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  "accessLevel": "public",
  "contactPoint": {
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    "fn": "Washington State Open Data Program",
    "hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.wa.gov"
  },
  "description": "This table provides definitions and guidance for general (non-column) metadata fields on data.wa.gov. Nine metadata fields, including column descriptions, are required to be completed on data.wa.gov. Licensing metadata is also strongly encouraged.\n\nThis dataset can be exported and used as a worksheet for publishers.  \n\nGuidance for generating good column descriptions is provided separately at https://data.wa.gov/dataset/Column-Description-Guidance-for-Data-wa-gov-Publis/u3e5-g5ig",
  "distribution": [
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      "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
      "describedBy": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/5qzb-d5hq/columns.json",
      "describedByType": "application/json",
      "downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/v3/views/5qzb-d5hq/query.json?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
      "mediaType": "application/json"
    },
    {
      "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
      "describedBy": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/5qzb-d5hq/columns.xml",
      "describedByType": "application/xml",
      "downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/v3/views/5qzb-d5hq/query.xml?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
      "mediaType": "application/xml"
    },
    {
      "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
      "downloadURL": "https://data.wa.gov/api/v3/views/5qzb-d5hq/export.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD",
      "mediaType": "text/csv"
    }
  ],
  "identifier": "https://data.wa.gov/api/views/5qzb-d5hq",
  "issued": "2022-08-23",
  "keyword": [
    "metadata",
    "publishing guidance"
  ],
  "landingPage": "https://data.wa.gov/d/5qzb-d5hq",
  "modified": "2026-06-12",
  "publisher": {
    "@type": "org:Organization",
    "name": "data.wa.gov"
  },
  "theme": [
    "Open Data Program Documentation"
  ],
  "title": "General Metadata Guidance for Data.wa.gov Publishers"
}