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Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet

Author : Jane Greenberg
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789011787
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet written by Jane Greenberg and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-11-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapt traditional library techniques to the task of indexing, cataloging, and metadata creation for Internet resources! The rapid shift toward digital resources in K-6, higher education, adult education, and other learning communities, has greatly increased the demand on the information professionals to manage this new technology. Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet, the first book of its kind, helps clarify the process of cataloging and indexing the vast quantities of data available in digital form, so that users can readily access the information they need. This comprehensive volume documents the experiences of metadata creators (both catalogers and indexers), library administrators, and educators who are actively engaged in projects that organize Internet resources for educational purposes. Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet shares the problems the authors encountered in the far-reaching project of creating metadata for a new class of resource, as well as the solutions and options they found. Tackling the salient issues of cataloging and indexing, Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet: examines the status quo of cataloging Internet resources explores the relationship between traditional cataloging practices and Internet cataloging introduces a number of educationally focused metadata schemes, including ARIADNE, GEM, and IMS examines theoretical and practice aspects of metadata in relation to today's evolving Internet-based educational terrain discusses specific projects, including ALADIN, PEN-DOR, the Schomburg Research Library, and a catalog of Greek sculpture fragments for the Perseus Project offers charts, figures, screen shots, and Web addresses for initiatives using metadata to facilitate access This is an exciting time to be involved with information services. Metadata and Organizing Educational Resources on the Internet presents the ideas and experiences of the pioneering librarians who are mapping the intricacies of the World Wide Web. Catalogers, indexers, content creators, librarians, and educators will profit from the information in this fascinating volume.

Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians

Author : Priscilla Caplan
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838908471
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Metadata Fundamentals for All Librarians written by Priscilla Caplan and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2003-02-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metadata is used to organize and access information in an effective way. This is a comprehensive description of the various forms of metadata, its applications, and how librarians can use it. Both descriptive and nondescriptive forms of metadata are defined and applied to library functions.

Dictionary of XML Technologies and the Semantic Web

Author : Vladimir Geroimenko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0857293761
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Book Synopsis Dictionary of XML Technologies and the Semantic Web by : Vladimir Geroimenko

Download or read book Dictionary of XML Technologies and the Semantic Web written by Vladimir Geroimenko and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emerging Second-Generation Web is based entirely on XML and related technologies. It is intended to result in the creation of the Semantic Web, on which computers will be able to deal with the meaning ("semantics") of Web data and hence to process them in a more effective and autono mous way. This new version of the Web introduces a multitude of novel concepts, terms, and acronyms. Purpose, Scope and Methods This dictionary is an effort to specify the terminological basis of emerging XML and Semantic Web technologies. The ultimate goal of this dictionary is even broader than just to define the meaning of newwords - itaims to develop aproper understandingofthese leading-edge technologies. To achieve this, comprehensible definitions of technical terms are supported by numerous diagrams and code snippets, clearly annotated and explained. The main areas covered in this dictionary are: (1) XML syntax and core technologies, such as Namespaces, Infoset and XML Schema; (2) all the major membersofthe XML family oftechnologies, such as XSLT, XPath and XLink; (3) numerous XML-based domain-specific languages, such as NewsML (News Markup Language); (4) the concept and architecture of the Semantic Web; (5) key Semantic Web technologies,such as RDF (Resource Description Framework), RDF Schema and OWL (Web Ontology Language); and (6) Web services, including WSDL (Web Services Description Lan guage) and SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol).

High-Level Subject Access Tools and Techniques in Internet Cataloging

Author : Judith Ahronheim
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789020253
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis High-Level Subject Access Tools and Techniques in Internet Cataloging by : Judith Ahronheim

