Θέμα Performing arts, metadata, standard bodies, semantic model, standards
Coverage ECLAP metadata
Περιγραφή This document reports the actions taken to find if and where there is space to contribute to the standardization activities regarding the description of performing arts content.
The work done by the most important standardization bodies has been analysed in order to find those standards which can be useful within the performing arts realm. A list of the standardization bodies taken into account is provided below:
●ISO, MPEG (MPEG-7)
●European Standards (EN 15744:2009, EN 15907:2010)
●ISO, ICOM (21127:2006 CIDOC-CRM)
●IFLA (FRBRer)
●IFLA & ICOM (FRBRoo)
●Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCTerms)
●Visual Resources Association (VRA-CORE)
●Getty Research Institute (CDWA)
●IEEE (nothing found)
●IMS Global (nothing found)
●W3C (nothing found)
●OASIS (nothing found)
Other standards that may be considered are: EAD (Encoded Archival Description) developed by the Society of American Archivists, it does not address directly the description of performing arts material and now it is not possible to contribute to it, MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) maintained by the MODS/MADS Editorial Committee seems focused on the description of texts.
In the following paragraphs each standard is analysed highlighting which are the aspects, already present, that can be of interest for the performing arts field and indicating what is still missing for a good description. Moreover, a brief description of the standardization process needed to contribute to each standard is provided.
For the last four standardization bodies listed above (IEEE, IMS Global, W3C, OASIS) suitable standards for the description of performing arts material were not found.
The last section of the document presents some interesting projects on Performing Arts that can be used as a source of inspiration for the work to be performed on standardization.