Content Providers Guide
A non-technical guide for contributors to the ANDS Collections Registry
This guide is a reference tool for metadata providers who need to understand RIF-CS Schema documents. It describes the meaning and purpose of the information collected by the ANDS Collections Registry and explains how to use the RIF-CS Schema to share that information with ANDS.
| Introduction | [Cover PDF] • Glossary • Introduction |
Understanding RIF-CS
| Research domain concepts and classes | Overview • Collection • Collection Best Practice • Party • Party Best Practice • Activity • Service • Quality and exemplars |
| Descriptive metadata | Name • Identifier • Location • Electronic Address • Electronic Service Argument • Physical Address • Spatial Location Related Object • Subject • Description • Coverage • Citation • Related Information • Rights • Existence Dates • Access Policy (Services only) |
| Qualifying metadata | Date range • Language |
| Metadata about the Registry Object | Group • Key • Originating Source • Date modified • Date accessioned |
| Record structure metadata | RegistryObjects and RegistryObject |
Using RIF-CS
| Using RIF-CS | Research Data Australia • RIF-CS • Introduction to metadata harvesting • Mapping |
| Production administration |
Minimum metadata content requirements • Legal agreements and forms • Printable RIF-CS v1.3.0 overview diagram  (41kb)• Schema and software versionsAbout your Data Source account • Data Source Administrator role • Authentication |
| Records management and quality workflows |
Developing records • Workflows • Deleting records • Log entry examples PDF Sandbox • Migrating records from the Sandbox |
| Help with data entry | Generic elements (RIF-CS v1.2.0) • Describing services (RIF-CS v1.2.0) |
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