What is Metadata 2020?

WHAT IS METADATA 2020: This short video by John Bond of Riverwinds Consulting talks about the effort Metadata 2020.

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TRANSCRIPT
Hi there. I am John Bond from Riverwinds Consulting and this is Publishing Defined.

Today I am going to talk about a new project in scholarly publishing, Metadata 2020.

The project is a global initiative, organized by Crossref in conjunction with associations, publishers, universities, and other scholarly communications organizations that “that advocates richer, connected, and reusable, open metadata for all research outputs, which will advance scholarly pursuits for the benefit of society.”

Metadata, as a reminder, is data about data and essential to academic publishing particularly in regard to search and discoverability.

The Metadata 2020 initiative includes an impressive array of representatives from the various constituent groups including publishers, librarians, researchers, funders, data publishers and repositories, and service providers/platforms tools.

Their aim is to “create awareness and resources for all who have a stake in creating and using scholarly metadata (by demonstrating) why richer metadata should be the scholarly community’s top priority, how (to) evaluate...improve, and what can be achieved when (they) work together.”

They are embarking on their effort because they believe:
Richer metadata fuels discoverability.
Connected metadata bridges the gaps between systems and communities.
Open metadata eliminates the duplication of effort.

I’ll put links to two great blog posts from their site in my notes below where they discuss some of their insights to date:
Metadata is the means, not the goal
There is no one size fits all
Job one: define richer metadata

Well that’s it. I’ve released a new eBook called, “Scholarly Publishing: A Primer.” It is a short, focused guide on some of the essential topics that are integral to academic publishing. It was born out of videos on this channel. See the link in the notes below for more information on the book or how to purchase it.

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Insights from the video and metadata 2020:
The story begins and ends with the researcher
Metadata is the means, not the goal
Remember, there is no one size fits all
Consider the blank slate
Metadata is a messy business
Every day, storytelling
Drive the agenda
Walk before you run
Connect all the dots
Create a sense of urgency
Job one: Define richer metadata