Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a user-centered approach to developing a
metadata model for an inter-institutional project to describe and digitize sheet music collections.
Design/methodology/approach – Query logs analysis, card sort, and task scenario studies were
used to explore users’ needs for the discovery of sheet music. Findings from these studies were used to
design an interoperable metadata model for sheet music meeting the needs of libraries, archives, and
museums.
Findings – The user studies conducted demonstrated to the project team the need and methods for
recording titles, names, dates, subjects, and cover art for sheet music described as part of the IN
Harmony project. It was also learned that tying user studies directly to the design of metadata models
can be an effective approach for digital library projects.
Practical implications – The metadata model developed by the IN Harmony project will be
reusable for other sheet music collections at a wide variety of institutions. The user-centered
methodologies used to develop the metadata model will similarly be reusable for other digital library
projects in the future.
Originality/value – The approach described in this paper brings together standard user study
methodologies with metadata design in a novel way, and demonstrates the effectiveness of a
methodology that can be reused to plan metadata creation in future digital projects.
Keywords Music, User studies, Digital libraries
Paper type Case study
AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a user-centered approach to developing ametadata model for an inter-institutional project to describe and digitize sheet music collections.Design/methodology/approach – Query logs analysis, card sort, and task scenario studies wereused to explore users’ needs for the discovery of sheet music. Findings from these studies were used todesign an interoperable metadata model for sheet music meeting the needs of libraries, archives, andmuseums.Findings – The user studies conducted demonstrated to the project team the need and methods forrecording titles, names, dates, subjects, and cover art for sheet music described as part of the INHarmony project. It was also learned that tying user studies directly to the design of metadata modelscan be an effective approach for digital library projects.Practical implications – The metadata model developed by the IN Harmony project will bereusable for other sheet music collections at a wide variety of institutions. The user-centeredmethodologies used to develop the metadata model will similarly be reusable for other digital libraryprojects in the future.Originality/value – The approach described in this paper brings together standard user studymethodologies with metadata design in a novel way, and demonstrates the effectiveness of amethodology that can be reused to plan metadata creation in future digital projects.Keywords Music, User studies, Digital libraries
Paper type Case study
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