MetaEdit is a third generation meta editor
from DSTC, for the creation and maintenance of high quality metadata
conforming to Dublin Core, AGLS (AS5044) and relate metadata standards.
Featuring an intuitive graphical user interface, the key features
of MetaEdit include:
- automatic validation of metadata records against standard and
site-specific metadata schemas,
- context sensitive support for controlled term lists,
- context sensitive support for subject thesauri, with term searching
and completion,
- supplied with metadata schemas for Dublin Core (DC), Australian
Government Locator Service (AGLS)(AS5044), and Australia and
New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) metadata including
related thesauri and controlled lists,
- support for custom metadata schemas (created using MetaSchema),
custom thesauri and custom validators,
- record templates for populating records with default elements
and values,
- support for loading and saving metadata as HotMeta metadata
repository records, RDF files, XML files, HTML skeleton files,and
DIF spreadsheet files,
- support for in-situ editing of metadata embedded in existing
HTML documents,
- context sensitive "tool tips" for the user interface
and the current record schema,
- a configurable user interface with multiple floating or docked
tool pallets, and
- a full on-line user manual.
MetaEdit can be used stand-alone, or in conjunction with a HotMeta
Broker. In the former case, MetaEdit can be used to create self
contained metadata records or to embed metadata in HTML web pages
from whence it can be extracted by a harvester such as the HotMeta
Gatherer.
In the latter case, MetaEdit supports the full metadata life
cycle for records stored and managed by a HotMeta Broker. This
includes manual input of records, editing of gathered records,
quality control vetting and record release, and disposition
of old records. The relevant MetaEdit features include:
- a "summary" display mode,
- a sophisticated record selection mechanism with VCR controls
for bulk metadata vetting,
- support for "hot linking" from a record displayed
in a HotMeta query result page,
- display of a Broker record's admin attributes and/or audit trails,
and
- integration with HotMeta's customizable access control and workflow
mechanisms.
MetaEdit is implemented in pure Java™ for portability.
