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CurrentCites 'Metadata' bibliography
(citations from the Current Cites database from January 1994 forward. It is produced dynamically at the moment of request.)
Cybrary: An Introduction to Metadata
(University of Queensland)
A Dozen Primers on Standards
(Computers in Libraries, February 2004)
Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information
(edited by Murtha Baca,
Getty Research Institute, Standards Program)
'Marketing' with Metadata -
How Metadata Can Increase Exposure and Visibility of Online Content
(PerX Project)
Metadata Information Clearinghouse (MICI)
(John Wiley & Sons)
Metadata Primer -- A "How To" Guide on Metadata Implementation
for digital spatial data
(National States Geographic Information Council)
Metadata Principles and Practicalities
(D-Lib Magazine, April 2002)
Metadata Standards, Crosswalks, and Standards Organizations
(Cataloger's Toolbox)
Understanding Metadata
(NISO Press, 2004)
Markup Standards
Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)
(Getty Research Institute)
Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)
for describing social science data
(DDI Alliance)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
(OCLC)
Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
for describing archival finding aids
(Library of Congress)
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
for describing geospatial data
(Federal Geographic Data Committee)
General Descriptive Modeling Scheme (GDMS)
for describing hierarchical data in various formats
(University of Virginia)
MARC
for describing bibliographic data
(Library of Congress)
Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS)
for authority data
(Library of Congress)
Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)
for encoding
descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata
(Library of Congress)
Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
for describing bibliographic data
(Library of Congress)
DLF Aquifer MODS Implementation Guidelines (draft)
for describing cultural heritage materials
(Digital Library Federation)
MIX: NISO Metadata for Images in XML Schema
for encoding technical metadata for images
(Library of Congress)
Preservation Metadata (PREMIS)
(OCLC)
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
for describing text data
(The TEI Consortium)
VRA Core 4.0
(for describing images)
(Visual Resources Association)
Content Standards
AACR2 (through Cataloger's Desktop -- On Grounds access only)
(American Library Association)
Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)
(Visual Resources Association)
Controlling Your Language: Links to Metadata Vocabularies
(Technical Advisory Service for Images)
Descriptive Metadata Guidelines for RLG Cultural Materials
(RLG)
Resource Description & Access (RDA)
(Joint Steering Committee for the Revision of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules)
Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices
(Collaborative Digitization Program)
Systems & Strategies
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Improving User Access to Library Catalog and Portal Information
(by Marcia Bates, 2003)
OAI
(Open Archives Initiative)
RDF Primer
(W3C)
Blogs & Lists
Catalogablog
(Library cataloging, classification, metadata, subject access and related topics.)
The FRBR Blog
(A weblog following developments around the world in FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records.)
metadataLibrarians e-mail list
(Intended for Metadata Librarians, Digital Librarians, Metadata Architects, Information Architects, and other professionals working in cultural heritage institutions and the information sciences.)
Texadata
(Discusses cataloging, metadata, and resource description issues for scholarly digital resources.)
Metadata Fun
FRBR Word Search
Guess-the-Google
Metacrap: Putting the Torch to Seven Straw-men of the Meta-utopia
Metadata Saves the Day (Writing Metadata with Metadata Bob)
Sailing Through Coastal Metadata (Writing Metadata with Metadata Bob)
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