The chart below describes the metadata strategy used for this site, based on Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) schema for use in Omeka digital library software. Our metadata strategy for applying the Dublin Core is based on the New York Heritage Metadata Dictionary and Best Practices Guide, version 2 (2014). For example, the “source”, “date”, “publisher” and “type” fields describe the original object, while the “format” field describes the digital version. Controlled vocabularies, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings, were used when possible to standardize the metadata language.
On each item record page, you will see Dublin Core metadata, followed by Item Type Metadata, which for a document includes a transcription of text from the item and information about the format of the original source document. Dublin Core XML files are also available for each item.
Farther down the page, the Document Viewer allows you to view the digital scans in a text-searchable portable document format (PDF).
Culinary Pamphlets Online was created as an educational project, and for our purposes, we have not digitized entire works, but rather one or two pages from each culinary pamphlet in the collection. The images provided therefore are representative samples. Nevertheless, the metadata provided, such as the “subject” and “description” fields, generally describe the items as a whole.
Dublin Core Metadata
Dublin Core Element |
Required for Best Practice |
Usage |
Controlled Vocabulary |
Title |
Yes |
A name by which the item is formally known; must be unique |
Not used |
Subject |
Yes |
Expressed as keywords, key phrases, or classification codes that describe what the item is about or what it is |
|
Description |
Yes |
Free-text account of the content of the item |
Not used |
Creator |
No |
An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the original item |
LCNAF: http://authorities.loc.gov/ |
Source |
Yes |
Describes the physical manifestation of the original item, expressed as item type, followed by number of pages |
|
Publisher |
No |
1. Publisher of original item 2. Place of publication |
LCNAF: http://authorities.loc.gov/ |
Date |
Yes |
Date of original item publication |
Not used |
Contributor |
No |
An entity, other than the primary creator, responsible for making contributions to the content of the original item |
|
Rights |
Yes |
Information about rights held in and over the item |
Not used |
Relation |
Yes |
Name of the digital collection to which the item belongs |
Not used |
Format |
Yes |
The digital format of the object, expressed as media type, followed by file type |
|
Language |
No |
The language of the intellectual content of the item |
ISO 639-2: |
Type |
Yes |
The nature or genre of the content of the original item |
DCMI type vocabulary: |
Identifier |
Yes |
Recommended best practice is to identify the item by means of a unique numeric or alpha-numeric character string; appears on each metadata record for the item |
Not used |
Coverage |
No |
The era of the content of the item |
Not used |
Document Item Type Metadata
Dublin Core Element |
Required for Best Practice |
Usage |
Controlled Vocabulary |
Text |
Yes |
A transcription of any textual data included in the document |
Not used |
Original Format |
Yes |
A description of the physical format of the original item |
Not used |
Physical Dimensions |
Yes |
The physical dimensions (in centimeters and inches) of the original resource (width x height) |
Not used |