INSYS 300 Metadata

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INSYS 300 Metadata
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Metadata Systems

• Metadata descriptions about information objects
• Metadata system Sets of related metadata
• Two common metadata systems are Dublin Core and
  MARC

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Flexible Dublin Core

• 16 Elements
• Contributor, Coverage, Creator, Date,
  Description, Format, Resource Identifier,
  Language, Publisher, Relation, Rights, Source,
  Subject/Keywords, Title, Type
• Some ambiguity

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Centralized MARC Records

• Extensive several hundred fields
• Details of application are specified in the
  Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR)

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RDF Rich Description Format

• Extension of XML for rich descriptions