Library Cataloging
Lately I've been thinking about "Why add metadata to a 'blog?" Except for the title and description field most search engines ignore most of it. It isn't driving lots of readers my way nor increasing my page hits. I doubt it has much, if any influence on my ranking in any of the major search engines. Why bother?Several reasons, some might apply to you as well.
- The New Cataloger
The New Cataloger by Roy Tennant appears in Library Journal.I've often said librarians should like any metadata they see. This is because we are entering an age where MARC no longer rules, since the 21st-century library will be handling increasing...
- Metadata Survey
OCLC is looking for metadata folks to take a survey.OCLC is working on a project that would allow us to support different types of metadata schemes, not just MARC 21 and Dublin Core. We are currently gathering information about various schemes to determine...
- Nsdl Metadata Registry
The NSDL Metadata Registry provides projects within the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) with the means to registry their metadata schemas (element/property sets) and schemes (controlled vocabularies) for purposes of discovery and reuse in support...
- Metadata
"Creating metadata that work for digital libraries and Google" by Alan Dawson appears in Library Review (2004) v. 53, no. 7, pp. 347-350.For many years metadata has been recognised as a significant component of the digital information environment. Substantial...
- Mets
Library Hi-Tech vol. 20, no. 3 (2002) p. 255-257 has the paper "METS and the metadata marketplace" by Michael Seadle.One purpose of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is to deal with the multiplication of metadata types in recent years,...
Library Cataloging
Metadata
Lately I've been thinking about "Why add metadata to a 'blog?" Except for the title and description field most search engines ignore most of it. It isn't driving lots of readers my way nor increasing my page hits. I doubt it has much, if any influence on my ranking in any of the major search engines. Why bother?Several reasons, some might apply to you as well.
- Working with other metadata schemes gives insight into MARC/AACR2. Seeing where the schemes are similar and where the differ provides insight into the reasoning (or lack of) behind the structure.We have something to contribute to the development of metadata schemes. Librarians have much experience with metadata and the responsibility to share it with those designing structures for the Web.We might be called on to select a metadata scheme for a Web project at our institution. As metadata savvy professionals we should be able to advise our institutions on the proper metadata for different projects. It is no longer the case of one size (MARC/AACR) fits all. There are options and who better to know them then us?
- The New Cataloger
The New Cataloger by Roy Tennant appears in Library Journal.I've often said librarians should like any metadata they see. This is because we are entering an age where MARC no longer rules, since the 21st-century library will be handling increasing...
- Metadata Survey
OCLC is looking for metadata folks to take a survey.OCLC is working on a project that would allow us to support different types of metadata schemes, not just MARC 21 and Dublin Core. We are currently gathering information about various schemes to determine...
- Nsdl Metadata Registry
The NSDL Metadata Registry provides projects within the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) with the means to registry their metadata schemas (element/property sets) and schemes (controlled vocabularies) for purposes of discovery and reuse in support...
- Metadata
"Creating metadata that work for digital libraries and Google" by Alan Dawson appears in Library Review (2004) v. 53, no. 7, pp. 347-350.For many years metadata has been recognised as a significant component of the digital information environment. Substantial...
- Mets
Library Hi-Tech vol. 20, no. 3 (2002) p. 255-257 has the paper "METS and the metadata marketplace" by Michael Seadle.One purpose of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is to deal with the multiplication of metadata types in recent years,...