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Since it was first published, LIS students and professionals everywhere have relied on Millers authoritative manual for clear instruction on the real-world practice of metadata design and creation. Now the author has given his text a top to bottom overhaul to bring it fully up to date, making it even easier for readers to acquire the knowledge and skills they need, whether they use the book on the job or in a classroom. By following this books guidance, with its inclusion of numerous practical examples that clarify common application issues and challenges, readers willlearn about the concept of metadata and its functions for digital collections, why its essential to approach metadata specifically as data for machine processing, and how metadata can work in the rapidly developing Linked Data environment;know how to create high-quality resource descriptions using widely shared metadata standards, vocabularies, and elements commonly needed for digital collections;become thoroughly familiarized with Dublin Core (DC) through exploration of DCMI Metadata Terms, CONTENTdm best practices, and DC as Linked Data;discover what Linked Data is, how it is expressed in the Resource Description Framework (RDF), and how it works in relation to specific semantic models (typically called ontologies) such as BIBFRAME, comprised of properties and classes with domain and range specifications;get to know the MODS and VRA Core metadata schemes, along with recent developments related to their use in a Linked Data setting;understand the nuts and bolts of designing and documenting a metadata scheme; andgain knowledge of vital metadata interoperability and quality issues, including how to identify and clean inconsistent, missing, and messy metadata using innovative tools such as OpenRefine.Steven Jack Miller currently teaches continuing education courses on linked data and metadata for working professionals. In the past he taught MLIS courses on information and knowledge organization, metadata, taxonomies, cataloging, information architecture, and linked data. He wrote a textbook on Metadata for Digital Collections published in 2011, has given numerous conference presentations, and has developed workshop materials published by the Library of Congress and OCLC. He has served on committees and held leadership positions in several national-level professional organizations. In retirement he enjoys reading, language study, especially classical Greek language and literature, drawing, bicycling, travel, movies, and performing arts, especially Wagnerian opera.Book specifications:Collection: How-To-Do-It ManualsDimensions: 279 x 216Author: Steven Jack MillerCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 7Pages: 536Language: EnglishPublisher: ALA Neal-SchumanWeight: 1229 g
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