The Metadata Quality Module is an add-on for DSpace 1.4 and 1.5, serving as a toolkit to safeguard the quality of metadata in larger DSpace repositories.
As a result of batch imports or a multitude of individual item submissions, the quality of the metadata in the repository can become an issue. Arising problems include faulty
notations of author names and unconventional abbreviations, due to errors during entry or character set conversions. Another possible severe issue is the presence of duplicate
information, especially when the repository's data is being used for statistics and evaluation.
Concept
The Metadata Quality Module approaches these issues from two different directions. At one hand, powerful mass-edit features enables instant modification to a
multitude of items in a repository, in a safe and functional way. On the other hand, duplicate detection and resolving algorithms both aid to free the repository
from duplicates and ensure that the system remains free of duplicates afterwards.
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