Metadata Foundations in Libraries

https://dltj.org/article/issue-96-metadata/

“Metadata is at the core of what libraries do. (“metadata” is one of the most common tags on this here library technology blog.) We gather information about the resources available to patrons, then massage it and slice it and sort it and display it in ways that help patrons find what they need. I was thinking about metadata because of a thread that ran here in Thursday Threads 12 years ago. That is the first thread in this issue, and it is followed by more recent articles about metadata.

• The Most Important Library Metadata
• ICOLC Statement on the Metadata Rights of Libraries
• What’s in a name?”