Intrinsic vs extrinsic metadata (my action #54)

Dear DWBP colleagues,

I've added a section to the DWBP wiki with some thoughts about intrinsic vs extrinsic metadata, in response to my action #54 from last Friday's call and the initial discussion there.

I've now added that section at

https://www.w3.org/2013/dwbp/wiki/Guidance_on_the_Provision_of_Metadata#Intrinsic_vs_Extrinsic_Metadata

Maybe it's not the best place for it - in which case, I'm happy for the editors to move it to a better location in the Wiki.

It's not definitive either - more of a discussion about the kinds of metadata that is intrinsic to the data itself (irrespective of format or access mechanism) and other kinds of metadata that is extrinsic (e.g. depends on a particular format, access mechanism or licence).

Please feel free to modify this and extend it.

I hope that it's useful for the discussions that Bernadette and I were having last week, as well as the work Hadley is writing about alternative approaches to data catalogues.

At least it might help us to ensure that we explore the various 'dimensions' of metadata that might be used by data consumers when searching for datasets or discovering related datasets.  I have also included some ideas about capturing feedback about data usage (e.g. in applications, websites, mash-ups), including links to related datasets that add some valuable context.

Feel free to develop this further if you think it is useful.

Best wishes,

- Mark

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