Introduction to

Metadata

Second Edition

Edited by Murtha Baca

The Getty Research Institute

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Introduction to metadata / edited by Murtha Baca. — 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-89236-896-9 (pbk.)
1. Database management. 2. Metadata. 3. World Wide Web.
4. Information organization. I. Baca, Murtha. II. Getty Research Institute.
QA76.9.D3I599 2008
025.3—dc22
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Introduction to Metadata 3.0 ©2008 J. Paul Getty Trust

Contents

iv Introduction
Murtha Baca

1 Setting the Stage

Anne J. Gilliland

20 Metadata and the Web

Tony Gill

38 Crosswalks, Metadata Harvesting,

Federated Searching, Metasearching:
Using Metadata to Connect Users and Information
Mary S. Woodley

63 Rights Metadata Made Simple

Maureen Whalen

71 Practical Principles for Metadata Creation

and Maintenance

73 Glossary

80 Selected Bibliography

81 Contributors

Introduction to Metadata 3.0 ©2008 J. Paul Getty Trust