Hunter, Nancy, authorLiu, Shu, authorRettig, Patricia J., authorLevel, Allison V., authorThe Haworh Press, Inc., publisher2007-01-032007-01-032008Journal of library metadata 8, no. 4 (2008): 315-339http://hdl.handle.net/10217/9025Final, peer-reviewed manuscript.The Metadata Best Practices Task Force at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries developed a core set of metadata elements and an accompanying data dictionary to facilitate a coordinated metadata management approach for a central digital repository of diverse digital objects. This article describes the rationale for the Task Force and the process used for its work following a look at the background of digitization and past metadata practices at CSU. The article includes a literature review on institutional metadata projects and examples, and it ends with a description of the Task Force's ongoing work and plans for future assessment.born digitalarticleseng©2008 Haworth Press, Inc.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Colorado State University. LibrariesColorado State University. Libraries. Metadata Best Practices Task ForceMetadata -- Colorado -- Fort CollinsInstitutional repositories -- Colorado -- Fort CollinsDigital libraries -- Colorado -- Fort CollinsData dictionaries -- Colorado -- Fort CollinsTexthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386380802656371