A bibliographic metadata infrastructure for the twenty‐first century

Abstract

The current library bibliographic infrastructure was constructed in the early days of computers – before the Web, XML, and a variety of other technological advances that now offer new opportunities. General requirements of a modern metadata infrastructure for libraries are identified, including such qualities as versatility, extensibility, granularity, and openness. A new kind of metadata infrastructure is then proposed that exhibits at least some of those qualities. Some key challenges that must be overcome to implement a change of this magnitude are identified.

Citation

Tennant, R. (2004), "A bibliographic metadata infrastructure for the twenty‐first century", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830410524602