Understanding Metadata
Summary:
What Is Metadata?
Metadata is structured information that describes, explains,
locates, or otherwise makes it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource. Metadata is often called data about data or
information about information. The term metadata is used differently in different communities. Some use it to refer to machine understandable information, while others use it only for records that describe electronic resources. In the library environment, metadata is commonly used for any formal scheme of resource description, applying to any type of object, digital
or non-digital. Traditional library cataloging is a form of metadata; MARC 21 and the rule sets used with it, such as AACR2, are metadata standards. Other metadata schemes have been developed to describe various types
of textual and non-textual objects including published books, electronic documents, archival finding aids, art objects, educational and training materials, and scientific datasets.
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Pages : 20
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Author : NISO Press National Information Standards Organization
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Understanding Metadata