print email comment close Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information URL: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/intrometadata/ Description: This site features introductory essays about metadata ("data about data"), a glossary, and a list of acronyms. The "Crosswalks" section provides tables comparing metadata standards in various description systems, including USMARC (Machine-readable Cataloging format), EAD (Encoded Archival format), and ISAD (G) (General International Standard Archival Description). Published by the Getty Research Institute and compiled by a number of information experts. Author: Baca, Murtha, editor Publisher: Getty Research Institute Extra Keywords Dublin Core, MARC Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cataloging -- Standards Metadata Metadata -- Standards LII Database Information: Record 6746 created by Naomi Eichenlaub on 07/15/2004 Last modification on 07/29/2004 Published: 07/15/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6746