A Discussion of Design Principles and Utility of Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature Metadata
10.11842/wst.2015.10.003
- VernacularTitle:中医文献元数据设计原则和实用性思考＊
- Author:
Yang ZHAO
;
Meng CUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Literature metadata;
element qualifier;
Dublin Core;
metadata element;
traditional Chinese medicine literature
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(10):1978-1981
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The standard of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) literature metadata is the technological basis and premise of the TCM resource administration and sharing. This paper studied the TCM literature metadata design condition by defining the object of description and discussing the necessity of TCM literature metadata preliminary. It put forward metadata framework structure and element extension principles so as to carry out the specific design work. In order to enhance the practicability of metadata, two means of expression including system table and metadata dictionary were designed with special provisions on description detail rules of metadata dictionary. The design principle of TCM literature metadata was summarized. The issue of balance between accuracy and entirety was considered in the metadata designing.
