Library Committees
Metadata Standards Advisory Group (MSAG)
Reports To: Metadata Strategy and Policy Steering Committee (MSPSC)
Advisory Group Charge:
- Solicit and submit proposals on emerging tools and initiatives, such as those generated by Semantic Web, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies
- Maintain metadata application profiles, schema crosswalks, and metadata registries
- Advise on storage and maintenance of metadata that have no current catalog of record (e.g., VRC items; geospatial data, sheets from scanned atlases; metadata formerly maintained in Ladybird)
- Advise on interoperability of metadata systems and standards
- Prepare programs and events: e.g., discussion groups, invited speakers, coordination with SCOPA
- Distribute agendas and minutes
- Forward proposals and recommendations to Metadata Strategy and Policy Steering Committee
Membership:
Chair: Tim Thompson
- Matthew Gorham
- Zoe Dobbs
- Kalee Sprague
- Barbara Esty
- Chuck Riley
- Alicia Detelich
- Dominique Bourassa
- Eric James
- Brenna Bychowski
- Douglas Duhaime
- Daniel Mugaburu (Recording Secretary)
Frequency of Meetings: Monthly or as needed
Member Selection Method: Ex officio, representing metadata communities of practice, with 2 rotating members.
Term of Service: 2 years, renewable