Download or read book High-Level Subject Access Tools and Techniques in Internet Cataloging written by Judith Ahronheim and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-03-17 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your library's portal as efficient as it could be? High-Level Subject Access Tools and Techniques explores the potential and early development of high-level subject access. It examines Web tools and traditionally maintained library structures that facilitate the automated relation of resources to high-level subject categories based on the descriptive metadata that already exists in traditional library records. It includes a research study of high-level subject browse structures, as well as hands-on reports of actual projects and development activities and an examination of the environment in which demand for high-level subject access arises. From the editor: “As the World Wide Web and graphic user interfaces developed in the 90s, libraries began to build gateways for their online resources. These gateways allowed library users to employ the browse, point, and click approach to resource discovery that they had come to expect from online tools. Most of these interfaces amounted to little more than hand-constructed lists of links. Today, many libraries offer access to users through a set list of broad topics, sometimes called a high-level browse display. Methods for populating these subject categories remain crude and their maintenance requires considerable resources. As a result, libraries have begun to look at ways of applying traditional techniques associated with cataloging to these new interfaces. Several goals are involved in these developments. Many hope to reuse data from library catalogs and thus limit maintenance burdens. Others seek to apply a more standard set of tools and principles to the construction of portals to allow greater cooperation among institutions that want to interoperate with each other.” This pathbreaking book examines vital issues in high-level subject access, including: subject trees and their relationship to the structure inherent in Dewey Classification emerging patterns in the development of browsing services, including a hierarchy of subjects that is not based in classification, a map that relates data from catalog records to the subject hierarchy, and tools for extracting data from a catalog and storing it in a separate database to produce a more flexible display task-based (as opposed to materials-based) subject lists the social issues that are associated with choosing categories—based on the nature and activity of an institution's library users the political issues involved in selecting disciplines or topics for a browsing service And presents fascinating case studies of: Columbia University's efforts to build an automatically generated browsable display based on Library of Congress Classification as it occurs in catalog records the High-Level Thesaurus Project (HILT), in which a group of libraries, archives, and museums attempted to find a common method for high-level subject access via portal

Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning

Author : Anna DiStefano
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452265232
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning written by Anna DiStefano and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's fast-paced world, with multiple demands on time and resources as well as pressures for career advancement and productivity, self-directed learning is an increasingly popular and practical alternative in continuing education. The Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning defines and applies the best practices of contemporary continuing education designed for adults in corporate settings, Open University settings, graduate coursework, and in similar learning environments. Written for a wide audience in the distance and continuing education field, the Encyclopedia is a valuable resource for deans and administrators at universities and colleges, reference librarians in academic and public institutions, HR officials involved with continuing education/training programs in corporate settings, and those involved in the academic disciplines of Education, Psychology, Information Technology, and Library Science. Sponsored by The Fielding Graduate Institute, this extensive reference work is edited by long-time institute members, bringing with them the philosophy and authoritative background of this premier institution. The Fielding Graduate Institute is well known for offering mid-career professionals opportunities for self-directed, mentored study with the flexibility of time and location that enables students to maintain commitments to family, work, and community. The Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning includes over 275 entries, each written by a specialist in that area, giving the reader comprehensive coverage of all aspects of distributed learning, including use of group processes, self-assessment, the life line experience, and developing a learning contract. Topics Covered Administrative Processes Policy, Finance and Governance Social and Cultural Perspectives Student and Faculty Issues Teaching and Learning Processes and Technologies Technical Tools and Supports Key Features A-to-Z organization plus Reader's Guide groups entries by broad topic areas Over 275 entries, each written by a specialist in that area Comprehensive index and cross-references between entries add to the encyclopedia's ease of use Annotated listings for additional resources, including distance learning programs, print and non-print resources, and conferences

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

Author : Traugott Koch
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540451757
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries written by Traugott Koch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-02-26 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to ECDL 2003 and to these conference proceedings, featuring all the papers presented at the 7th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. Following Pisa (1997), Heraklion (1998), Paris (1999), Lisbon (2000), Da- stadt (2001) and Rome (2002), ECDL 2003 in Trondheim reaches some of the northernmost shores of the continent. Being the seventh in an annual series of conferences represents, for better and for worse, a considerable tradition in the fast changing world of digit- library-related research and development. It is still a di?cult and slow job to change traditional forms and formats of communication at – and related to – scienti?c conferences, and also to change participants’ expectations. Yet each new conference builds upon the topics and communities involved in previous events and inherits the commitment to quality established by its predecessors. Each year, ECDL has to live up to its role of being “the major European forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues,”bringingdiversedisciplinesandapplicationcommunitiestogether.There arestillchallengesinthisrespectaheadofus,butthequalityandrangeofpapers and other contributions, combined with opportunities for debate, should ensure that ECDL 2003 sets high standards for the future.

Descriptive and Subject Cataloguing

Author : Jaya Raju
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1780630883
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Descriptive and Subject Cataloguing written by Jaya Raju and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A workbook on descriptive and subject cataloguing featuring practical examples and suggested solutions to reinforce theoretical concepts and practical application in descriptive cataloguing (using Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed., 1998 rev.), bibliographic classification (using Dewey Decimal Classification, 21st ed.) and assigning subject headings (using Sears List of Subject Headings, 17th ed.). Includes examples for both manual and computerised creation of bibliographic records, thus preparing students for both automated and manual library and information service (LIS) environments While the workbook uses Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Dewey Decimal Classification and Sears List of Subject Headings as tools for information organisation, the major objective is to develop skills in information management and organisation While the workbook is likely to be predominately used in the instruction of first level library and/or information studies programmes offered by higher education institutions, it could very well be used in the LIS work environment

