The Digital Library Federation (DLF) Assessment Interest Group (AIG) Metadata Working Group--also known as the Metadata Assessment Working Group (MAWG)--strives to collaboratively build guidelines, best practices, tools, and workflows around the evaluation and assessment of metadata used by and for digital libraries and repositories. We fulfill this mission by supporting discussions of metadata assessment and quality control, sharing metadata assessment approaches, and fostering a community of dedicated metadata assessment professionals.
This is the Github repository for the DLF AIG Metadata Working Group’s development website (sandbox): https://dlfmetadataassessment.github.io/Sandbox/.
Because changes made to this repository only impact the development website, this repository is used to test potential changes to the working group’s production website before they are implemented there. This development website was created due to the breaking nature of some requested changes in 2017. It was created, and is maintained, by members of the DLF AIG Metadata Working Group.
If you would like to contribute to the sandbox, you will need to install Git, Ruby (as well as relevant associated software such as Bundler), Jekyll, and a source code editor of your choosing, such as Notepad++ or Atom. You will also need to create a GitHub account if you do not already have one, as well as join the DLFMetadataAssessment GitHub Organization.
If you are interested in joining our GitHub Organization and contributing changes, please navigate to our wiki for additional information and to get involved!
The Digital Library Federation (DLF) is committed to creating and supporting inclusive, diverse, and equitable communities of practice. We strive to be a welcoming organization and the focal point for a digital library culture that is anti-oppression, anti-racist, recognizes intersectionalities, and works compassionately across difference. Together, DLF members advance research, learning, social justice, and the public good through the creative design and wise application of digital library technologies. We know that the best problem-solving and critical thinking happens when people with a wide array of experiences and perspectives come together to work in comfort and safety as peers. We therefore expect participants in the DLF community to help create thoughtful and respectful environments where that interaction can take place. This Code of Conduct applies to all meetings, events, working groups, and other activities organized through the DLF, including those taking place in-person or online. For more information, see https://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/