QA Toolkit: Metadata

About The QA For Metadata Toolkit

The "QA for Metadata Toolkit" provides a simple interactive self-assessment which can help to ensure that projects have addressed the key areas for the use of metadata.

The "QA for metadata toolkit" is based on the advice provided on the QA Focus Web site, in particular the metadata briefing papers.

This Metadata toolkit forms part of the QA Focus Toolkit which addresses a range of areas.

Self Assessment

	Metadata
1.	Do you have you a clear idea of the intended purpose of your metadata?	YesNo
2.	Have you identified the functionality to be provided by the metadata?	YesNo
3.	Have you defined the standards, specifications, schemas, etc. to be used to provide the required functionality?	YesNo
4.	Do you have mechanisms for managing your metadata?	YesNo
5.	Have you defined the architecture which will be used to create, manage and deploy your metadata?	YesNo
6.	Have you defined the cataloguing rules governing the content of your metadata?	YesNo
7.	Have you defined checking procedures to ensure that the metadata content and formats comply with defined rules?	n/a YesNo
8.	Have you identified possible third parties with whom your metadata may need to be interoperable? Have you engaged in communications with them to address interoperability issues?	YesNo
9.	Have you developed a training strategy for staff involved in creating and maintaining your metadata?	n/a YesNo
10.	Have you the resources needed to implement the above?	n/a YesNo

Note that QA Focus does not keep a record of the answers submitted.