Managing Metadata in Web-scale Discovery Systems

Louise Spiteri

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English

Facet Publishing
27 May 2016

Automation of library & information processes; Bibliographic & subject control; Information architecture

This book shows you how to harness the power of linked data and web-scale discovery systems to manage and link widely varied content across your library collection. Libraries are increasingly using web-scale discovery systems to help clients find a wide assortment of library materials, including books, journal articles, special collections, archival collections, videos, music and open access collections. Depending on the library material catalogued, the discovery system might need to negotiate different metadata standards, such as AACR, RDA, RAD, FOAF, VRA Core, METS, MODS, RDF and more.

In Managing Metadata in Web-Scale Discovery Systems, editor Louise Spiteri and a range of international experts show you how to:

maximize the effectiveness of web-scale discovery systems provide a smooth and seamless discovery experience to your users help users conduct searches that yield relevant results manage the sheer volume of items to which you can provide access, so your users can actually find what they need maintain shared records that reflect the needs, languages, and identities of culturally and ethnically varied communities manage metadata both within, across, and outside, library discovery tools by converting your library metadata to linked open data that all systems can access manage user generated metadata from external services such as Goodreads and LibraryThing

mine user generated metadata to better serve your users in areas such as collection development or readers’ advisory.

The book will be essential reading for cataloguers, technical services and systems librarians and library and information science students studying modules on metadata, cataloguing, systems design, data management, and digital libraries. The book will also be of interest to those managing metadata in archives, museums and other cultural heritage institutions.

Edited by: Louise Spiteri
Imprint: Facet Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781783301164
ISBN 10: 1783301163
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 27 May 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Louise Spiteri is Director of the School of Information Management, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Spiteri has published extensively in the areas of social tagging, folksonomies, social discovery systems, and library cataloguing. Dr. Spiteri teaches in the areas of information management, metadata, records management, cataloguing, classification, and taxonomies.

Reviews for Managing Metadata in Web-scale Discovery Systems

I recommend Managing Metadata to catalogers and metadata specialists, systems librarians, and other staff who are moving to or are new possessors of web-scale discovery systems. When taken together with a deeper exploration of the resources named in the bibliographies, I feel this text also may offer food for thought to those librarians already well-ensconced in these systems. * Technicalities * It was interesting to learn about the leading projects, primarily from national libraries, and see some real examples of linked open data sets. Big data, the Semantic Web and BIBFRAME are also covered but nothing gets too complicated, making it a great introduction to this area. -- Catherine Smith * Catalogue and Index *