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Metadata Catalogablog 
 A blog (Web log) devoted to "library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics," from David Bigwood, Assistant Manager for Library Services (and Cataloger) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Includes links to a list of standards and another of MARC tools. http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 3, 2003 Dave Beckett's Resource Description Framework (RDF) Resource Guide
"Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a standard for describing resources on the web." This unofficial but oft-cited guide "contains links to many RDF resources including examples, documents, software, tools and projects that use it." Follow updates to this site through its RSS feed. http://planetrdf.com/guide/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated Nov 27, 2005 Dublin Core Generator
This service will retrieve a Web page from a URL you submit and automatically generate Dublin Core HTML META tags suitable for embedding in the HEAD section of the page. The generated tags can be edited using the form provided and converted to various other formats (USMARC, SOIF, IAFA/ROADS, TEI headers, GILS or RDF) if required. Context-sensitive help is available while editing your results. Also has an excellent page of resources on metadata . http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcdot/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 16, 2002 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
Metadata has to do with describing data, including its context, quality, and characteristics. Born from a workshop in Dublin, Ohio in 1995, the DCMI is a collaborative venture dedicated to making it easier to find resources on the Internet. The site includes links to metadata creation tools, the DCMI registry database "designed to enable users to explore the DCMI vocabulary" (available in nearly twenty languages), and information on working groups and recommended specifications. http://dublincore.org/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 19, 2002 The Flamenco Search Interface Project
A scholarly site about faceted search, which promises better organization of search results through offering categories, or facets, in result sets. Flamenco is designed to allow users "to move through large information spaces in a flexible manner without feeling lost." Includes publications, tutorials, downloadable software, and live, interactive demos. From the University of California, Berkeley, School of Information. http://flamenco.berkeley.edu/ Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarianship Last updated Feb 14, 2009 Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information
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. http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/intrometadata/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Jul 29, 2004 Metadata Demystified: A Guide for Publishers
"Insight into how book and journal publishers can streamline the various metadata-based operations at work in their companies and leverage that metadata for added exposure through digital media such as the Web." The guide includes what metadata isn't, identifiers, XML, the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set and other standards projects, and a list of cited sources and their Web addresses. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). http://www.niso.org/publications/press/Metadata_Demystified.pdf Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Open Archives Initiative
The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) Protocol provides a framework for "metadata harvesting," a mechanism to help Web sites discover and share content. This site includes documents and software for implementing the OAI protocol, scholarly reports, news, and project history. http://www.openarchives.org/ Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated Sep 16, 2003 Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS)
An infrastructure for associating labels (metadata) with Internet content. "It was originally designed to help parents and teachers control what children access on the Internet, but it also facilitates other uses for labels, including code signing, privacy," and intellectual property rights management. From the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). http://www.w3.org/PICS/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Internet, Social Issues, Web Design and Management Last updated Dec 26, 2002 Resource Description Framework (RDF)
The official site for this "lightweight ontology system to support the exchange of knowledge on the Web." Includes specification, schema, a technically-oriented "RDF Primer," and related links. From the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). http://www.w3.org/RDF/ Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated Oct 29, 2003 Searchtools.com: Background Topics: Faceted Metadata Search and Browse
A brief but thorough explanation of faceted search, in which users can easily switch between searching and browsing "using their own terminology for search while recognizing the organization and vocabulary of the data." Includes a comparison with traditional parametric search engines, examples of faceted search, and key features of major faceted-search engines. From Searchtools.com, a website maintained by web search guru and consultant Avi Rappoport. http://www.searchtools.com/info/faceted-metadata.html Topics: Internet, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated Feb 21, 2006 Useful Web Sites for AV Catalogers
This page provides links to a broad spectrum of websites, including resources from the American Library Association's Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), other organizations concerned with cataloging media and metadata, and vendors. From Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC), a group "concerned with all types of nonprint materials." http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/?q=node/62 Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Web Design and Management Last updated May 3, 2009 What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004)
"This pamphlet provides a brief overview of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) as developed by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Using full-color graphics, What is FRBR? outlines the background of the development of the Functional Requirements, the concepts involved and their potential impact on cataloging rules, bibliographic structures and systems design for cataloging applications." From the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. http://www.loc.gov/cds/FRBR.html Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Oct 25, 2004 |
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