Metadata in Practice

By Diane I. Hillmann

In the Wild West of digital library projects, pioneering information specialists have uncovered successful solutions, learned what to avoid, and how to proceed amid constant change. As administrator of AskDCMI, Diane Hillmann has fielded hundreds of questions from implementers. This new collection of reports from the field, co-edited by Hillmann, is an opportunity for librarians to learn from the experience of others involved in technically diverse digital library archive projects. Part One illustrates projects serving teachers, universities, Canadian educators, statewide collaborations, and geographical information, while Part Two addresses future trends. Considering these examples, with their unvarnished lessons learned, librarians will derive answers to such technical questions as: What are the major standards relevant to digital libraries? How do these elements relate to one another and to traditional library practices? How do planners integrate cutting edge metadata issues into project planning? What does the future hold for harvesting, re-use, and re-purposing of information? Sharing detailed results in candid reports, the contributors provide valuable information not r This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838908829
• ISBN13: 9780838908822
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: American Library Association
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Covers the pioneer projects of information specialists

The collaborative project of experienced librarians Diane I. Hellman and Elaine L. Westbrooks, Metadata In Practice covers the pioneer projects of information specialists, from the new "AskDCMI" service to image datatbases, geographic survey amalgamations, and much more. A wide variety of essays by learned authors offer scholarly insights into how the skill of information collection and distribution has an ever-growing potential...