Useful resources and links
Metadata standards
- DDI Alliance: https://ddialliance.org/
- DDI Codebook metadata standard: https://ddialliance.org/getting-started-ddi-c
- Dublin Core: https://www.dublincore.org/
- ISO 19139: https://www.iso.org/standard/67253.html
- INSPIRE directive (European Union): https://knowledge-base.inspire.ec.europa.eu/index_en
- GEMINI (UK): A description of the elements included in the GEMINI template. https://agiorguk.github.io/gemini/1062-gemini-datasets-and-data-series.html
- IPTC Photo Metadata Standard: https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/iptc-standard/
- schema.org: https://schema.org/
- Croissant: https://github.com/mlcommons/croissant
- Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT): https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat-3/
Related tools
- NADA cataloguing application: an open source cataloguing application compatible with all metadata standards supported by the Metadata Editor
- R package MetadataEditR: a R package, available on GitHub, to support the use of the Metadata Editor API and to automate tasks
- Python Library: PyMetadataEditor: a Python library, available on GitHub, to support the use of the Metadata Editor API and to automate tasks
- AI tools for metadata evaluation and enhancement: a collection of AI tools developed by the World Bank Office of the Chief Statistician
Training and advocacy materials (forthcoming)
- eLearning course: Introduction to metadata and to the Metadata Editor
- Hands-on training program on data documentation and the Metadata Editor
- Recommended profile of trainers and trainees
- Recommended agenda for a hands-on training on data documentation using the Metadata Editor
- Presentations and training materials