A metadata manager's role in collaborative projects

Abstract

PurposeThis paper seeks to discuss the roles and responsibilities of a metadata manager in collaborative digital projects.Design/methodology/approachThe paper describes the general requirements for metadata management, and introduces some scenarios in the practices of digital projects by the Rutgers University Libraries to support the generalized definition. A workflow of metadata management is illustrated.Practical implicationsWith an explicit definition of the roles and responsibilities of the metadata manager, many other digital libraries that need to develop a new or optimize the existing workflow may find the Rutgers experience useful as a reference.Originality/valueVery few papers have explored this topic, although the functions of metadata in the development of digital projects have been talked about extensively.