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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Alemu, Getaneh
Titre(s) : An emergent theory of digital library metadata [Texte électronique] : enrich then filter / Getaneh Alemu and Brett Stevens
Publication : Waltham, MA : Chandos Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, cop. 2015
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 recurs en línia :)
Collection : Chandos information professional series
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed Aug. 14, 2015).
"An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital
library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing
user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach
which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach
with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from definitive, authoritative, metadata
to a system that reflects the diversity of users' terminologies, it changes the current
focus on metadata simplicity and efficiency to one of metadata enriching, which is
a continuous and evolving process of data linking. From predefined description to
information conceptualised, contextualised and filtered at the point of delivery.
By presenting this shift, this book provides a coherent structure in which future
technological developments can be considered" -- OCLC
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Stevens, Brett. Fonction indéterminée
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780081003855
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446284800
Notice n° :
FRBNF44628480
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Front Cover; An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata; Copyright Page; Contents;
Authors biography; Re-thinking library metadata; 1 Introduction; The construction
of metadata; Metadata categories; The continued relevance of metadata; 2 Existing
standards-based metadata approaches and principles; The principle of sufficiency and
necessity; The principle of user convenience; The principle of representation; The
principle of standardisation; Integration and interoperability; Metadata derivation;
Metadata application profiles; Metadata cross-walking (mapping); Metadata registries
Re-structuring metadata for interoperabilityGuiding assumptions for the principle
of standardisation; Controlled vocabularies; A priori metadata; Metadata structure;
Metadata granularity; Metadata provenance and metadata quality; Limitations of contemporary
standards-based metadata approaches; The future of metadata standards; Summary; 3
The Web 2.0 paradigm and the emergence of socially-constructed metadata approaches;
Web 2.0 concepts; Platform for two-way collaboration; Users as co-creators; The wisdom
of crowds; Variable participation; Openness; Post-hoc quality control
Web 2.0 technologies and implications for librariesThe case of Wikipedia versus encyclopaedia
Britannica; Limitations of the Web 2.0 paradigm; The social construction of metadata;
4 The emergence of socially-constructed metadata in a mixed metadata approach; The
positioning of post-hoc metadata creation; The potential benefit of involving users;
Current platforms proactive metadata co-creation; Tagging; User reviews; Ratings;
Recommendation systems; Metadata crowdsourcing; Users as proactive metadata co-creators;
Metadata diversity; Metadata scalability and variable metadata participation
Metadata aggregationNetwork effect and wisdom of crowds; Self-healing system; Affixing
provenance to metadata; Collective metadata intelligence; Motivation for socially-constructed
metadata approaches; Reducing barriers to contribution; Simplicity, interestingness
and fun; Re-findability; Altruism and reputation; Sense of ownership; Engaging with
users; Challenges to implementing socially-constructed metadata approaches; Metadata
quality control; Towards a mixed metadata approach; 5 The principle of metadata enriching;
Metadata diversity; Metadata granularity; Platform for metadata enriching
6 The principle of metadata linkingEnriching via linking; Current status of linking
in libraries; Resource usage patterns, zeitgeist and emergent metadata; Facet-based
navigations; Metadata enriching with links; Challenges to adopt linking technologies
in libraries; Re-conceptualising library metadata as granular metadata statements;
Unique metadata identifiers; Integrating socially-constructed metadata; Facilitate
serendipitous discovery of information resources; Summary; 7 The principle of metadata
openness; Improving institutional transparency and accountability
