Three mavens of the cataloging world tackle the topic of metadata,
explaining fundamental concepts and their accompanying rationales,
as well as exploring current developments and future innovations in
the library world. Part One examines the characteristics of
multiple metadata schema, the creation of metadata for both
monographic and continuous electronic resources, and its
integration into local catalogs and databases. Part Two explores
metadata's effect on current developments in online reference,
choice of metadata schema, archiving, and digital preservation, and
professional education, as well as future innovations yet unborn. A
must-read for sophisticated information specialists, as well as for
those who aspire to similar heights of intellectual worldliness. We
believe that the community of information professionals who have
organized and preserved the world's written treasures for thousands
of years will not fail to continue to organize and preserve the
world's digital treasures in the future, demonstrating their usual
sensitivity and creativity, remembering the lessons history has
taught them, and keeping in mind the interests of all their user
communities, present and future, as they have always done. With
these bold words, three mavens of the cataloging world tackle the
topic of metadata. Undaunted by its dominance in the lexicon and
collective consciousness of the library profession, they deftly
anatomize the concept of data about data into discrete aspects
(Metadata), then relate those aspects to a miscellany of
circumstances in which librarians may increasingly find themselves
(Its Impact on Libraries). Part One examines the characteristics of
multiple metadata schema, the creation of metadata for both
monographic and continuous electronic resources, and its
integration into local catalogs and databases. Part Two explores
metadata's effect on current developments in online reference,
choice of metadata schema, archiving and digital preservation, and
professional education, as well as future innovations yet unborn. A
must-read for sophisticated information specialists, as well as
those who aspire to similar heights of intellectual worldliness.
General
| Imprint: |
Libraries Unlimited
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Library and Information Science Text Series |
| Release date: |
December 2005 |
| First published: |
December 2005 |
| Authors: |
Jean Weihs
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-59158-145-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-59158-145-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781591581451 |
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