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

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Foulonneau, Muriel

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9781780631257
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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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Summary: This book is intended to assist 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. This book is forward-thinking in its approach to using metadata to drive digital library systems, and will be a valuable resource for those creating and managing digital resources as technologies for using those resources grow and change. This book will be a valuable resource for librarians and information professionals planning or implementing digital projects in cultural heritage institutions. Students in library and information science will gain an introduction to the complex and interrelated challenges to creating high-quality, interoperable digital resources. - Publisher.

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This book is intended to assist 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. This book is forward-thinking in its approach to using metadata to drive digital library systems, and will be a valuable resource for those creating and managing digital resources as technologies for using those resources grow and change. This book will be a valuable resource for librarians and information professionals planning or implementing digital projects in cultural heritage institutions. Students in library and information science will gain an introduction to the complex and interrelated challenges to creating high-quality, interoperable digital resources. - Publisher.

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