This article is a proof that Librarians and archivists have been struggling to adjust them into new digital technology and to find perfect system for their needs. Since there are many new standards and jargons, and roles of metadata in the library system are overlapping in many way, developing and finding perfect metadata must be an overwhelming experience to librarians and archivists. After reading this article, I cannot agree more with David Weinberger’s opinion that “the solution to the overabundance of information is more information” in his book, everything is miscellaneous (Weinberger, 2007).
- The purpose of the library metadata development;
To provide intellectual and physical access to collection materials - Metadata’s various roles in digital information systems;
Description and resource discovery, the administration, accessioning, preservation, and use of collections. - Roles of metadata in digital information system;
Acquisition records, exhibition catalogs, licensing agreements, and educational metadata. - Metadata’s various activities outside of digital information systems;
making a Web site easier to record information about the image file, the imaging process, and image rights.
An Overview of the Dublin Core Data Model by Eric J. Miller
To me, this article is more practical and understandable than the opinion from 'setting the stage' by Gilliland. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative element working groups seem to understand exactly what existing limitations of facilitating metadata in real information system are. As Miller stresses in the DCMI Requirements, we need a more flexible metadata scheme for proliferation of interoperability within systems.
Working with Endnote
It is interesting bibliographic software but I could not find any relationship with metadata which is this week’s topic.
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