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The Government of Canada (GoC) Metadata Framework establishes a
strategy for the development of metadata within the GoC.
The Framework shows the relationship between the generic international
standard adopted by the GoC (the Dublin Core) and other extensions for specific
subject domains or purposes. The Dublin Core is extensible, but preserves
high-level consistency and interoperability.
The five mandatory Common
Look and Feel metadata elements (creator, date, language, subject and title)
constitute the base of the Framework. These elements are expressed using
the Dublin Core syntax and must be used to by GoC departments and agencies to
describe their Web resources. More guidance on metadata standards is
available on the Information
Management Resource Centre.
When these five elements are insufficient for describing Web resources,
departments and agencies may use other Dublin Core elements, including
description, editor, contributor, type, format, identifier, source, relation,
coverage and rights. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative also recognizes
the audience element. The standard TBITS
39.1 adopts the Dublin Core as the core metadata standard for the
description of Web resources in the Government of Canada.
Certain activities, such as records management, portal content management and
e- learning require additional metadata elements to ensure that Web resources
are adequately described. New elements that are compatible with the five
mandatory CLF elements and the Dublin Core syntax are currently being developed
to address these particular situations.
For additional information, please contact:
Information Management Resource Centre (IMRC)
Treasury Board Secretariat
im-gi@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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