Scoping Study: Aggregations of Metadata for Images and Time Based Media

Title

Scoping Study: Aggregations of Metadata for Images and Time Based Media

Duration

June – September 2010

Summary

This project will feed into the Resource Discovery Programme, established by JISC and RLUK, in understanding the issues, barriers and opportunities that establishing an aggregation of metadata describing images and time based media will bring.

This will be achieved through a combination of desk research and either interview with or survey of stakeholders, with analysis and findings consolidated into a final report.

• A one page summary of the project (PDF, 167.5 Kb)

Project Deliverables

• Project plan (PDF, 86 Kb)
• Survey and interview questions (PDF, 123 Kb)
  NOTE: The survey phase is now closed, but please follow the link to see the questions in PDF format.
• Final project report (searchable blog format)
• Scoping Study Aggregations of Metadata about Images and Timebased Media Project Final Report (PDF, 342 Kb)
  • Appendix A Desk Research (PDF, 170 Kb)
  • Appendix B Online Survey (PDF, 3.8 Mb)
  • Appendix C Metadata Aggregation Models (PDF, 113 Kb)
  • Appendix D Online Survey Analysis (PDF, 304 Kb)
  • Appendix E Use of Blog and Comment Software for Feedback (PDF, 112 Kb)

EDINA Contact

Sheila Fraser

Funders

JISC

Partnerships

The Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI) at the University of Edinburgh

links

• EDINA
• JISC
• ISSTI
• Resource Discovery Taskforce

Results

This project will support building knowledge and experience in:

• Understanding of previous work in this area in relation to images and time based media
• Awareness of the issues related to metadata describing images and time based media
• Scenarios in which there could be a benefit to the wider academic community of aggregating metadata from images and time based media.