Friday, September 19, 2008

MUDDIEST POINT #4

I am understanding the differences between database and metadata, but I do not know if I can give a good definition of metadata because it seems to encompass so much. Also I am wondering at this point in time how much is metadata being used in libraries of today? It seems that in creating metadata you need the combined work of the fields of information technology and librarianship. Is there a new field being developed for those who are working with the creation and maintenance of metadata?
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raygunrobot said...

I think libraries use metadata constantly. A card catalogue is metadata, isn't it? Taht was the impression I got, that metadata is the data about data, like, title of a book, publishing date, etc.

September 21, 2008 at 5:41 PM

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