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This paper outlines iterative steps involved in metadata improvement within a digital library: Evaluate, Prioritize, Identify, and Correct (EPIC). The process involves evaluating metadata values system-wide to identify errors; prioritizing errors according to local criteria; identifying records containing a particular error; and correcting individual records to eliminate the error. Based on the experiences at the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, we propose that these cyclical steps can serve as a model for organizations that are planning and conducting metadata quality assessment.
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Tarver, H., Phillips, M.E. (2021). EPIC: A Proposed Model for Approaching Metadata Improvement. In: Garoufallou, E., Ovalle-Perandones, MA. (eds) Metadata and Semantic Research. MTSR 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1355. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71903-6_22
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