Understanding the Semantic Web: Bibliographic Data and Metadata (Library Technology Reports) - Softcover

Coyle, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838958079 ISBN 13: 9780838958070

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2010

Synopsis

In the January 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports, Karen Coyle breaks down the current state library data, and lays out a foundation for transforming data and the modern library catalog to a more modern, interactive, web-oriented entity that fits a world where physical space is no longer the highest priority in library service.
In this report, the first in a series of two, Karen begins by exploring the history of data and the catalog from its origins, tracing it all the way up to the modern world of digital records. She expains, in detail, the concept of Metadata, in terms of both its use up to the present time and its potential for the future.
She argues that library data must be transformed from being a textual entity to one based on machine readability and web compatibility. She offers a practical guidelines for this transformation, asserting that while it would necesitate a revolution of sorts, we are not as far away from a semantic web-friendly catalog as it seems.

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About the Author

Karen Coyle is a librarian and a consultant in the area of digital libraries. She worked for over 20 years at the University of California in the California Digital Library, has served on library and information standards committees, and had written frequently on technical topics ranging from metadata development, technology management and system design, and on policy area such as copyright and privacy.

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0838958079
• ISBN 13: 9780838958070
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 34