Survey Contents


Introduction and data collection

1.Design and Planning of Digital Projects

2.Element Set Standards (data structure decision)

3.Data Contents in a Record (data content decision)

4.Authority Files and Controlled Vocabularies (data value decision)

5. Metadata Encoding (data format/technical interchange decision)

6. Open Questions

Summary 1

Summary 2

Appendix A: Workflow Chart

Appendix B: The questionnaire

4. Authority Files and Controlled Vocabularies
(Data Value Decision)

Survey responses to the question: What are the major concerns you have in your project that relate to metadata? --2.4: Major Concerns—For the Decisions About Authority Files and Controlled Vocabularies (= Data Value Decisions)

Note: Standards for data values may be referred to as value encoding schemes in a metadata standard. These include controlled-term lists, classification schemes, standardized codes, thesauri, authority files, and lists of subject headings.

Major Concerns Regarding Decisions About Data Values
(274 Answered, Each Respondent Could Choose All that Applied)
Concern Response % Response #
To decide whether to use existing controlled vocabularies or authority files (e.g. LCSH, ULAN [The Union List of Artist Names], LC Authorities) 64.60% 177
To develop controlled vocabularies (including controlled lists, taxonomies, thesauri, etc) 53.30% 146
To maintain our own authority files and controlled vocabularies 48.90% 134
To establish our own authority files for names 35.00% 96