{"id":184691,"date":"2024-04-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=184691"},"modified":"2024-04-23T19:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:05:53","slug":"all-about-metadata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-metadata","title":{"rendered":"Metadata: What is it? What is it used for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"184691\" class=\"elementor elementor-184691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc5109 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"dfc5109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278390b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"278390b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data management becomes fundamental as datasets multiply. Among the solutions for efficient handling of large volumes of data, metadata stands out. But what exactly is it? What is it used for? What types are there? And how is it properly utilized? DataScientest answers your questions.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d3719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"46d3719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905f054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"905f054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is metadata?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2143c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f2143c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Definition<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933cb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"933cb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Metadata describes essential characteristics of a dataset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or an individual data point, such as the author, date of creation, and function. The purpose is to provide context or instructions for its processing, much like an index card in a library catalogs information about a book.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This facilitates the identification and reuse of relevant data, being an essential part of <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/records-manager-a-key-data-governance-job\">data governance<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bd33b elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72bd33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn all about metadata<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b78e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2b78e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Data vs Metadata<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5863db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5863db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, <\/span><b>metadata is data about data.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can serve as a roadmap to understanding the complexity of large data sets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to differentiate them?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are data, but they present different challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary data (referenced by metadata) is valuable from business, science, IT, marketing perspectives, and some could be classified as confidential.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, <\/span><b>metadata aims to facilitate the processing of data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and typically does not require rigorous protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can use the metaphor of a letter sent through a postal service: the content of the envelope would be the primary data, of interest only to the sender and recipient. Meanwhile, what is written on the envelope (address, recipient&#8217;s name, date of dispatch) are metadata, which assist in the mailing without creating confidentiality risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8551c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8551c29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest1.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba2ab1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2ba2ab1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23dc14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23dc14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functions of Metadata<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35702cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35702cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides simplifying data processing, metadata can fulfill broader objectives:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Minimize the risk of data loss<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: by providing context. This allows the description of the creation process and facilitates its recreation if necessary.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Optimize data search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: by locating specific information, such as the date or the type of data (image, video, file, etc.).<\/span><\/li><li><b>Promote the linking of data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the use of associated keywords allows grouping data by common themes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91149c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91149c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tip<\/span>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Given its importance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/big-data-for-dummies\">Big Data<\/a> era, it&#8217;s crucial to create metadata as soon as datasets are generated to avoid an overwhelming workload.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, there are platforms that automate the creation of metadata, thereby simplifying data categorization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0fc17 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd0fc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-management-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn how to use metadata<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df6133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7df6133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bb8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57bb8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Metadata<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc2f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc2f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a wide variety of metadata, which can be classified into 6 main families:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Descriptive metadata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: facilitates the search and understanding of primary data, such as format, title of an image, author of a document, and language of a video. The details may vary depending on the type of data.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Provenance metadata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: identifies the source of the data and its changes over time.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Technical metadata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: highlights the tools needed to read data, promoting interoperability between systems.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Metadata of rights and access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: informs about copyright, licenses, and who can access the data.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Preservation metadata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: documents the history of the data.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Citation metadata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: necessary when the data will be used by third parties.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d970131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d970131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest2.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/metadata_datascientest2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1926f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e1926f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b6da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4b6da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uses of Metadata<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb60900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb60900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For correct utilization and reuse, metadata must be complete and understandable for everyone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, various metadata standards have been created, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Dublin Core or DCMI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the most popular, initially used for bibliographic information and now applied to a variety of data.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Darwin Core<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: especially in bioinformatics.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: an international standard for surveys and social observation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53568eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53568eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other standards are based on the specificities of each dataset and discipline. For more information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcc.ac.uk\/\">Digital Curation Centre (DCC)<\/a> website.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each standard includes a schema with mandatory and\/or optional elements and a description of the syntax.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4c78f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3e4c78f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c822bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c822bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn about Metadata with DataScientest<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d546a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d546a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the exponential growth of data, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-management-course\"><b>metadata management<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is key for organizations, which turn to data governance specialists. 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