An emergent theory of digital library metadata: enrich then filter

An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined stan...

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Main Authors: Alemu, Getaneh ca. 20./21. Jh (Author), Stevens, Brett (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science 2015
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Summary:An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from definitive, authoritative, metadata to a system that reflects the diversity of users' terminologies, it changes the current focus on metadata simplicity and efficiency to one of metadata enriching, which is a continuous and evolving process of data linking. From predefined description to information conceptualised, contextualised and filtered at the point of delivery. By presenting this shift, this book provides a coherent structure in which future technological developments can be considered. Metadata is valuable when continuously enriched by experts and usersMetadata enriching results from ubiquitous linking Metadata is a resource that should be linked openlyThe power of metadata is unlocked when enriched metadata is filtered for users individually
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Physical Description:1 online resource (135 pages)
ISBN:9780081004012

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