WNYlegacy Metadata Dictionary

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WNYlegacy is a regional digital repository of photos, manuscripts, monographs, and letters. The collections included are the assets of our member libraries and library systems. This Metadata Dictionary describes the basic metadata fields in WNYlegacy collections, and gives examples of how each field should be used.


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Metadata Fields
Collection ID Language
Collection Title Source of Original
Item ID Medium of Original
Title Material Type of Original
Alternate Title DCMI Type
Date of Original Dimensions of Original
Publisher of Original Coverage
Creator Relation
Contributor File Name of Digital
Institution File Size of Digital
Department Affiliation Date of Digital
Description Publisher of Digital
Subject Audience
Collector Rights Management
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