A Quick Introduction to Metadata Michael Day UKOLN: The UK Office for Library and Information Networking, University of Bath http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ [email protected]Running a Public Library Website A workshop organised by UKOLN in association with EARL University of Bath, 15-16 November 1999
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A Quick Introduction to Metadata
Michael Day
UKOLN: The UK Office for Library and Information Networking, University of Bath
Running a Public Library Website, University of Bath, 15-16 November 1999
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DC in RDF/XML<?xml version="1.0"?><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/"> <rdf:Description about="http://www.earl.org.uk/index.html”> <dc:title> EARL, the Consortium for Public Library Networking </dc:title> <dc:creator> EARL Consortium </dc:creator> <dc:type>Text</dc:type> <dc:format>4699 bytes</dc:format> <dc:language> en </dc:language> </rdf:Description></rdf:RDF>
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In abbreviated syntax<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/"> <rdf:Description about="http://www.earl.org.uk/index.html" dc:Title="EARL, the Consortium for Public Library Networking" dc:Creator="EARL Consortium [email protected]" dc:Subject="earl, public libraries, uk, networking, consortium" dc:Publisher="EARL Consortium [email protected]" dc:Date="1999-10-20" dc:Type="Text" > <dc:format> <rdf:Bag rdf:_1="text/html" rdf:_2="4699 bytes" /> </dc:format> </rdf:Description> </rdf:RDF>
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DC Implementations
• DC creation tools– DC-dot– Nordic Metadata Project - Template
Biz/ed, History, etc.)• ROADS Resource Organisation and
Discovery in Subject-based services– Developing Web-based tools for information
gateways
– Cross-searching (Whois++)
– Content creation rules (cataloguing guidelines)
http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/roads/
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The RDN
Resource Discovery Network• Funded by JISC, ESRC and AHRB• Co-operative network:
– Independent service providers (hubs) – Resource Discovery Network Centre
(RDNC)– Set service standards– Collection management policy– Develop strategic partnerships
– Cross-searching across multiple hubs
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Digital preservation
A variety of preservation strategies are available - all are dependent upon the creation, capture and storage of metadata
• Recent initiatives include:– Reference Model for an Open Archival Information
System (OAIS) – Research Libraries Group (RLG) Working Group
on Preservation Issues of Metadata– Cedars project - funded by JISC under eLib,
managed by Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL)
– Digital Services Project - National Library of Australia
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UKOLN
UKOLN is funded by the Library and Information Commission, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the higher education funding councils, as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath, where it is based.