Proposal of descriptive metadata within the scope of the construction process of a digital repository for an educator neighborhood.

Abstract

Descriptive cataloging of information resources of different types and formats integrates studies and practices in Library and Information Science (BCI), including those related to the social demands of the periphery. Metadata are fundamental elements in the cataloging and indexing process, and can be established according to specific description codes or flexible metadata schemes such as Dublin Core (DC). The research problem is the need to model descriptive metadata in the context of an initial process of implementing a digital repository for an educating neighborhood. The objective of the present study is to propose a structure of descriptive metadata specific to the informational resources identified at the beginning of a process of building a digital repository for Heliópolis. The survey of concepts used to support the achievement of the objective was conceived in a qualitative way through exploratory and documentary research, based on a bibliographic survey in the Reference Base of Journal Articles in Information Science (BRAPCI). The proposed metadata structure was carried out through exploratory research and was linked to the technique of data collection in the participant observation modality through meetings and other local and remote experiences in an educating neighborhood. As a result, a proposal for a descriptive metadata structure based on the qualified DC format was reached. The proposed cataloging structure is customized according to the description demands of the documents to be indexed or referenced in the repository. Finally, through cataloging processes, for example, it is considered that the BCI can significantly contribute to the demands of systematization and preservation of the social memory of peripheral communities, leaders, community and public facilities.