Minimum metadata card
DESCRIBED | Knowledge Cleanup
By Jonathan Malchow Vega
https://knowledgecleanup.com/resources/minimum-metadata-card/
Version 1.1 | 19 October 2026

Choose the few fields that help people find and understand one collection.

Collection and retrieval question
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Fields to keep
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Meaning of each field
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Values and naming examples
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Who maintains the fields
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Small retrieval test
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