Introduction to Metadata - Softcover

Gill, Tony; Etc.; Gilliland-Swetland, Anne; Baca, Murtha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0892365331 ISBN 13: 9780892365333

Publisher: Getty Education Institute for the Arts,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

This is an introduction to metadata, defining the concept ("data about data"), and explaining its importance and potential uses in the networked environment. The text also describes existing metadata standards in the field of cultural heritage information.

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Metadata and its importance in cultural heritage information
As the World Wide Web has emerged as a major research tool across all fields of study, the concept of metadata has become a crucial topic. Metadata, which can be broadly defined as "data about data," refers to the searchable definitions used to locate information. This issue is particularly relevant to searches on the Web, where metatags may determine the ease with which a particular Web site is located by searchers.

Introduction to Metadata defines this little-understood concept, explains its importance and potential uses in the networked environment, and describes existing metadata standards in the field of cultural heritage information. A glossary of terms and expressions and a selected bibliography provide useful information for understanding this timely topic.

Tony Gill is the ADAM and VADS program leader at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, England. Anne Gilliland-Swetland is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Murtha Baca is project manager for standards and research databases at the Getty Information Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Getty Education Institute for the Arts,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892365331
• ISBN 13: 9780892365333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48