Metadata import

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This page documents the workflow and METS content for lower-level metadata import - i.e. metadata to be attached to subdirectories and files within a SIP.

Workflow

1. For compound objects, the user creates one or more subdirectory in the objects directory, each containing the items that form a compound object.
2. The user adds a csv file to the metadata folder for the transfer entitled metadata.csv
   • The first row of the csv file consists of field names
   • Dublin Core field names must contain the "dc" element in the name, eg "dc.title"
   • Each subsequent row contains the complete set of field values for a single directory or file
   • If the metadata are for compound objects, the csv file must contain a "parts" column listing the names of the directories containing the items that form the compound object
3. At the generate METS micro-service, Archivematica parses the metadata in metadata.csv to the METS file, as follows:
   • All Dublin Core elements are used to generate a dmdSec for each directory or file with MDTYPE="DC"
   • All non-Dublin Core elements are used to generate a dmdSec for each directory or file with MDTYPE="OTHER" OTHERMDTYPE="CUSTOM"
   • The dmdSecs are linked to their directories or files in the structMap

Simple objects

This section provides csv file and METS file examples for simple objects - i.e. individual files that are not items in a compound object such as a book or a newspaper issue.

CSV file

Sample headings and values

Column headers and sample values

dc.title	dates of publication	dc.publisher	dc.subject	dc.date dates of publication	dc.description	notes	forms part of	repository	existenceLocationOriginals
Image-Service	FALSE	FALSE	n952198j-70kj-7dn1-d353-2071lb670e7k	still image	Image 01	August 12, 2009	2009	2009	.../uploadedDIPs/AT/Image-01.jpg-n952198j-70kj-7dn1-d353-2071lb670e7k	v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb000e8m
Image-Service	FALSE	FALSE	x732198n-80fi-6em1-j934-3091cb090e3g	still image	Image 02	August 12, 2009	2009	2009	.../uploadedDIPs/AT/Image-02.jpg-x732198n-80fi-6em1-j934-3091cb090e3g	v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb000e8m
Image-Service	FALSE	FALSE	z022198m-90kg-8ed1-w395-4551sb054e0v	still image	Image 03	August 12, 2009	2009	2009	.../uploadedDIPs/AT/Image-03.jpg-z022198m-90kg-8ed1-w395-4551sb054e0v	v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb000e8m
Image-Service	FALSE	FALSE	v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb070e8b	still image	Image 04	August 12, 2009	2009	2009	.../uploadedDIPs/AT/Image-04.jpg-v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb070e8b	v753198j-85kj-7ec1-b181-7051fb000e8m