Many publication resources that are supported by modern publishing platforms warrant their own description to ensure they are properly credited, interpreted, and rendered with context in the future. Where possible, include descriptive metadata for each resource. Use an existing standard for guidance on what to include, e.g. Dublin Core. A publisher may be able to leverage data from an art log or author questionnaire to produce this metadata.
These guidelines add additional context to creating metadata for publication resources:
- 16 - Captions for non-text features add meaningful context
- 22 - Express metadata in an appropriate structured format
- 25 - Express the license information in the resource-level metadata
- 26 - Describe connections between resources in the metadata
- 27 - Assign and use unique persistent identifiers for publication resources