Corc

Author : John J Riemer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780789013057
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Corc written by John J Riemer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-04-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the capabilities--and the limitations--of CORC and the Dublin Core! The explosion of online resources has brought with it a host of new metadata schemes and cataloging projects. One of OCLC's most important projects is discussed in CORC: New Tools and Possibilities for Cooperative Electronic Resource Description. This fascinating volume on the pioneering collaborative computer system will help you enhance the value of library services and improve the productivity of librarians and library users. CORC offers a blend of theoretical and practical approaches to broad-based and specialized cataloging problems to help you take advantage of the benefits of the new cooperative cataloging of digital resources. The fourteen chapters in this book tell stories of new ideas, discoveries, and insights gained by being part of the CORC project. The authors represent the perspectives not only of CORC founders, researchers, developers, and observers, but also of library practitioners and managers who are applying CORC to their daily operations. The discussions of the creation and use of CORC include: a big-picture view of CORC from the founder CORC's relation to the program for cooperative cataloging faceted access to LCSH the WordSmith project to obtain subject terminology directly from web documents use of online DDC to assist in classification and subject heading assignment OCLC's Dublin Core--MARC crosswalk librarians’experiences with the implementations of CORC within cataloging and cross-functional teams using CORC and Dublin Core to catalog special categories of material: serials, art, and maps CORC: New Tools and Possibilities for Cooperative Electronic Resource Description examines the nuts-and-bolts practical matters of making a cataloging system work in the Internet environment, where information objects are electronic, transient, and numerous. This valuable book will also help to define the future of librarianship and information access in this exciting time when the World Wide Web is transforming education and communication practices.

Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information

Author : Janet Swan Hill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317718690
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information written by Janet Swan Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the future hold for cataloging education? Written by some of the best-known authors and most innovative thinkers in the field, including Michael Gorman, Sheila S. Intner, and Jerry D. Saye, this comprehensive collection examines education for students and working librarians in cataloging and bibliographic control, emphasizing history, context, the state of the art at present, and suggested future directions. A liberal dose of visual aids—charts, tables, etc.—makes accessing the information quick and easy. From the editor: “The education of catalogers has swung pendulum-like from on-the-job training to graduate education and back again. The place of cataloging in the library school curriculum has swung from one of near pre-eminence to one of near extinction, and has begun to swing back again. The durability of education for cataloging has swung from 'In getting your degree you will learn everything you need to know in your career,' to 'You will have to engage in continuing education throughout your career, beginning virtually as soon as you have your degree.' Making informed decisions about how (and how much) cataloging education is to be provided is full of pitfalls, some of which the profession has fallen into already. What is needed now is a reconsideration of how education for cataloging and bibliographic control is provided.” Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information: Pitfalls and the Pendulum addresses four main areas: the ways professionals perceive the place, nature, and necessity of cataloging education; the professional, demographic, and academic context within which cataloging education is provided; education regarding special types of materials and special aspects of cataloging; and alternatives to traditional modes of education for cataloging, including: distance education online mentoring Web-based instruction continuing education training for (and via) cooperative projects the role of the “community of catalogers” in the continuing education of those who provide intellectual access to the world of information and much more!

Collaborative Access to Virtual Museum Collection Information

Author : John J Riemer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136797106
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Collaborative Access to Virtual Museum Collection Information written by John J Riemer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get practical tools to successfully develop collaborative online learning projects! Virtual museums provide an opportunity to spark learning through online access to multi-sensory information, and collaboration between sources is needed to efficiently and effectively catalog and present material. Collaborative Access to Virtual Museum Co

UNIMARC & Friends: Charting the New Landscape of Library Standards

Author : Marie-France Plassard
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 9783598242793
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book UNIMARC & Friends: Charting the New Landscape of Library Standards written by Marie-France Plassard and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the expansion of the World Wide Web during the last decade, libraries and their standards face an ever-complex environment, with new types, genres and forms of information resources. Changing information network structures and the emergence of new retrieval methods all play their roles. A three day conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal in March 2006, in order to review the current state of bibliographic standards and to discuss a number of questions in charting a future for their development.

Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments

Author : Bebo White
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642203914
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments by : Bebo White

Download or read book Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments written by Bebo White and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online social media have transformed the face of human interaction in the 21st century. Wikis, blogs, online groups and forums, podcasts, virtual worlds, and social tagging are but a few of the applications enabling innovative behaviors that support acquisition, access, manipulation, retrieval, and visualization of information. It is, therefore, no surprise that educational practitioners and theorists have begun to explore how social media can be harnessed to describe and implement new paradigms for communication, learning, and education. The editors’ goal in publishing this book was to identify original research on the application of online social media and related technologies in education as well as emerging applications in Web technologies that could provide and shape future educational platforms. The selected contributions deal with questions such as how social media can truly enrich and enhance learning and teaching experiences in ways not otherwise possible; how learning can be integrated in a distributed and ubiquitous social computing environment; or what theories, paradigms, and models are applicable for the support of social computing in education. Researchers in education or educational software will find interesting and sometimes provocative chapters on paradigms and methodologies, virtual and mobile learning spaces, and assessment and social factors. Practitioners in these fields will benefit from an additional section devoted to case studies and first experience reports.

