Getty Library Introduction to Metadata

An online publication devoted to metadata, its types and uses, and how it can improve access to digital resources.

This is an extremely well-written guide to the fundamentals of metadata. Although written in the context of a digital library, it perceptively illustrates the more complex aspects of the topic in a way that is entirely consistent with oceanographic and environmental uses.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Setting the Stage
  • Metadata and the Web
  • Crosswalks, Metadata Harvesting, Federated Searching, Metasearching
  • Rights Metadata Made Simple
  • Practical Principles for Metadata Creation and Maintenance
  • Glossary
  • Selected Bibliography

Also available as a PDF

Reference URLs: 
Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information
PDF Version
Sources for Content: 
The Getty Research Institute
Getty Data Standards and Guidelines
Posted June 26th, 2007 by graybeal
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