Canadian <Metadata> Forum

Records Management Metadata
Requirements for the
Government of Canada

Catherine Zongora
Government Information Management Division
Library and Archives Canada

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Produced by the Records/Document/Information Management (RDIMS) Working Group on Work Processes and Practices (WPPWG) and endorsed by the Information Management Forum sub-group on Metadata in January 2001

1. DEPARTMENTAL IDENTIFIER
2. ORGANIZATION
3. DOCUMENT NUMBER
4. AUTHOR
5. TRUSTEE
6. SIGNED BY
7. DESIGNATED RECIPIENT
8. TITLE
9. DESCRIPTION
10. SUBJECT NAME
11. SUBJECT CODE
12. LANGUAGE
13. DATE
14. ESSENTIAL STATUS
15. ACCESS RIGHTS
16. SECURITY
17. TYPE
18. FORMAT
19. LOCATION
20. FINAL
21. HISTORY
22. PRESERVATION AND MIGRATION HISTORY
23. RETENTION PERIOD
24. RETENTION TRIGGER
25. DISPOSITION ACTION
26. DISPOSITON DATE

APPENDIX A - METADATA CONCORDANCE TABLE

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