Hi,
I'm looking for resources that explain who developed different types of metadata and why. Individuals and organizations.
For example,
XML -- Where did it come from? Why? Why was it needed? Who developed it? Is there anything about that development that a librarian needs to be aware of today?
Basic stuff. For a beginning librarian.
I'm looking for any resources. Online, books, etc.
Simple is good though. This is beginner level material so it doesn't need to be the elaborate history. A page of text is probably more than I need.
What types of metadata? Any. All. The most used, most known. AACR2, MARC, html, XML, Dublin Core, etc, etc, etc.
Brief, simple, but wide for types of metadata.
Any ideas?
I'm just beginning to search. A scholarly "Intro to Metadata for Dummies," one book that covers each type of metadata in a simple format... I'm hoping to find a book or website like that. But schoarly of course. An expert in metadata who wrote one book for beginners would be great.
Viele Danke. :)
Received on Sat Sep 20 2008 - 20:15:39 EDT