Metadata to Describe Canadian Federal Web Resources

Common Look and Feel for the Internet, Standard 6.3
Mandates Title, Originator (Creator), Language of Resource, Date and Controlled Subject for description of Web resources.

Selecting and Implementing a Metadata Standard for the Government of Canada
Discusses the need for a metadata standard, the process by which the Dublin Core has been selected and the work needed to implement the standard.

Treasury Board Information Management Standard (TBITS) 39 Part 1:
Government On-Line Metadata Standard
Adopts the Dublin Core as specified at http://www.dublincore.org/ as the core metadata standard for resource discovery to support navigation, searching, information sharing and interoperability goals of Government On-Line.

Treasury Board Information Management Standard (TBITS) 39, Part 2:
Controlled Vocabulary Standard
Adopts the principle of controlled vocabulary for the management of electronic information. More specifically, the standard adopts the Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus from the Depository Services Program (DSP) as the default thesaurus to be used with the Common Look and Feel (CLF) mandatory element "Controlled Subject".

Government of Canada Metadata Framework
A strategy for the development of metadata within the GC. The Framework shows the relationship between the generic international standard adopted by the GC (the Dublin Core) and other extensions for specific subject domains or purposes.

Metadata Application Profiles (PDF)
Guidelines for identifying existing metadata elements and customizing them for use in a particular domain or application.

Dublin Core Application Profile for Web Resource Discovery in the Government of Canada.
Definitions and specifications for mandatory and optional Dublin Core elements.

Government of Canada Metadata Implementation Guide for Web Resources
An introduction to metadata and practical explanations and examples for creating metadata content for federal government Web resources in accordance with Treasury Board metadata standards

Metadata Implementation Guide for Clusters and Gateways
A guide for implementing metadata to describe links to web resources published by jurisdictions within and outside of the Government of Canada.

Guide to the Development and Maintenance of Controlled Vocabularies in the Government of Canada
Identifies and explains the various types of controlled vocabularies and their characteristics, outlines the advantages and challenges they represent and presents a systematic approach to evaluating them for use and provides references to related resource material.

Registering a Standardized Vocabulary
Makes standardized vocabularies used for metadata in Government of Canada available to search engines, information creators and those involved in developing and maintaining vocabularies and provides a centralized mechanism for use in metadata elements for departments and agencies.

Metadata Training Package
Assists instructors in providing metadata training in their departments. The package consists of three components: 1) a trainers' manual that provides suggestions and instructions on how to teach the course and engage the participants; 2) a presentation that instructors can use during their training sessions; 3) a participant workbook that can be used as a reference guide by participants during and after the session. Trainers are encouraged to modify these components to suit the needs of their audience.