In order to provide more experience to the students, and to serve
as a double check before the metadata is passed on to the faculty,
they are paired up with a quality control partner, and required to
exchange their Excel metadata files. Each student then reviews
his/her partner’s metadata, starting with the initial card, and
makes any necessary editorial changes and/or suggestions for
improvement using a different colored font. The reviewed
metadata set is then forwarded to the faculty for their comments
and edits, added in yet a different color font. This provides an
iterative record of changes: the input of initial author and control
partner, and final corrections by faculty. After receipt of faculty
feedback, the teams can then proceed with subsequent cards.