Books
Boeken
Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute; [2016]
"Metadata provides a means of indexing, accessing, preserving, and discovering digital resources. The volume of digital information available over electronic networks has created a pressing need for standards that ensure correct and proper use and interpretation of the data by its owners and users. Well-crafted metadata is needed more now than ever before and helps users to locate, retrieve, and manage information in this vast and complex universe. The third edition of Introduction to Metadata, first published in 1998, provides an overview of metadata, including its types, roles, and characteristics; a discussion of metadata as it relates to Web resources; and a description of methods, tools, standards, and protocols for publishing and disseminating digital collections. An indispensable resource for the field, this revised edition addresses advances in standards such as Linked Open Data, changes in intellectual property law, and new computing technologies, and offers an expanded glossary of essential terms."--Publisher description