Metadata Standard Checklist
Updated January 2022
Below are the minimum metadata fields for the Alaska Region Metadata Standard 2022 update. Some data types such as geospatial data have additional metadata requirements.
Basic Information
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Title* | Required | Required |
Status | Required | Required |
Resource Type | Required; default is 'project' | Required |
Point of Contact* | Required | Required; i.e. data steward |
Custodian | Required | Required |
Principal Investigator | As applicable | As applicable |
Administrator | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Administrative Region | Required | Required |
co-Principal Investigator | As applicable | |
Originator (aka producer) | Required | |
Owner | Required i.e. data trustee | Best Practice i.e. data trustee |
Contributor (i.e. partner organization) | Best Practice, if applicable | Best Practice, if applicable |
Abstract* | Required | Required |
Start Date* | Required | Required |
End Date* | Required, if applicable | Required, if applicable |
Citation Information
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Title | Required (autopopulated) | Required (autopopulated) |
Acquisition Date | Best Practice, if applicable | |
Creation Date* | Required (or Date Updated) | Required |
Date Updated | Required (or Creation Date) | Required, if applicable |
Date Published | Best Practice for report or manuscript | |
Responsible party(s) | Required | Required |
Principal Investigator | Best Practice | |
Publisher (organization) | Required | Required |
Contributor (i.e. partner organization) | Best Practice, if applicable | Best Practice, if applicable |
Online Resource | Best Practice, if applicable | Best Practice, if applicable |
DOI Identifier | Best Practice, if applicable | Best Practice, if applicable |
Metadata Information
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Metadata Status | Required | Required |
Creation Date | Required (or Date Updated) | Required (or Date Updated) |
Date Updated | Required (or Creation Date) | Required (or Creation Date) |
Author | Required | Required |
Publisher | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Point of Contact | Required | Required |
Keywords
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
ISO Topic Category | Best Practice | Best Practice |
GCMD keywords* | Required | Required |
Taxonomic Classification (ITIS) | Required, if applicable | Required, if applicable |
Extent*
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
General Extent | Best Practice, if applicable | Best Practice, if applicable |
Geographic Extent | Best Practice, if applicable | Required for geospatial data |
Associations
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Associated Resource* | Required, if applicable | Required, if applicable |
Distribution Information
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Distributor role | Required (default USFWS-AK) | Required (default USFWS-AK) |
Online Transfer Name* | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Description | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Online Transfer URL | Required | Required |
Online Transfer Function | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Online Transfer size* | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Distribution Format name, version, & compression* | Best Practice |
Constraints Information
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Access Constraints* | N/A | Required, if applicable |
Use Constraints* | N/A | Required, if applicable |
License* | N/A | Open Access license is default |
Dictionary
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Dictionary | N/A | Required, if applicable |
Association Types
Metadata Field | Project metadata | Product metadata |
Association Type | Required, if applicable | Required, if applicable |
Contact Metadata
Metadata Field | Individual Contact metadata | Organization Contact metadata |
Contact Type | Required | Required |
Name | Required, or Position | Required |
Position | Required, or Individual Name | N/A |
Member Organization | Required | Best Practice, if applicable |
Email Address | Required | N/A |
Online Resource | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Phone Number | Best Practice | Best Practice |
Office Address | Best Practice | Best Practice |
National Archiving Requirements
NARA requires a number of metadata elements for transfer of electronic records into the National Archive. These requirements are adapted from the Dublin Core metadata. For reference, required NARA fields are notes with an asterisk (*) in the checklist above. For further information, refer to NARA Bulletin 2015-04, Appendix A.
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