Metadata fundamentals for all librarians / Priscilla Caplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caplan, Priscilla.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metadata.

Information organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Priscilla Caplan, one of the nation's leading systems experts, presents the most comprehensive and clearest descriptions of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can put it to work. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined (including the TEI Header, the Dublin Core, EAD, GILS, ONIX, and the Data Documentation Initiative) and applied to actual library functions. Illustrations show how different forms of metadata look, advantages and disadvantages, and where they're best applied in the library. Geared to librarians who need a solid foundatio

Contents:

CONTENTS; FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; GLOSSARY; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-3836-1

0-8389-9958-1

OCLC:

123113495