Metadata

Metadata is data about data. Although metadata most commonly refers to web resources, it can be about either physical or electronic resources.

What is metadata? Metadata is data about data. It is descriptive information about a particular data set, object, or resource, including how it is formatted, and when and by whom it was collected. Although metadata most commonly refers to web resources, it can be about either physical or electronic resources. It may be created automatically using software or entered by hand. ( Indiana University Information Technology Services Knowledge Base)

  • Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1

    The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is a vocabulary of fifteen properties for use in resource description. The name "Dublin" is due to its origin at a 1995 invitational workshop in Dublin, Ohio; "core" because its elements are broad and generic, usable for describing a wide range of resources.
  • The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (PDF, 54.96 KB), ANSI NISO Z39-85-2007 - Defines fifteen metadata elements for resource description in a crossdisciplinary information environment.
  • Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

    The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, or "DCMI", is an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models.
  • Metadata IG

    Networked Resources & Metadata IG: This group provides a broad framework for information exchange on current research developments, tools, and activities affecting networked information resources and metadata.
  • Metadata Primer for Map Librarians

    The purpose here is to provide an overview of existing standards, to show where to get more information, and to suggest which types of metadata may be most appropriate for particular kinds of digital files.
  • Metadata Systems

    An essay prepared by Michelle R. Turvey-Welch, Original Cataloger, Kansas State University, that highlights some of the literature on metadata published between 2004-2006.
  • The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (PDF, 54.96 KB), ANSI NISO Z39-85-2007 - Defines fifteen metadata elements for resource description in a crossdisciplinary information environment.