Prepared by: Management FRG
Last Revised: Jan 2018
Status: Draft
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Demographics/User Characteristics
- Familiar with the repository management and metadata editing user interfaces
- Varied levels of familiarity with underlying repository architecture
- May be a student assistant, project cataloger, or other individual
- Creates or edits descriptive metadata for individual objects, but does not conduct batch ingests or updates
- Familiarity with local Descriptive metadata practices
- General level of familiarity with repository system services and ingest processes
Frequency of Repository Use
- Weekly, or as needed
General Motivators/Goals
- Ensure that descriptive metadata is created and maintained in accordance with repository best practices and the guidelines for a given collection or project
Key Repository Management Tasks
- Add descriptive, rights, or other metadata to a record or set of records within a proscribed collection
- Update descriptive metadata for one or more records within a proscribed collection.
Repository Content/Information Desired
- Detailed views of Descriptive metadata records
- Descriptive metadata editor or synchronization tool
- Access to local vocabulary terms and thesauri
- Versioning/history of metadata records
Library/Unit Interactions
- May be affiliated with a single Library, or assigned to work on a specific collection or project
- Works with Metadata Specialists and Collection Managers to ensure metadata is entered according to local standards