Examples of high quality data

The written requirements and recommendations for each of the content and metadata tiers explain in technical terms what is needed to achieve a quality level for an item. With our example records we illustrate what these requirements mean in practice, to show the lowest barrier to entry for each content or metadata tier. But improving content and metadata quality is not just a technical exercise. There is more that indicates how data partners are working with the EPF. There is a story to tell that goes beyond the technical quality expressed by the content and metadata tiers, to acknowledge what high quality data is. As practices vary across the domains we work with, below is a collection of records that are high quality for a variety of reasons. With these examples we would like to inspire data partners to deliver high quality data and also encourage data partners to make the first steps. Success is not only when data reached content tier 4 and metadata tier C. As we work with a growth mindset, we acknowledge that everything our data partners contribute is of value and every step they make in their digital journey will have benefits.

OpenUp!

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/11629/HERBARXBGBMXGERMANYXBX10X0240711
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: A
Why is this record of high quality:
This herbarium specimen represents a valuable record for researchers, anchoring the defining features of a particular scientifically named grouping of organisms. The content is presented in IIIF format, supporting optimal visualisation of specimen features. The exact finding place of the object in 1860 is indicated as geographical coordinate, which allows its display on a map. The botanist’s name gathering the specimen, Eugène Bourgeau, is expressed via an external controlled vocabulary, opening up a rich network of linked knowledge.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://test117.ait.co.at/oai-provider-edm/oai/?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:eu.open-up:HERBAR:BGBM:GERMANY/HERBARXBGBMXGERMANYXBX10X0240711&metadataPrefix=edm EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/11629/HERBARXBGBMXGERMANYXBX10X0240711&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/11620/MNHNXICX1987X0140
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: B
Why is this record of high quality:
A number of different images depict this preserved specimen record. New links to the online presence of the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle Paris (https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/ic/item/1987-0140 ) have been added (edm:isShownAt), enabling the user to obtain even more detailed information. The enrichment with simple vocabulary terms, such as "animal" and "fish", makes it easily searchable for non-experts.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://test117.ait.co.at/oai-provider-edm/oai/?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:eu.open-up:MNHNZOOLOGYFISH_DWCA:MNHN:FRANCE/MNHNXICX1987X0140&metadataPrefix=edm EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/11620/MNHNXICX1987X0140&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/11630/SCHWEINFURTHBOTANICALDRAWINGSXBGBMXGERMANYXBXSZX0000114
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: 0
Why is this record of high quality:
The record shows a botanical drawing created during an excursion in 1866. Together with the content provider, the provider has put great effort to make it easier for users to understand and identify the object. Information that was previously only attached to describe the Web resource has been reassigned to the CHO object. The description field now depicts the transcription of the text content and is searchable as well. Vernacular names of the specimens depicted in the drawing have been added to the metadata, opening the content even further to local communities.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://test117.ait.co.at/oai-provider-edm/oai/?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:eu.open-up:SCHWEINFURTHBOTANICALDRAWINGS:BGBM:GERMANY/SCHWEINFURTHBOTANICALDRAWINGSXBGBMXGERMANYXBXSZX0000114&metadataPrefix=edm EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/11630/SCHWEINFURTHBOTANICALDRAWINGSXBGBMXGERMANYXBXSZX0000114&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/11622/TIERSTIMMENARCHIVXMFNXGERMANYXTSAXLUSCINIAXSVECICAXDIGX112X13X1
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 3 Metadata Tier: A
Why is this record of high quality:
The record gives the exact place where this natural sound recording was made, which is viewable on a map. The time the recording was made adds accurate temporal information. Simple vocabulary terms, like “animal” and “bird”, are added, as well as a huge number of local names of the bird that help local communities to find the record in the Europeana website.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/11622/TIERSTIMMENARCHIVXMFNXGERMANYXTSAXLUSCINIAXSVECICAXDIGX112X13X1&metadataPrefix=edm

