Metadata for digital resources implementation, systems design and interoperability

• Main Author: Foulonneau, Muriel (Author)
• Other Authors: Riley, Jenn
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Chandos Pub 2008
• Series: Chandos information professional series
• Subjects: Metadata; Electronic information resources > Management
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• Physical Description: xvi, 203 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781843343011 (pbk.); 1843343010 (pbk.)

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.