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A comparison of the two traditions of metadata development

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  • Kathleen Burnett
  • Kwong Bor Ng
  • Soyeon Park

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Metadata has taken on a more significant role than ever before in the emerging digital library context because the effective organization of networked information clearly depends on the effective management and organization of metadata. The issue of metadata has been approached variously by different intellectual communities. The two main approaches may be characterized as: (1) the bibliographic control approach (origins and major proponents in library science); and (2) data management approach (origins and major proponents in computer science). This article examines the different conceptual foundations and orientations of the two major approaches contributing to the metadata discussion. An examination of the on‐going efforts to establish metadata standards, and comparison of different metadata formats, supports a proposal for an integrated concept of metadata to facilitate the merging of the two approaches.

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  • Kathleen Burnett & Kwong Bor Ng & Soyeon Park, 1999. "A comparison of the two traditions of metadata development," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 50(13), pages 1209-1217.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamest:v:50:y:1999:i:13:p:1209-1217
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1999)50:133.0.CO;2-Y
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    1. Hüner, Kai M. & Otto, Boris & Österle, Hubert, 2011. "Collaborative management of business metadata," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 366-373.
    2. Michael Felix Pacevicius & Marilia Ramos & Davide Roverso & Christian Thun Eriksen & Nicola Paltrinieri, 2022. "Managing Heterogeneous Datasets for Dynamic Risk Analysis of Large-Scale Infrastructures," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-40, April.

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