Metadata

Marcia Lei Zeng, Jian Qin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2016 | 2nd edition
Facet Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78330-052-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Metadata remains the solution for describing the explosively growing, complex world of digital information, and continues to be of paramount importance for information professionals. Providing a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, Zeng and Qin’s thorough revision of their benchmark text offers a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond, as well as the contexts in which they operate. Cementing its value as both an LIS text and a handy reference for professionals already in the field, this book: lays out the fundamentals of metadata, including principles of metadata, structures of metadata vocabularies, and metadata descriptions; surveys metadata standards and their applications in distinct domains and for various communities of metadata practice; examines metadata building blocks, from modelling to defining properties, and from designing application profiles to implementing value vocabularies; describes important concepts as resource identification, metadata as linked data, consumption of metadata, interoperability, and quality measurement; and offers an updated glossary to help readers navigate metadata’s complex terms in easy-to-understand definitions. An online resource of web extras, packed with exercises, quizzes, and links to additional materials, completes this definitive primer on metadata.

Autor

Marcia Lei Zeng is Professor of Library and Information Science at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. She holds a PhD from the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh and an MA from Wuhan University in China. Her scholarly publications consist of more than 80 papers and five books, as well as over 200 national and international conference presentations and invited lectures. Jian Qin is Professor at the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University. Dr Qin holds a PhD degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MLIS from the University of Western Ontario. She has published more than 60 papers and has given presentations at numerous national and international conferences and workshops.

Inhalt

PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF METADATA 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Metadata Vocabularies 3. Creating Metadata Descriptions PART 2: METADATA BUILDING BLOCKS 4. Metadata Structures and Semantics 5. Metadata Schemas PART 3: METADATA SERVICES 6. Metadata Services 7. Metadata Quality Measurement and Improvement 8. Achieving Interoperability PART 4: METADATA OUTLOOK IN RESEARCH 9. Metadata Research Landscape PART 5: METADATA STANDARDS 10. Current Standards

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2016
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 228 mm
• Gewicht: 389 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• ISBN-10: 1-78330-052-3 / 1783300523
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78330-052-5 / 9781783300525
• Zustand: Neuware