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Marcia Lei Zeng and Jian Qin.
- Third edition.
- xxvi, 613 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Fundamentals of metadata -- Introduction -- Understanding metadata vocabularies -- Creating metadata descriptions -- Part II. Metadata vocabulary building blocks -- Metadata structures and semantics -- Metadata schemes -- Metadata services -- Part III. Metadata services -- Metadata quality measurement and improvement -- Achieving interoperability -- Part IV. Metadata outlook in research -- Metadata research landscape -- Part V. Metadata standards -- Current standards.
"This benchmark text is back in a new edition thoroughly updated to incorporate developments and changes in metadata and related domains. Zeng and Qin provide a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, offering a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond"-- Provided by publisher