Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool for Academic Library Metadata Management
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| author | Southwick, Silvia B. Lampert, Cory |
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| contents | Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool for Academic Library Metadata Management Southwick, Silvia B. Lampert, Cory Metadata Dictionaries Information Management Electronic Libraries Catalogs Data Multimedia Materials Access to Information Academic Libraries Technological Advancement Adjustment (to Environment) This article proposes a metadata dictionary (MDD) be used as a tool for metadata management. The MDD is a repository of critical data necessary for managing metadata to create "shareable" digital collections. An operational definition of metadata management is provided. The authors explore activities involved in metadata management in organizational settings and indicate how the MDD can support these activities. A detailed discussion of the metadata dictionary and its structure, benefits and challenges is provided. (Contains 2 figures.) |
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| publishDate | 2011 |
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| spellingShingle | Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool for Academic Library Metadata Management Southwick, Silvia B. Lampert, Cory Metadata Dictionaries Information Management Electronic Libraries Catalogs Data Multimedia Materials Access to Information Academic Libraries Technological Advancement Adjustment (to Environment) Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool for Academic Library Metadata Management Southwick, Silvia B. Lampert, Cory Metadata Dictionaries Information Management Electronic Libraries Catalogs Data Multimedia Materials Access to Information Academic Libraries Technological Advancement Adjustment (to Environment) This article proposes a metadata dictionary (MDD) be used as a tool for metadata management. The MDD is a repository of critical data necessary for managing metadata to create "shareable" digital collections. An operational definition of metadata management is provided. The authors explore activities involved in metadata management in organizational settings and indicate how the MDD can support these activities. A detailed discussion of the metadata dictionary and its structure, benefits and challenges is provided. (Contains 2 figures.) |
| title | Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool for Academic Library Metadata Management |
| topic | Metadata Dictionaries Information Management Electronic Libraries Catalogs Data Multimedia Materials Access to Information Academic Libraries Technological Advancement Adjustment (to Environment) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ949854 |