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What is Metadata?

This guide provides an overview of metadata, highlighting its importance for organizing, describing, and preserving data, while offering resources on metadata standards, curation, and best practices to ensure data is reusable and interoperable. 

Metadata Guide Highlights: 

  • Understand what metadata is and why it is essential for organizing, describing, and preserving data effectively
  • Learn about metadata standards tailored to various research fields, ensuring data interoperability and reuse 
  • Discover the importance of curating metadata to ensure it is accurate, consistent, and meaningful
  • Explore tools and methodologies for generating high-quaility metadata efficiently 
  • Understand how metadata supports the FAIR principles by making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Resuable 

 

 

Need Help?

For assistance or more information contact: lib-data@uic.edu

UIC Library can help with: 

  • Developing a data management plan
  • Metadata consulting
  • Suggestions for best data practices
  • Data curation 
  • Library-based workshops 
  • Locating existing data 
  • Locating where to share your data 

Meet with a Data Expert for assistance with: 

  • Developing a data management plan
  • Proper way to find and name your files
  • Creating data mashups