An emergent theory of digital library metadata : enrich then filter /
Alemu, Getaneh,
An emergent theory of digital library metadata : enrich then filter / Getaneh Alemu and Brett Stevens. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors biography; Re-thinking library metadata; 1 Introduction; The construction of metadata; Metadata categories; The continued relevance of metadata; 2 Existing standards-based metadata approaches and principles; The principle of sufficiency and necessity; The principle of user convenience; The principle of representation; The principle of standardisation; Integration and interoperability; Metadata derivation; Metadata application profiles; Metadata cross-walking (mapping); Metadata registries. Re-structuring metadata for interoperabilityGuiding assumptions for the principle of standardisation; Controlled vocabularies; A priori metadata; Metadata structure; Metadata granularity; Metadata provenance and metadata quality; Limitations of contemporary standards-based metadata approaches; The future of metadata standards; Summary; 3 The Web 2.0 paradigm and the emergence of socially-constructed metadata approaches; Web 2.0 concepts; Platform for two-way collaboration; Users as co-creators; The wisdom of crowds; Variable participation; Openness; Post-hoc quality control. Web 2.0 technologies and implications for librariesThe case of Wikipedia versus encyclopaedia Britannica; Limitations of the Web 2.0 paradigm; The social construction of metadata; 4 The emergence of socially-constructed metadata in a mixed metadata approach; The positioning of post-hoc metadata creation; The potential benefit of involving users; Current platforms proactive metadata co-creation; Tagging; User reviews; Ratings; Recommendation systems; Metadata crowdsourcing; Users as proactive metadata co-creators; Metadata diversity; Metadata scalability and variable metadata participation. Metadata aggregationNetwork effect and wisdom of crowds; Self-healing system; Affixing provenance to metadata; Collective metadata intelligence; Motivation for socially-constructed metadata approaches; Reducing barriers to contribution; Simplicity, interestingness and fun; Re-findability; Altruism and reputation; Sense of ownership; Engaging with users; Challenges to implementing socially-constructed metadata approaches; Metadata quality control; Towards a mixed metadata approach; 5 The principle of metadata enriching; Metadata diversity; Metadata granularity; Platform for metadata enriching. 6 The principle of metadata linkingEnriching via linking; Current status of linking in libraries; Resource usage patterns, zeitgeist and emergent metadata; Facet-based navigations; Metadata enriching with links; Challenges to adopt linking technologies in libraries; Re-conceptualising library metadata as granular metadata statements; Unique metadata identifiers; Integrating socially-constructed metadata; Facilitate serendipitous discovery of information resources; Summary; 7 The principle of metadata openness; Improving institutional transparency and accountability.
An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from definitive, authoritative, metadata to a system that reflects the diversity of users' terminologies, it changes the current focus on metadata simplicity and efficiency to one of metadata enriching, which is a continuous and evolving process of data linking. From predefined description to information conceptualised, contextualised and filtered at the point of delivery. By presenting this shift, this book provides a coherent structure in which future technological developments can be considered.
9780081004012 008100401X 0081003854 9780081003855
GBB592168 bnb
017438607 Uk
Metadata.
Digital media.
Library metadata.
Z666.7
025.3
An emergent theory of digital library metadata : enrich then filter / Getaneh Alemu and Brett Stevens. - 1 online resource : illustrations - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors biography; Re-thinking library metadata; 1 Introduction; The construction of metadata; Metadata categories; The continued relevance of metadata; 2 Existing standards-based metadata approaches and principles; The principle of sufficiency and necessity; The principle of user convenience; The principle of representation; The principle of standardisation; Integration and interoperability; Metadata derivation; Metadata application profiles; Metadata cross-walking (mapping); Metadata registries. Re-structuring metadata for interoperabilityGuiding assumptions for the principle of standardisation; Controlled vocabularies; A priori metadata; Metadata structure; Metadata granularity; Metadata provenance and metadata quality; Limitations of contemporary standards-based metadata approaches; The future of metadata standards; Summary; 3 The Web 2.0 paradigm and the emergence of socially-constructed metadata approaches; Web 2.0 concepts; Platform for two-way collaboration; Users as co-creators; The wisdom of crowds; Variable participation; Openness; Post-hoc quality control. Web 2.0 technologies and implications for librariesThe case of Wikipedia versus encyclopaedia Britannica; Limitations of the Web 2.0 paradigm; The social construction of metadata; 4 The emergence of socially-constructed metadata in a mixed metadata approach; The positioning of post-hoc metadata creation; The potential benefit of involving users; Current platforms proactive metadata co-creation; Tagging; User reviews; Ratings; Recommendation systems; Metadata crowdsourcing; Users as proactive metadata co-creators; Metadata diversity; Metadata scalability and variable metadata participation. Metadata aggregationNetwork effect and wisdom of crowds; Self-healing system; Affixing provenance to metadata; Collective metadata intelligence; Motivation for socially-constructed metadata approaches; Reducing barriers to contribution; Simplicity, interestingness and fun; Re-findability; Altruism and reputation; Sense of ownership; Engaging with users; Challenges to implementing socially-constructed metadata approaches; Metadata quality control; Towards a mixed metadata approach; 5 The principle of metadata enriching; Metadata diversity; Metadata granularity; Platform for metadata enriching. 6 The principle of metadata linkingEnriching via linking; Current status of linking in libraries; Resource usage patterns, zeitgeist and emergent metadata; Facet-based navigations; Metadata enriching with links; Challenges to adopt linking technologies in libraries; Re-conceptualising library metadata as granular metadata statements; Unique metadata identifiers; Integrating socially-constructed metadata; Facilitate serendipitous discovery of information resources; Summary; 7 The principle of metadata openness; Improving institutional transparency and accountability.
An Emergent Theory of Digital Library Metadata is a reaction to the current digital library landscape that is being challenged with growing online collections and changing user expectations. The theory provides the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach which moves away from expert defined standardised metadata to a user driven approach with users as metadata co-creators. Moving away from definitive, authoritative, metadata to a system that reflects the diversity of users' terminologies, it changes the current focus on metadata simplicity and efficiency to one of metadata enriching, which is a continuous and evolving process of data linking. From predefined description to information conceptualised, contextualised and filtered at the point of delivery. By presenting this shift, this book provides a coherent structure in which future technological developments can be considered.
9780081004012 008100401X 0081003854 9780081003855
GBB592168 bnb
017438607 Uk
Metadata.
Digital media.
Library metadata.
Z666.7
025.3