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 subdirectories in the objects directory, each containing the items that form a compound object.
    • The subdirectory names must not contain spaces, underscores or other forbidden characters.
  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. Field names must not include spaces.
    • 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 simple objects, the csv file must contain a "filename" column listing the filepath and filename of each object: eg "objects/BrocktonOval.jp2"
    • 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: eg "objects/Jan011964/page01.jp2"
    • Note that filenames can be duplicates of filenames in other subdirectories if desired. For example, the name "page01.jp2" can occur in multiple subdirectories.
  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

filename dc.title dates_of_publication dc.publisher dc.contributor dc.subject dc.date dc.description notes forms_part_of repository dc.rights project_website digital_file_format
objects/BrocktonOval.jpg Stanley Park in December Riley Studios, Vancouver BC Don Langfield, photographer Vancouver (B.C.)--Parks 1992/12/04 Image shows Brockton Oval after light snowfall Originally part of series entitled "Winter in Vancouver" Riley Studios collection New Caledonia Public Library Copyright held by Riley Studios http://www.ncpl/donlangfieldphotographs.ca image/jp2
objects/QE Park sunset.jpg Sunset in Queen Elizabeth Park Riley Studios, Vancouver BC Don Langfield, photographer Vancouver (B.C.)--Parks 1994/07/13 Riley Studios collection New Caledonia Public Library Copyright held by Riley Studios http://www.ncpl/donlangfieldphotographs.ca image/jp2


METS file

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Compound objects

CSV file

Sample headings and values

parts dc.title alternative title dc.publisher dates of publication dc.subject dc.date dc.description frequency dc.language forms part of repository project website Digital file format
objects/Jan021964 Coast News, January 02, 1964 Sunshine Coast News Fred Cruice 1945-1995 Gibsons (B.C.)--Newspapers 1964/01/02 Serving the Growing Sunshine Coast Weekly English British Columbia Historical Newspapers collection Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca image/jp2
objects/Jan091964 Coast News, January 09, 1964 Sunshine Coast News Fred Cruice 1945-1995 Gibsons (B.C.)--Newspapers 1964/01/09 Serving the Growing Sunshine Coast Weekly English British Columbia Historical Newspapers collection Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca image/jp2



METS file

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