Although metadata - data about data - has been used for analog information, records, and documents, the digital age is calling for an even greater need for it. More and more users are becoming aware of the uses of metadata in researching, designing, creating, and preserving information. School age students, for example, are using metadata to help with their school work assignments, such as research papers. As an archivist concentration in the MLIS program, metadata is a key element discussed in the majority of our classes. Metadata allows users (both archivists and researchers) to have better accessibility and understanding of the information a particular record contains. Various web sources, such as Mendeley, allow users to readily access the metadata for documents and books. Users are able to use the metadata from a particular article to search for related documents and resources. Mendeley is a great example of using data management sources for metadata purposes.
Notes from the following Required Readings:
Anne J. Gilliland. Introduction to Metadata, pathways to Digital Information: 1: Setting the Stage. http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/electronic_publications/intrometadata/setting.pdf
Eric J. Miller. An Overview of the Dublin Core Data Model. http://dublincore.org/1999/06/06-overview/
Julie Meloni. Using Medeley for Research Management. http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/using-mendeley-for-research-management/25627
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