Metadata and CMS NOHSC

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• Metadata and CMS _at_ NOHSC
• Thomas Stoddart
• Library Manager
• Project Manager Information Management
  Improvement

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NOHSC Metadata Environment

• Australian OHS Thesaurus
• NOHSC Metadata Standard
• http//www.nohsc.gov.au/OHSInformation/LibraryServ
  ices/
• Content Management

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NOHSC Metadata Environment

• Shared Set Australian OHS Index
• Australian OHS Thesaurus
• NOHSC Metadata Standard
• http//www.nohsc.gov.au/OHSInformation/LibraryServ
  ices/

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Australian OHS Index

• The Index provides single entry point for access
  to all State member publications in the field of
  OHS
• The Index provides a single searchable list of
  these publications
• http//natindex.nohsc.gov.au/

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NOHSC Content Management
NOHSC Content Management was developed to provide

• Version Control of online documents
• Mechanisms for metadata input at the level of the
  Author
• Distributed authorship and review controls for
  online material

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Metadata Mechanisms CMS

• Administrative Metadata
• Author added Metadata
• Quality control via the Library
• Menu Driven Metadata

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Problems and Pitfalls in CMS

• Mechanisms to input Metadata worked!
• But getting that information out again in a
  useable form proved more problematic
• Knowing what to ask specifications

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Tips for integrating CMS Metadata

• Ensure your CMS can produce relevant reports
• Avoid systems where metadata related
  functionality is in development
• Know what you are buying
• Acceptance test!

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Alternative paths to Discovery

• Improving discoverability is the key!
• Australian OHS Thesaurus as an SQL file
• Improved HCL
• Structural improvements over technical

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• Metadata and CMS _at_ NOHSC
• Thomas Stoddart
• thomas.stoddart_at_nohsc.gov.au
• Library Manager
• Project Manager Information Management
  Improvement