Author : Jung-ran Park
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9781780633367
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (333 download)
Book Synopsis Metadata Application in Digital Repositories and Libraries by : Jung-ran Park
Download or read book Metadata Application in Digital Repositories and Libraries written by Jung-ran Park and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2025-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metadata is essential for organizing, managing and searching for information resources and has been a keystone of resource description and discovery. This book is designed to provide information professionals, paraprofessionals and students with up-to-date, practical knowledge and complex skills centering on metadata application in digital repositories and libraries. It explores emerging user-generated metadata (e.g. social tagging) and introduces mechanisms dealing with the exploitation of social tagging to enhance information discovery and user services. Delivers practical guidance for acquiring knowledge and complex skills centering on metadata applications Draws on extensive knowledge and expertise gained from an IMLS award-winning research project and current teaching in metadata and digital libraries Brings previous experiences as an information practitioner to bear vis-à-vis creating and managing metadata