Part I: Fundamentals of Metadata -- Introduction -- Understanding Metadata Vocabularies -- Creating Metadata Descriptions -- Part II: Metadata Vocabulary Building Blocks -- Metadata Structures and Semantics -- Metadata Schemas -- Part III: Metadata Services -- Metadata Services -- Metadata Quality Measurement and Improvement -- Achieving Interoperability -- Part IV: Metadata Outlook in Research -- Metadata Research Landscape -- Part V: Metadata Standards -- Current Standards.
Summary:
"This benchmark text is back in a new edition thoroughly updated to incorporate developments and changes in metadata and related domains. Zeng and Qin provide a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, offering a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
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