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    • Chapter 1. Introduction
    • Chapter 2. Understanding Metadata Vocabularies
    • Chapter 3. Creating Metadata Descriptions
    • Chapter 4. Metadata Structures and Semantics
    • Chapter 5. Metadata Schemas
    • Chapter 6. Metadata Services
    • Chapter 7. Metadata Quality Measurement and Improvemen
    • Chapter 8. Achieving Interoperability
    • Chapter 9. Metadata Research Landscape
    • Chapter 10. Current Standards
    • Appendix A. Metadata Standards
    • Appendix B. Value Encoding Schemes and Content Standards
  • Acknowledgement

This is the companion website for textbook
Metadata
2nd Edition (2016)
by Marcia L.ei Zeng and Jian Qin. ISBN:978-1-55570-965-5.
Website created 2016-02-28; Updated frequently.
[The website is best viewed through Firefox and Safari browsers.] Readings & Exercises are provided for each chapter.
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New: The book's e-version is available via libraries, since July 2020, for instructors and students' use in the virtual learning environment.

New: Metadata book's 3rd edition (published 2022-01) website is provided too.

Table of contents

Part I.
Fundamentals of Metadata

  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Understanding Metadata Vocabularies
  • Chapter 3. Creating Metadata Descriptions

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Part II.
Metadata Vocabulary Building Blocks

  • Chapter 4. Metadata Structures and Semantics
  • Chapter 5. Metadata Schemas

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Part III.
Metadata Services

  • Chapter 6. Metadata Services
  • Chapter 7. Metadata Quality Measurement & Improvement
  • Chapter 8. Achieving Interoperability

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Part IV.
Metadata Outlook in Research

  • Chapter 9. Metadata Research Landscape


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Part V.
Metadata Standards

  • Chapter 10. Current Standards


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Appendices

  • Appendix A. Metadata Standards -- metadata schemas, application profiles, and registries
  • Appendix B. Value Encoding Schemes and Content Standards
  • Appendix C. Glossary (see textbook)

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