We expect it because we have been through the process. That is the purpose of this tutorial . The resources compiled here were developed by us and others because they make the processes and understanding of components easier. Some are visual, some are textural. Use the ones which help you.
Work Collecting metadata is a process of information gathering .
This will take time. It may require tracking down old documents or calling contractors. Learning the Standard and customizing it to meet an agency's needs, the Public Records Law Indexing requirements, and the metadata Standard's requirements, will require some real effort. The tools and resources provided in this tutorial try to minimize some of this effort by arranging the pieces. Often, creating a process for producing and maintaining metadata requires adjusting an agency's work flow to accommodate the added steps.