The document discusses using XForms to create metadata. XForms is an XML application that separates data and logic from presentation. It allows building web-based XML editors in a platform-independent way without scripting. As an example, the authors built a MODS metadata editor using XForms and Orbeon to validate MODS records entered through a web form and output the validated XML. While XForms has downsides like complexity, it also has benefits like creating full applications with XML and strong data typing.

1. XForms for Metadata Creation Winona Salesky University of Vermont Michael Park Brown University

2. The Problem

3. Enter XForms “ XForms is an XML application that represents the next generation of forms for the web.” - XForms 1.1 Specification

6. Firefox XForms Extension

7. Demo

8. Putting it all together MODS XForms eXist Solr Firefox Browser REST REST

10. Build a web-based XML editor ?!

11. Why a MODS Editor ? Digital Repository Metadata

13. Demo

14. XForms – which one ? - Architecture - Implementation Client Server

16. How it all works eXist MODS editor Orbeon AJAX REST XML