Competence Center for Interoperable Metadata (KIM)
Objective
The aim of the project is to set up a competence centre for interoperable metadata (KIM - Competence Center for Interoperable Metadata), intended to help improve knowledge about and skills in interoperable metadata, metadata exchange and formats within the German-speaking countries.
The structured descriptions (metadata) of various data collections are described as "interoperable" if their content can be searched using uniform search procedures or if they can gainfully be integrated in the data management system. Interoperability is achieved by adhering to given technical specifications in controlled institutional contexts.
A key task of the "Competence Centre for Interoperable Metadata", the DCMI affiliate in Germany (after the end of the project there will also be partners in Austria and Switzerland), is setting up a core working group plus additional specific working groups to arrive at a commonly agreed understanding of what constitutes good practice in the use both of the Dublin Core model and also the semantic web model by examining existing usage profiles. This understanding will then form the basis for developing certification procedures, training courses and consulting services in the field of interoperable metadata.
Project partners
The project is to be overseen by Göttingen State and University Library in conjunction with the German National Library.
Funding
Project duration
2007 - 2010
Project homepage
Reinhard Altenhöner
