Metadata Information

METADATA INFORMATION
Label	Metadata Information
Type or Sub-Element	1.1 Metadata Creator, 1.2 Date of Creation, 1.3 Metadata Editor/Modifier, 1.4 Date of Modification
UNTL Definition	The details of metadata creation and modification.
Comment	The metadata information entity records information about the metadata creation and the history of changes made: by whom: name of the person doing the revision when: date/time that this change to the metadata information was completed. what: detailed information about the changes Note: information on changes to the metadata, including a list of elements with content different from the original values should be recorded in the *Metadata Modification Action* field. Recording information about changes to the metadata record underscores the importance of the metadata record itself as a component of the digital object that requires continuous management over time.
Required	Partially automated
Repeatable	-
Data Type	String

1.1 Metadata Creator
Label	Metadata Creator
Sub-Element	--
UNTL Definition	The name of the person that has created the metadata record.
Comment	This element records responsibility for metadata creation.
Required	Mandatory
Repeatable	No
Data Type	String

1.2 Date of Creation
Label	Date of Creation
Sub-Element	--
UNTL Definition	This element identifies and records date of metadata creation.
Comment	Records the date of the metadata creation. Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and follows the YYYY-MM-DD format.
Required	Mandatory
Repeatable	No
Data Type	String

1.4 Metadata Editor/Modifier
Label	Metadata Editor/Modifier
Sub-Element	--
UNTL Definition	The name of the person that has modified or updated the metadata record recently.
Comment	This element records responsibility for the most recent metadata modification.
Required	Recommended
Repeatable	Yes
Data Type	String

1.4 Date of Modification
Label	Date of Modification
Sub-Element	--
UNTL Definition	This element identifies and records the most recent date in the history of the metadata modification.
Comment	Records the very last date in the modification processes. Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and follows the YYYY-MM-DD format.
Required	Recommended
Repeatable	Yes
Data Type	String

System-generated log would be used for recording descriptive metadata creator and metadata modifier information.
Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and follows the YYYY-MM-DD, hh:mm:ss format. See the Date element for details.
The description of action taken pertaining to the metadata records of the digital resources builds up a change history over time.
The description of action taken pertaining to the descriptive metadata records of the digital resources will be added manually in the Metadata Modification Action field

Note that information on changes and action taken to the metadata would be added manually in the Metadata Modification Action field.

The Date field was corrected and 'Digital Creation Date' changed from 1988 to 1998.
Creator Name was checked in Name Authority Files (NAF) and modified from Kathy to Cathy.

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