Metadata in a global world
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 1 April 2006
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review best practices in metadata interoperability, and briefly describe the RDA Forum held at the 2006 ALA Midwinter Meeting held in San Antonio, TX.
Design/methodology/approach
The article reviews a draft of the DLF/NSDL publication, Best Practices for Shareable Metadata.
Findings
The article highlights the areas that are especially troublesome vis‐à‐vis metadata interoperability. It is recommended that data providers take time to plan how their repository will be searched in the larger information community.
Originality/value
Readers will gain an understanding of how best to structure metadata so that they are retrievable by users of OAI services.
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Citation
Medeiros, N. (2006), "Metadata in a global world", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 89-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750610663941
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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