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In the Omeka example, the author illustrate a conceptual disconnect in how two metadata stakeholders \u2013 standards creators and standards users \u2013 operationalize metadata quality. For standards creators such as the Dublin Core community, metadata quality involves implementing a standard properly, according to established usage principles; in contrast, for standards users like Omeka, metadata quality involves mere adoption of the standard, with little consideration of proper usage and accompanying principles.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The paper uses an approach based on rhetorical criticism. The paper aims to establish whether Omeka\u2019s given ends (the position that Omeka claims to take regarding Dublin Core) align with Omeka\u2019s guiding ends (Omeka\u2019s actual argument regarding Dublin Core). To make this assessment, the paper examines both textual evidence (what Omeka says) and material-discursive evidence (what Omeka does).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The evidence shows that, while Omeka appears to argue that adopting the Dublin Core is an integral part of Omeka\u2019s mission, the platform\u2019s lack of support for Dublin Core implementation makes an opposing argument. Ultimately, Omeka argues that the appearance of adopting a standard is more important than its careful implementation.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study contributes to our understanding of how metadata standards are understood and used in practice. The misalignment between Omeka\u2019s position and the goals of the Dublin Core community suggests that Omeka, and some portion of its users, do not value metadata interoperability and aggregation in the same way that the Dublin Core community does. This indicates that, although certain values regarding standards adoption may be pervasive in the metadata community, these values are not equally shared amongst all stakeholders in a digital library ecosystem. The way that standards creators (Dublin Core) understand what it means to \u201cadopt a standard\u201d is different from the way that standards users (Omeka) understand what it means to \u201cadopt a standard.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/jd-06-2017-0095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,25]],"date-time":"2018-04-25T09:08:02Z","timestamp":1524647282000},"page":"674-691","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["What does it mean to adopt a metadata standard? 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