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The introduction of RDA and the semantic web are significantly changing information organization. Keep your skills and services up to date with this start-to-finish primer. This new resource covers traditional, domain-specific practices as well as metadata's broader approach. Key topics include: information resource attributes; metadata for information retrieval; metadata sources and quality; knowledge organization systems; the semantic web; books and e-books, websites and audiovisual resources; business and government documents; learning resources. Author Philip Hider also examines the introduction of RDA, the integration of library cataloging with the semantic web, and pays specific attention to increasingly prevalent digital practices. Information Resource Description is a vital book for information professionals learning to apply the most current metadata tools and skills in practice. It is also essential reading for LIS students taking information organization courses.

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• List of figures and tables(p. ix)
• Preface(p. xi)
• Abbreviations(p. xv)
• 1 Definitions and scope(p. 1)
• Information resources(p. 1)
• Resource description(p. 3)
• Metadata(p. 4)
• Elements, values, format and transmission(p. 6)
• Managing metadata(p. 8)
• The contemporary information environment(p. 9)
• Information organization(p. 11)
• Overview of this book(p. 14)
• References(p. 14)
• 2 Information resource attributes(p. 15)
• Introduction(p. 15)
• Describer and user contexts(p. 15)
• Information resource contexts(p. 17)
• The functions of metadata(p. 18)
• From attributes to elements(p. 31)
• References(p. 31)
• 3 Tools and systems(p. 33)
• Introduction(p. 33)
• Arrangements(p. 33)
• Indexes and databases(p. 36)
• Bibliographic databases(p. 39)
• Library catalogues(p. 39)
• Periodical databases(p. 46)
• Federated search systems(p. 46)
• Archival finding aids(p. 48)
• Museum registers(p. 49)
• Digital collections(p. 51)
• Search engines(p. 53)
• Online directories(p. 54)
• Bibliographies(p. 56)
• Citation databases(p. 57)
• References(p. 57)
• 4 Metadata sources(p. 59)
• Introduction(p. 59)
• Resource creators(p. 59)
• Publishers(p. 60)
• Information professionals(p. 61)
• Library cataloguing(p. 62)
• Metadata librarianship(p. 63)
• Indexing and abstracting(p. 65)
• Archival description(p. 68)
• Museum documentation(p. 68)
• Records management(p. 68)
• Information architecture(p. 69)
• End-users(p. 70)
• Computers(p. 72)
• References(p. 74)
• 5 Metadata quality(p. 77)
• Introduction(p. 77)
• Functionality(p. 77)
• Comprehensiveness(p. 78)
• Accuracy(p. 79)
• Clarity(p. 79)
• Consistency(p. 80)
• Vocabulary and authority control(p. 82)
• Principles of best practice(p. 86)
• Quality assurance(p. 87)
• Cost-benefit analysis(p. 89)
• References(p. 90)
• 6 Sharing metadata(p. 93)
• Introduction(p. 93)
• Library catalogue records(p. 93)
• Metadata for search engines(p. 98)
• Interoperability(p. 99)
• References(p. 101)
• 7 Metadata standards(p. 103)
• Introduction(p. 103)
• Web publishing(p. 104)
• Libraries(p. 108)
• Digital libraries(p. 127)
• Archives(p. 131)
• Museums(p. 136)
• Book publishing(p. 138)
• Book indexing(p. 139)
• Database indexing(p. 140)
• E-research(p. 140)
• Education(p. 141)
• Audiovisual industries(p. 142)
• Business(p. 143)
• Government(p. 144)
• Registries(p. 145)
• References(p. 145)
• 8 Vocabularies(p. 151)
• Introduction(p. 151)
• Controlled subject vocabularies(p. 151)
• Subject headings(p. 154)
• Subject thesauri(p. 159)
• Subject classification schemes(p. 162)
• Taxonomies and ontologies(p. 170)
• Non-subject vocabularies(p. 174)
• Vocabulary mapping(p. 175)
• Identification systems(p. 176)
• References(p. 177)
• 9 The future of metadata(p. 181)
• Introduction(p. 181)
• Three approaches(p. 181)
• Content-based information retrieval(p. 182)
• Social metadata(p. 184)
• Professional description(p. 187)
• Conclusion(p. 195)
• References(p. 198)
• Further reading(p. 201)
• Metatadata standards(p. 205)
• Index(p. 213)

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Booklist Review

Hider presents in nine chapters an in-depth discussion on describing information resources of any medium. Intended not only for librarians and knowledge managers, this work is suitable for new and seasoned practitioners as well as students working in museums, collections of ephemera, and any other collections of knowledge in any format. The work begins by defining key concepts used in the book, and it continues with focused discussions on information-resource attributes, tools and systems, metadata sources and quality, sharing metadata, metadata standards, vocabularies, and the future of metadata. Each chapter includes an introduction and references as well as a list of suggested further readings, which are also featured in the book's bibliography. This book is useful not only for those interested in describing information sources but also for those working with materials or knowledge in any format that needs to be organized for future access. Recommended for special collections and students.--Marcus, Sara Copyright 2010 Booklist