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Metadata is: 

• Used to describe objects and build relationships between objects

• "Structured information that describes, explains, locates, or otherwise makes it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource."  (McFall, 2011)

Digital Humanities (DH)

Explore the intersection of digital technologies and humanities disciplines by analyzing digital resources.

• Metadata in DH provide a way of accessing and organizing data.
• Metadata provides key terms and phrases for finding digital objects.

Dublin Core Metadata Elements

A standardized metadata set designed for the web that provides information for an item. 

Elements:

Title: a name given to the resources
Creator: an entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Subject: the topic of the resource
Description: an account of the resource
Publisher: an entity responsible for making the resource available
Contributor: an entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Date: a point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Rights: information about rights held in and over the resource (citations)