Metadata Specifications

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RD Alliance Metadata Directory

For an extensive overview of relevant metadata standards please view the RDA Metadata Directoy.

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BioSharing Standards Directory

For an extensive overview of relevant metadata standards in the environmental, life and biomedical area, please view the BioSharing standards directory.

Schema	Description	Link
Project Open Data Metadata Schema	DCAT based open metadata schema in the JSON format	https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/
SHARE	Beta JSON metadata schema for the Open Science Framework (OSF).	https://osf.io/wur56/wiki/Schema/
OpenAIRE	Stricter expansion of the DataCite Metadata Schema	https://guidelines.openaire.eu/en/latest/data/application_profile.html
ReCollect	Dataset Specification for EPrints created by UK Data Service	http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/375386/rde_eprints_metadataprofile.pdf
PREMIS		http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/schemas.html
MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)		http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-schemas.html
RIS-CF (Australian National Data Service schema)		http://www.ands.org.au/online-services/rif-cs-schema
UK Research Discovery Schema (UKRDDS)	Core schema for http://ckan.data.alpha.jisc.ac.uk/dataset	https://goo.gl/8IwptD
DataCite Metadata Schema	Metadata for DataCite DOI system	https://schema.datacite.org/
EPrints ReCollect	Dataset Specification for EPrints created by UK Data Serivce	http://wiki.eprints.org/w/ReCollect
OpenAire		https://guidelines.readthedocs.org/en/latest/data/index.html

Schema	Description	Link	Associated field of research
DDI		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/ddi-data-documentation-initiative.html	Arts and Humanities
Data Package	Extensible, JSON-based Dataset specification for packaging data. Extensions exist for packaging "tabular" and "fiscal" data.	http://frictionlessdata.io/data-packages/
INSPIRE			Arts and Humanities
MIDAS-Heritage		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/midas-heritage.html	Arts and Humanities
OAI-ORE		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/oai-ore-open-archives-initiative-object-reuse-and-exchange.html	Arts and Humanities
CIF - Crystallographic Information Framework		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/cif-crystallographic-information-framework.html	Engineering
CSMD-CCLRC Core Scientific Metadata Model		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/csmd-cclrc-core-scientific-metadata-model.html	Engineering
ISA-Tab		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/isa-tab.html	Engineering
MIBBI - Minimum Information for Biological and Biomedical Investigations		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/mibbi-minimum-information-biological-and-biomedical-investigations.html	Engineering
NeXus		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/nexus.html	Engineering
ABCD - Access to Biological Collection Data		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/abcd-access-biological-collection-data.html	Life Sciences
Darwin Core		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/darwin-core.html
EML - Ecological Metadata Language		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/eml-ecological-metadata-language.html
Genome Metadata		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/genome-metadata.html
Observ-OM		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/observ-om.html
OME-XML - Open Microscopy Environment XML		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/ome-xml-open-microscopy-environment-xml.html
PDBx/mmCIF - Protein Data Bank Exchange Dictionary and the Macromolecular Crystallographic Information Framework		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/pdbx-mmcif.html
Protocol Data Element Definitions		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/protocol-data-element-definitions.html
UKEOF		http://rd-alliance.github.io/metadata-directory/standards/ukeof.html	Life Sciences
AgMES - Agricultural Metadata Element Set
AVM - Astronomy Visualization Metadata Edit
CF (Climate and Forecast) Metadata Conventions
CIM-Common Information Model
DIF - Directory Interchange Format
FGDC/CSDGM - Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FITS - Flexible Image Transport System
International Virtual Observatory Alliance Technical Specifications
ISO 19115
Observations and Measurements Edit
PDBx/mmCIF - Protein Data Bank Exchange Dictionary and the Macromolecular Crystallographic Information Framework
SDAC - Standard for Documentation of Astronomical Catalogues
SPASE Data Model Edit
UKEOF
QuDEx - Qualitative Data Exchange Format Edit
SDMX - Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange
CERIF - Common European Research Information Format
DCAT - Data Catalog Vocabulary
Dublin Core Edit
PREMIS
PROV
RDF Data Cube Vocabulary
Repository-Developed Metadata Schemas