MUSEU

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/617/Foto_Sport_I_n_1_27_10_1951_27
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
This record - portraying Gino Bartali, an important Italian cycling champion - is the result of a digitisation effort contributing to the Europeana Sport project. The image is of high resolution and freely reusable. Richer temporal and subject information has been added via references to Getty AAT and Wikidata multilingual vocabularies, allowing better retrieval and contextualisation.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://panic.image.ntua.gr:9876/museu/oai?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:museu:9d99c6bd90a3eca1b1c7581a9c663a740c6031f3&metadataPrefix=rdf EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/617/Foto_Sport_I_n_1_27_10_1951_27&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/621/BJC1857214
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
Provided by Biblioteca Județeană "Octavian Goga", the record gives proper recognition to Virginia Ruzici, the first tennis player in Romania to win a Grand Slam tournament (1978). With her, the coach Vaida Gavrilă and other tennis players from Câmpia Turzii. The high-resolution image comes under a rights statement that allows free reuse, which gives the content the potentiality of wider reach. Language attributes and links to external resources (Geonames, Getty AAT, Wikidata) have been added, allowing audiences to find the content more easily.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://panic.image.ntua.gr:9876/museu/oai?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:museu:2cc980830887e0504a6726c1d964891958c0d290&metadataPrefix=rdf EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/621/BJC1857214&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/718/Museu_ProvidedCHO_Ajuntament_de_Girona_1111008
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 3 Metadata Tier: B
Why is this record of high quality:
The record showcases an example of successful collaboration towards the Europeana strategy of reviving data from inactive data partners, here specifically AthenaPlus, a former EU-funded project. The providing institution has been rerouted into MUSEU aggregator. The video has been republished with improved quality, offering users new access to this celebration of a Rugby Tournament in the City of Girona. Granular metadata with additional LOD links extends its findability and reuse.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://panic.image.ntua.gr:9876/museu/oai?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:museu:0fc127f6140ad508edb1c75e3ef633ca089d5ec6&metadataPrefix=rdf EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/718/Museu_ProvidedCHO_Ajuntament_de_Girona_1111008&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/628/Pb_98941
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 3 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
As new content contributing to the Europeana Sport project, the image shows Captain Krzysztof Baranowski with young people at an audience with Pope John Paul II. Multilinguality has been improved by specifying the language of the values of the fields and by adding links to external resources for richer spatial and subject information. The copyright status of the image allows its reuse for educational purposes.
XML record:
EDM external: (OAI provider) http://panic.image.ntua.gr:9876/museu/oai?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:museu:18613af57db588ca4bdb35f968a90530d74fc4fc&metadataPrefix=rdf EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/628/Pb_98941&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://metis-publish-portal.eanadev.org/en/item/549/SM007200
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 3 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
The item shows a postcard about a district youth meeting of the workers' gymnastics and sports association in 1925. The quality of the image has been increased in the context of a joined effort to migrate into MUSEU the entire set previously provided via Athena EU-funded project. The description of the topic, type of object and location through LOD links provides richer and more accurate context.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/549/SM007200&metadataPrefix=edm

CARARE

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/181/share3d_1027
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
This 3D model represents a beautiful 12th century ivory plaque carved with scenes from the nativity, forming part of the Hunt Museum's collection. The object was digitised in 3D in 2021 as part of the Art of Reading in the Middle Ages project. Metadata accurately expressing how the 3D model was produced and its technical characteristics are crucial to the ability to reuse the content.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/181/share3d_1027&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/181/share3d_838
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
This is a 3D view of the Castillo Templario en la Sierra de Irta in Castellón, Spain. The castle was digitised by AD&4D as part of a major project for la Diputación de Castellón. Providing additional context to the user, this version of the 3D model includes a set of annotated view-points which informs a virtual visit through the monument. The record also contains information about methods and techniques used to collect and process the data, which are extremely relevant to measuring the quality of the object.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/181/share3d_838&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2020708/CA_BA12857_13_10_01
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: B
Why is this record of high quality:
This architect's drawing of the medieval timber framed roof at Guestern Hall forms part of an archive created by F.W.B and Mary Charles and deposited with Worcestershire County Council. The Charles archive has been digitised in high quality and deposited for long-term preservation with the Archaeology Data Service. Linked topical information provided via Getty vocabulary makes the object easier to retrieve and more discoverable.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/2020708/CA_BA12857_13_10_01&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/254/EA_set9_90001
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 4 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
The House of Bahovc, Miklošičeva 22 in Ljubljana was built around 1900 in the Art Nouveau style. This high quality image forms part of a larger collection of Art Nouveau buildings in Slovenia and the Balkans. Spatial, temporal, and topical contextual entities enrich the record with granular context.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/254/EA_set9_90001&metadataPrefix=edm

Link:
https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/262/C_DL_201000265
Tiers as calculated:
Content Tier: 3 Metadata Tier: C
Why is this record of high quality:
This aerial photograph of a small village in the Czech Republic was captured by Martin Gojda for the Czech National Heritage Board as part of a long-term programme of aerial photography of archaeological monuments, landscapes and settlements in the Republic. The image, which is available for download in high quality, was taken in 2010 and provides an invaluable record of the village and its landscape at a moment in time. Extensive metadata with xml:lang attributes and LOD links allows greater retrieval and greater connection with other similar collections.
XML record:
EDM internal: (OAI Europeana) https://api.europeana.eu/oai/record?verb=GetRecord&identifier=/262/C_DL_201000265&metadataPrefix=edm