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Metadata for Digital Collections - Summary
This comprehensive guide provides an updated and thorough exploration of metadata practices for digital collections management. The book serves as an essential resource for both LIS professionals and students, offering practical insights into creating, managing, and optimizing metadata for digital resources. With a focus on modern standards and emerging technologies like Linked Data, the text bridges theoretical concepts with real-world applications, making complex metadata concepts accessible and actionable.
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Metadata Evolution in Digital Environments
The book explores how metadata has transformed from traditional cataloging to dynamic digital asset management, emphasizing machine-processable data structures and their crucial role in modern information systems, particularly within the context of emerging Linked Data frameworks.
Standards and Interoperability
Detailed examination of established metadata standards like Dublin Core, MODS, and VRA Core, highlighting their practical implementation and the importance of maintaining consistency across digital collections while ensuring compatibility with various systems and platforms.
Quality Control and Enhancement
Focus on practical methodologies for maintaining high-quality metadata, including techniques for identifying and correcting inconsistencies, implementing quality control measures, and utilizing modern tools like OpenRefine to clean and standardize metadata across collections.
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This book uniquely combines theoretical foundations with practical applications, featuring real-world examples and updated content that addresses current technological developments, particularly in Linked Data and semantic web technologies.
The book is designed for library and information science professionals, students, digital collection managers, and anyone involved in creating or managing digital collections, offering both foundational knowledge and advanced concepts.
Through comprehensive coverage of current metadata standards, practical examples, and detailed guidance on implementing metadata schemes, the book directly addresses contemporary challenges in digital collection management, including interoperability, quality control, and linked data integration.
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