Bibliograph

Metadata for digital resources, implementation, systems design and interoperability, Muriel Foulonneau and Jenn Riley

Type

Label

Metadata for digital resources, implementation, systems design and interoperability, Muriel Foulonneau and Jenn Riley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Metadata for digital resources

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

608614453

Responsibility statement

Muriel Foulonneau and Jenn Riley

Series statement

Chandos information professional seriesGale eBooks

Sub title

implementation, systems design and interoperability

Summary

This book assists information professionals in improving the usability of digital objects by adequately documenting them and using tools for metadata management. It provides practical advice for libraries, archives, and museums dealing with digital collections in a wide variety of formats and from a wider variety of sources

Table Of Contents

pt. I. Introduction -- What is metadata? -- Pt. II. Implementation of metadata creation activities -- Choosing metadata standards for a digital library project -- Creating metadata usage guidelines -- Creating metadata -- Practical implementation of a metadata strategy -- Pt. III. Systems design -- Functions performed by a digital library system -- Metadata that drives discovery functionality -- Pt. IV. Metadata interoperability -- Defining interoperability -- Interoperability and resource discovery -- Technical interoperability -- Content interoperability: shareable metadata -- Pt. V. Conclusion -- The future of metadata

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