Information Engineering and Applications

Author : Rongbo Zhu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447123867
Total Pages : 1735 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Information Engineering and Applications written by Rongbo Zhu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-13 with total page 1735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In past twenty years or so, information technology has influenced and changed every aspect of our lives and our cultures. Without various IT-based applications, we would find it difficult to keep information stored securely, to process information and business efficiently, and to communicate information conveniently. In the future world, ITs and information engineering will play a very important role in convergence of computing, communication, business and all other computational sciences and application and it also will influence the future world's various areas, including science, engineering, industry, business, law, politics, culture and medicine. The International Conference on Information Engineering and Applications (IEA) 2011 is intended to foster the dissemination of state-of-the-art research in information and business areas, including their models, services, and novel applications associated with their utilization. International Conference on Information Engineering and Applications (IEA) 2011 is organized by Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, University of Michigan and the Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, and is sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The objective of IEA 2011 is to will provide a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address the most innovative research and development . Information Engineering and Applications provides a summary of this conference including contributions for key speakers on subjects such as technical challenges, social and economic issues, and ideas, results and current work on all aspects of advanced information and business intelligence.

Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

Author : Shigeo Sugimoto
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540493778
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities written by Shigeo Sugimoto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-11-15 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2006, held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2006. The 46 revised full papers, 14 revised short papers, and 6 poster papers include coverage of information extraction, information retrieval, metadata, architectures for digital libraries and archives, ontologies, information seeking, cultural heritage and e-learning.

Advances in Web Based Learning - ICWL 2007

Author : Howard Leung
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540781390
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Web Based Learning - ICWL 2007 written by Howard Leung and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year, we received a record high of about 180 submissions to ICWL 2007. From these, a total of 55 full papers plus one keynote paper were accepted for this LNCS proceedings volume, representing an acceptance rate of about 30%. The authors of these accepted papers were of a remarkable international diversity. We would like to thank all the reviewers for spending their precious time reviewing the papers and for providing valuable comments that aided significantly in the paper selection process. Authors of the best papers presented at this conference will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for possible publication in 1) a special issue of IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data Engineering, for those papers relevant to knowledge and data engineering; and 2) a special issue of the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (JDET), for papers of other areas. This was the first time that the ICWL conference was organized in Europe and 27 papers were from European researchers. We would like to thank our Organization Chair Dr. Taku Komura for spending an enormous amount of energy in coordinating the local arrangements. In fact, we would like to thank the entire conference organization committee for their hard work in putting together the conference. In particular, we would like to express our appreciation to our Registration Chair Dr.

Semantic Web and Education

Author : Vladan Devedžic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387354174
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Semantic Web and Education written by Vladan Devedžic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-17 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book treatment on two "hot button" topics in Information Systems, Computer Science and Education: the application of web technology for educational use. The result is a thorough and highly useful presentation on the confluence of the technical aspects of the Semantic Web and the field of Education or the art of teaching. The book will interest researchers and students in the fields of Information Systems, Computer Science, and Education.

Metadata Standards and Web Services in Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Author : Erik Mitchell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Metadata Standards and Web Services in Libraries, Archives, and Museums written by Erik Mitchell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metadata in library information environments is evolving rapidly. This book provides readers with a set of tools for designing, developing, and implementing metadata-rich information systems while also examining the challenges and opportunities in this field. As the world of library and information science has developed in the age of digital information, metadata and metadata-rich information systems have become increasingly important—and more complex and confusing. This book will enable students, instructors, and practitioners in the information science field to understand how these new systems and standards will impact their careers and professions. Author Erik Mitchell explores definitions of information and presents an up-to-date consideration of user needs in information systems to provide necessary background before moving on to in-depth discussions of metadata, information organization practice, and information system design. Each chapter incorporates hands-on activities to complement the reading material, allowing readers to build technical skills alongside the important conceptual learning in this content area. Readers will gain conceptual understanding and skills that will allow them to analyze and transform structured data, develop metadata-rich information systems, and design systems with user needs and digital literacies in mind. This book is intended for library and information science students taking information organization, metadata, or other core "digital cataloging" classes, but will also be highly useful for professionals seeking to learn the details of metadata systems and theory using a hands-on approach.