•Background

•User needs

•Nature of information resources

•Comparison of practice

•Services and activities

•Scheme design

•ERD diagram and implementation

•Conclusion

•Q&A

Pet adoption centre• The place where rescued abandoned pets may be sent• Pets wait for their next owner• Electronic microchip implanted as “ID card”• Health services: injection + de-sexing

Adoption• Good health condition + suitable living environment

required• Register as members first• Home visits to the adopter’s family after adoption

Database system• Used to store pet’s information consistently

Target users1. Staff• Identify pets• Retrieve records for information such as the

source, adopter’s information, etc.• Check records and dispose after use

2. Members (Potential adopters)• An interview conducted to understand the needs• Understand a pet deeply from the online

catalogue

• The necessary information: gender, size, health condition, breed and photos

Before

• Knowledge of taking care of pets and the criteria that of a suitable habitat for pets

During

• Notification about injection arrangement and expiry of membership

After

• 2 major information resources

PetsBasic description

MembersPersonal and contact information

• Comparison of online catalogues• HK Alley Cats Watch

• Comparison of online catalogues• HK Alley Cats Watch

• More basic information seen at the first glance

• Possible to have filter or search1. Plain catalogue

• Avoid long passage• Standard presentation of

information2. Additional information by Story-telling

Proposed Scheme

• Society for Abandoned Animals (SSA)

• Society for Abandoned Animals (SSA)

• Too broad• More categories needed3 general

categories

• Requires more attributes• Help decision makingConsistent set

of attributes

Proposed Scheme

• Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR)

• Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR)

• Avoid information overload• Necessary attributes include

breed, gender, size, ageSearch function

• More useful information, e.g. reference number, should be included

• Help locate a pet

Only “location” additionally added in preview

Proposed Scheme

• Microchip implant for identification– Locate and identify pets– Assign unique number

• Notification to staff and members– Signaling to staff when pets need treatment– Notification of expiring membership

• Catalogue for keeping records– Store pets’ information – Retrieve the information by using search function

• Updating pet information– Help adopters on decision making– When pets receive injections, update health records

for keeping track on health condition

• Arranging of home visit after adoption– Monitor the pets’ latest condition

• Summarizing statistics– Formulate strategy for operation or promotion

DC Elements

Pets Members

Title Name Last NameFirst Name

Date BirthdayDeathAdoptedArrivalInjectionDesexing

BirthdayRegistrationAdoption

Subject BreedSpecies

Type SexHairStatus

Membership TypeGender

• Dublin Core (DC) is used as our schema framework

DC Elements

Pets Members

Description Eyes ColorBody ColorDisabilityInjectionInfection

Format SizeWeight

Source AddressE-mailHome No.Mobile No.

Identifier Chip ID Member IDID Card No.

Relation Photo Adopted Chip ID

• Presentation of schema

• Presentation of schema

• Presentation of schema

• Presentation of schema

• Presentation of schema

• Surprised to notice how metadata closely relates to us

• Impressed by the significance of:– Planning for data structure– Criteria for data selection

• No longer be appropriate to use single schema (Dublin Core) to construct a metadata scheme– Adoption of mixing different metadata schema

(Barker & Campbell, 2010)

• Barker, P. & Campbell, L. M. (2010). Metadata for Learning Materials: An Overview of Existing Standards and Current Developments. Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning, 7(3/4), 225. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

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