Metadata and its impact on libraries - Intner, Sheila S.; Lazinger, Susan S. (Susan Smernoff); Weihs, Jean Riddle (Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006)
What is metadata? -- Metadata schemas & their relationships to particular communities -- Library and information-related metadata schemas -- Creating library metadata for monographic materials -- Creating library metadata for continuing materials -- Integrating library metadata into local cataloging and bibliographic databases -- Digital collections/digital libraries -- Archiving & preserving digital materials -- Impact of digital resources on library services -- Future possibilities.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Metadata; Information organization; Cataloging -- Standards; Cataloging of electronic information resources; Cataloging of integrating resources; Information storage and retrieval systems; Machine-readable bibliographic data formats; Electronic information resources -- Management; Digital preservation; Digital libraries