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2003 Events
Complete the Digital Archives of Government Documents and Presidential Records in Academia Historica: Institute authorities support and analysis
The purpose of the construction of Digital Project of Taiwan Provincial Governor Office Archives is to fit in the metadata system and to help readers keep track of the evolution of each organization related to Provincial Governor Office Archives. By establishing the office authority control, the information will be offered on the structure, duties, and heads in order to present the evolution and role switch of important administrative offices and business from Japanese-ruled period to early stage of Taiwanese Provincial Government.
MAAT members Ya-ning Chen, Shu-jiun Chen, Hon-chung Sum and the head of Computing Center of Academia Sinica, Simon C Lin, presented the paper "Functional Requirements of Metadata System: From User Needs Perspective" in DC-2003 Conference.
DC-2003 Dublin Core Conference: Supporting Communities of Discourse and Practice-Metadata Research & Applications.?Seattle, Washington, USA: University of Washington.(2003, Sep. 28-Oct.2)
MAAT members Ya-ning Chen, Shu-jiun Chen, and the head of Computing Center of Academia Sinica, Simon C Lin presented the paper "A Metadata Lifecycle Model for Digital Libraries: Methodology and Application for an Evidence-based Approach to Library Research" in 69th IFLA Annual Conference.
(World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA General Conference and Council. Berlin, Germany, August 1-9, 2003)
MAAT member Shu-jiun Chen gave a presentation on the present development of metadata in biology in the National Biodiversity Promotion: Database Integration & Planning Meeting. The focus is on the improtant international biology projects and organization, their metadata application and cooperation.
MAAT member Shu-jiun Chen offered a course on metadata theory and practice in National Digital Archives Program Training and Promotion Division Professional Training Course. The course focuses on Metadata basic theories, the relation between Metadata and digital archives, international Metadata standards, and how to plan and construct Metadata.
(Taipei: National Taiwan University, 3 July 2002.)
Assist in 2003 Digital Archive Union Catalog
MAAT assisted in Digital Archive Union Catalog from July to December, 2003, and completed the metadata XML files analysis and testing in five types, including artifact, calligraphy & painting, modern important diplomatic and economic files, Han dynasty wooden slips, and Indigenous Plants of Taiwan. All of five types are collected in the union catalog platform for indexing.
The zoology and botant thematic group of NDAP worked with the Institute of Zoology and the Institute of Botany of Academia Sinica, and Institute of Zoology and Department & Graduate Institute of Entomology of National Taiwan University to integrate the digital contents, metadata format, information structure and techniques of the field in Taiwan. MAAT has supported the integartion of metadata common elements and completed "Zoology and Botany Thematic Group Metadata Common Elements Dreaft" and suggested establishing the mutual platform for zoology and botany: TaiBIF, which uses ABCD Schema and Darwin Core as metadata standards for the platform.
The Institute of History and Phiology worked with Institute of Modern History, Academia Historica, Taiwan Historica and National Taiwan University to integrate the metadata content analysis and techniques under the National Digital Archive Program, and set up related standards and regulations. From November, 2002, MAAT has supported the integration of metadata and completed "Archives Thematic Group Metadata Core Elements " EAD is recommended, in which 19 metadata items are covered and five of 19 are essential items.
MAAT member Ya-ning Chen gave a presentation titled "The Application of Metadata Requirements and Standards: The Case Study of NDAP" in the 2nd Digital Archives Technical Regulation Conference of the National Digital Archives Program. The focuses include reviewing work in 2002, analyzing the conditions, requests and problems of NDAP practicing metadata, and proposing MAAT work priority in 2003.
MAAT assisted in metadata content analysis and system analysis on The Digital Archives of Formosan Aborigines Settlement and Population from March to December, 2003, and completed two metadata specifications.