Re: Anything Interesting Going on in Archival Metadata?

From: Kyle Banerjee <kyle.banerjee_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 09:33:07 -0700
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Matt Sherman <matt.r.sherman_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> ....  Is linked data even useful in a setting with extremely unique
> materials? ....


IMO, linked data is especially useful with unique materials because
relationships are simultaneously more important and more difficult to trace.

Having said that, archival collections often have minimal access points. As
a practical matter, this means that the challenge has more to do with
building the knowledgebase and creating the access points than implementing
any particular standards/technology.

kyle
Received on Tue May 24 2016 - 12:34:00 EDT