Tracking Metadata Use for Digital Collections

Ellen M. Knutson; Carole L. Palmer; Michael Twidale

Tracking Metadata Use for Digital Collections

Ellen M. Knutson, Carole L. Palmer, Michael Twidale

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Abstract

In this poster we outline the types of institutions, metadata schemes, and materials contained in the NLG digital collection projects. It should come as no surprise that MARC and Dublin Core are the most often used metadata schemes in these projects, and that academic libraries make up the majority of the institutions involved in creating digital collections. However, we found it interesting that whether or not a project was collaborative, and not the type of material contained in the collection, seemed to influence what metadata scheme was chosen. From the baseline information gathered for this poster we can begin to understand the evolution of metadata issues within and between projects over time to inform the development of useful and usable collection aggregations.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 2003
Event	2003 International DCMI Metadata Conference and Workshop - Seattle, United States Duration: Sep 28 2003 → Oct 2 2003

Conference

Conference	2003 International DCMI Metadata Conference and Workshop
Abbreviated title	DC-2003
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	9/28/03 → 10/2/03

Keywords

Interoperability
Digital Collections
Metadata

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Tracking Metadata Use for Digital Collections

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