Directory of Metadata Resources

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Metadata is "data about data" which allows computers to process information more effectively. It is similar to how a card in a card catalog would help you find a book in the library (if you can remember those days).

Subcategories

• Crosswalks
• Dublin Core
• Electronic Archives Interoperability
• Encoded Archival Description
• FGDC
• MARC
• Meta-Object Facility Information
• RDF
• Text Encoding Initiative
• Z39.50

Resources in This Category

• Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP)

  http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/
  Background information and a technical specification for this metadata format.

• Advanced Meta Data Architecture

  http://www.tdan.com/view-articles/4870/
  David Marco. Architectural challenges that arise with implementing a meta data repository that requires more advanced functionality.

• Agricultural Metadata Element Set

  http://aims.fao.org/standards/agmes
  The AgMES project promotes the use of metadata in description of all document-like information objects in the domain of agriculture. It is an extension of the Dublin Core element set.

• CanCore

  http://cancore.athabascau.ca/
  Official home for documents, presentations and other resources related to the Canadian Core Learning Object Metadata Application Profile. The CanCore Profile is intended to facilitate the interchange of records describing educational resources and the discovery of these resources both in Canada and beyond its borders.

• EServer TC Library: Metadata

  http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Metadata
  A collection of rated, reviewed online resources in cataloguing.

• EuroCRIS CERIF Task Group

  http://www.ub.uib.no/avdeling/fdok/cris/taskgroups/Index6.htm
  Task Group maintaining and developing Common European Research Information Format Metadata and database format. First published and supported by European Commission for research and scientific data sharing and exchange.

• Index Data LLC

  http://www.indexdata.com/
  Specializes in the design and development of advanced software for information management and retrieval applications. Uses Z39.50, Dublin Core and XML.

• Metacrap

  http://www.well.com/~doctorow/metacrap.htm
  Cory Doctorow's seven arguments against metadata.

• Metadata at W3C

  http://www.w3.org/Metadata/
  Metadata research at the World Wide Web Consortium.

• Metadata projects, resources, workshops

  http://cordis.europa.eu/libraries/
  European Commission: Telematics for Libraries.

• Metadata Research Center (MRC)

  http://ils.unc.edu/mrc/
  The University of North Carolina School of Information and Library (SILS) Metadata Research Center has been established to advance research in the area of metadata, semantics and ontologies.

• MetaMap

  http://mapageweb.umontreal.ca/turner/meta/english/index.html
  An annotated Scalable Vector Graphic showing metadata standards, sets, and initiatives.

• ML Metadata

  http://www.minilibrary.org/metadata.htm
  Provides an introduction and internet resources on metadata for the small library.

• PRISM Metadata Initiative

  http://www.idealliance.org/specifications/prism-metadata-initiative
  Defines an XML metadata vocabulary for managing, aggregating, post-processing, multi-purposing and aggregating magazine and mainstream journal content. PRISM is defined by a working group of IDEAlliance, a publishing industry association.

• Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary (PBCore)

  http://www.pbcore.org/
  Designed to provide for television, radio and Web activities a standard way of describing and using data. This allows content to be more easily retrieved and shared.

• Resource Guide to Metadata

  http://derpi.tuwien.ac.at/~andrei/Metadata_Science.htm
  Reference to metadata standards for scientific, research, and education information. Describes ontologies for science.

• UKOLN Metadata

  http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/
  Resources from the UK Office for Library and Information Networking

• Visual Resources Association

  http://www.vraweb.org/
  Non-profit organization for advancing knowledge, research, and education in the field of visual information resources. Features newsletter, conferences, contacts and membership details.

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