DPLA Metadata Resources

This page includes resources related to creating and sharing metadata with DPLA, including resources created by DPLA and other hubs in the DPLA network.

TxHUB and DPLA Metadata Guidelines

• TxHUB DPLA Metadata Guidelines

• DPLA Metadata Application Profile (MAP)

• DPLA Metadata Quality Guidelines

Rights Metadata

• RightsStatements.org

• Creative Commons licenses

• DPLA Standardized Rights Statements Implementation Guidelines  

• DPLA Rights Portal - “A searchable, browsable list of resources and tools supporting RightsStatements.org and Creative Commons implementation for digital collections”

• Copyright Term and the Public Domain - Widely-used and helpful chart of copyright terms in the United States created by Peter Hirtle and Cornell Copyright Information Center

• SAA Guide to Implementing Rights Statements from RightsStatements.org

Inclusive Metadata

• DPLA’s Statement on Potentially Harmful Content  

• SSDN Inclusive Metadata & Conscious Editing Resources List

• Society of American Archivists’ Inclusive Description resources

OAI-PMH Resources

• DSpace

  • Note: If you have a TDL-hosted DSpace repository, OAI-PMH harvesting is enabled by default.

• CONTENTdm

• Digital Commons

• Islandora

• OAI Queries - handy “cheat sheet” for OAI-PMH requests, from Mountain West Digital Library