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Note: Do we want to officially recommend as the Metadata Operations Team that we start enforcing compliance with LC NAF in the choice of form of author name.
Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867
(see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx)
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We need to determine how prescriptive we need to be in controlling the syntax of the various date fields. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION We need to ask Carl how best to use date ranges and other kinds of date expressions (for example, ca. 1976) in indexed date fields. Carl thinks this field is indexed as a string of text. We are leaning towards unconcern over the indexing of date fields and the allowance of what ever kind of date expression is most appropriate for the content being described. We are also considering restricting dcterms:created and dcterms:issued to single dates and ranges, reserving dome:dates for ca., approx., etc.
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3. Data cleanup will follow the same general procedure as names, that is, reexporting dates from IRIS and AT in the format that we need them and them reimporting the metadata to existing Items and replacing the current date fields. Date field cleanup (rexport and import) will be more complicated and less of a priority than names.
Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx)
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Example: N/A (same as subjects in Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx))
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Example: N/A (same as subjects in Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx))
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Example: N/A (same as subjects in Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx))
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Example: N/A (same as subjects in Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx))
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The only complication with this is shared with language. We would like to change the name of a field without changing the contents and we don't have as nice a way to reexport subjects from IRIS/AT and then reimport to Dome, replacing the current subject fields. Carl says if we are already doing this for names and dates, especially since we'll probably have to do this for every record it will not add much effort or complexity to throw this field and the dc.language.iso, the custom identifer fields, dc.rights.copyright, dc.relation.ispartofseries, and dc.relation.uri fields in with the rexport/reimport.
Example: http://dome.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/handle/1721.3/18867 (see DomeMetadata_ex1.xlsx)
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