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Cataloging/Metadata Creation (STI Management) |
| Author: | Martin Dillon |
| Abstract: | Mr. Dillon addresses the challenge of how libraries can gain bibliographic control over resources on the Web. He believes that the cataloging function in libraries will have to be re-defined because of the shift from paper to digital forms for representing knowledge and the shift to the Web as the primary distributor of these resources. He provides definitions and indepth discussions on metadata. He also outlines some general issues with metadata on the Web including rights management, Resource Description Framework, Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) and metadata systems, tags, descriptiors. One interesting issue with the term "metadata" is that it can refer to tags that define a set of fields and its contents or it can refer to the contents of certain fields that act as descriptors for other resources. Mr. Dillon also discusses some issues with Dublin Core including degree of completeness, institutional support, documentation, implementation guidelines, and extensibility rules. The role of libraries in Web Resource Description will have to be clearly defined. Although search technology is constantly improving, he believes that libraries will still have roles in supplying wrong, obscure, or missing information for Web descriptors, coordinating and differentiating names for authority control, and selecting the appropriate pages to search for information on the Web. In conclusion he argues that it is the responsibility of the library to provide effective access to knowledge resources on the Web and recommends that a MARC version of the Dublin Core be developed with instructions and examples. |
| Publisher: | Library of Congress |
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| Date Published: | 2001-01 |
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| Resource Type: | Report |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | HTML |
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