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Records Management Application Profile
Prepared by
Government On-Line Metadata Working Group - Records Management Sub-Group
Date: February 7, 2006
Version: 1.00
Endorsed by the GOL Metadata Working Group
Record Metadata
The following table uses metadata outlined in the Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile to describe the application profile itself:
Element
Value
Title
Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile
Creator
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat. Government On-Line Metadata Working Group, Records Management Sub-Group
Record Date
2006-02-07
Description
The Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile (GC RMAP) is a companion document to the Government of Canada Records Management Metadata Standard (GC RMMS). The latter defines the semantics of each element while the former provides business rules for the use of each element and the relationships among elements. The GC RMAP encompasses the core set of elements necessary to ensure the authenticity, reliability, integrity and useability of records as espoused by ISO International Standard 15489-1 and ISO Technical Specification 23081-1.
The following table uses metadata outlined in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Guidelines for Metadata Application Profiles in the Government of Canada to describe the application profile itself. This set of metadata follows the format advocated by ISO 11179 Information Technology - Metadata Registries and allows for the inclusion of the description in a future metadata registry.
Element
Value
Name
Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile
Label
Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile
Organization Name
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat. Government On-Line Metadata Working Group. Records Management Sub-Group
Defined By
-
Description
The Government of Canada Records Management Application Profile (GC RMAP) is a companion document to the Government of Canada Records Management Metadata Standard (GC RMMS). The latter defines the semantics of each element while the former provides business rules for the use of each element and the relationships among elements. The GC RMAP encompasses the core set of elements necessary to ensure the authenticity, reliability, integrity and useability of records as espoused by ISO International Standard 15489-1 and ISO Technical Specification 23081-1.
