Generating Islandora 7 Metadata Review Spreadsheets
1. Pulling metadata sheets for every collection
Log into Islandora 7.
Navigate to the subcollection level.
Click on the Manage tab.
From the next screen, click on the Collection button at the
top of the screen.
In the left column, select “General CSV file of metadata used in this collection.”
Click on the Generate metadata CSV button.
Download the metadata sheet.
2. The Spreadsheet
The top row represents the MODS field in Islandora 7. The
column values represent the Metadata in each MODS field.
Associate MODS fields with ingest form entry fields.
Retrieve the object, and click on the Manage tab.
Click on Datastreams, find the MODS Record in the list, and select
Edit.
Either the ingest form opens or selects the ingest form in order to open the
ingest form.
Finding inconsistent Metadata
Filter the mods field row (top row).
To enable filtering, click on the number 1 to highlight the top row.
Select
the data tab and choose filter.
Click on the filter to see the entire list of metadata
values.
Inconsistent field names and uses
Across collections and ingest forms, the same Metadata was
collected in different fields, make a note of the fields.
Consider fields that could be combined into one field across collections.
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