Metadata: Metadata foundations

"Metadata, the information we create, store, and share to describe things, allows us to interact with these things to obtain the knowledge we need. This primer by Jenn Riley of McGill University Library offers a comprehensive overview of metadata, covering topics such as metadata types, standardization, and use in the cultural heritage sector and in the broader world. The Primer is accompanied by plentiful examples of metadata at work."

"Miller introduces readers to fundamental concepts and practices in a style accessible to beginners and LIS students, as well as experienced practitioners with little metadata training....The book includes a step-by-step guide on how to design and document a metadata scheme for local institutional needs and for specific digital collection projects."

"Selected Reference Documents, Web Sites, and Readings"

"Providing a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, Zeng and Qin's thorough revision of their benchmark text offers a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond...."

This comprehensive and easily navigable appendix is an online companion to Marcia Lei Zeng and Jian Qin's authoritative "Metadata" book. There is additional content about metadata on this site that is well worth the read.

"....assesses the current theory and practice of metadata and examines key developments in terms of both policy and technology"