Metadata and Its Applications in the Digital Library

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Metadata and Its Applications in the Digital Library Approaches and Practices

Jia Liu

Book Code: LU3063

ISBN: 1-59158-306-3

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-306-6

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212 pages, figures; tables

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Publication: 7/30/2007

List Price: $40.00 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Subjects:

Library & Information Science » Digital Technologies

Description: While the concept of metadata predates the Internet, worldwide interest in its standards and practices is directly linked to the increase in electronic publishing and digital libraries. Yet questions remain, such as:
* What form should these standards take?
* Who gets to develop them?
* How will they do so and how, in turn, will they be implemented?
Jia Liu tackles these questions and more by offering a state-of-the-art perlustration of metadata's major theoretical issues and most exemplary practices. Part one of her book elaborates on the general and latest knowledge about metadata and its implementations. Part two discusses an international array of metadata-related practices, projects and applications in the digital library.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abstract in English
Part 1: Metadata in General
Chapter 1: Metadata Basics
Chapter 2: Metadata Types
Chapter 3: Metadata Encoding Standards
Chapter 4: Metadata Implementation
Part 2: Metadata Projects and Its Applications in the Digital Library
Chapter 5: Metadata Projects
Chapter 6: Metadata Applications in the Digital Library
Appendix: GILS Data Elements and Corresponding USMARC Tags
References
Index

LC Card Number: 2007013572

LCC Class: Z666

Dewey Class: O25

PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf


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