer, connected, and reusable metadata; welcome to Metadata 2020

News Release: A New Metadata Collaboration is Launched

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