Repository Metadata: Challenges of Interoperability

This session will give an overview some of the specific challenges in repository metadata including working with both user submitted data and automated processes. The presentation will discuss how repository data may be searched and repurposed and the fields that are needed for interoperability to work most effectively. Some relevant metadata schemes will be discussed. The speaker will offer suggestions for ways to look at data from a variety of perspectives to ensure that it meets the organization’s most critical needs.