Metadata Applications and Management: International Yearbook of Library and Information Management(International yearbook library & infomation management)

The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management (IYLIM) is a thematic, refereed annual publication in the field of library science and information management worldwide. Each volume contains substantive chapters covering current issues, emerging debates and trends, and models of best practice and likely future developments, contributed by an internationally respected panel of researchers, practitioners and academics. The theme for 2003-2004, 'metadata applications and management', has been chosen in view of the significant impact that metadata is having on the management of electronic information resources, on resource description and discovery, and on access to data in specific communities, such as libraries, museums and archives. The book is divided into six parts covering the key applications and fields to which current metadata issues relate: Perspectives on Metadata; Metadata in the Humanities; Metadata in Government; Metadata in Education; Metadata and Bibliographic Organization; and Metadata and Other Applications.

Table of Contents:
Metadata - what it means for memory institutions Metadata - where are we going? Music metadata Metadata and the arts - the art of metadata Metadata and taxonomy integration in government portals Metadata and the UK archives network Metadata and the education sector Educational metadata in transition The metadata-bibliographic organization nexus Cataloguing and metadata education Developments in cataloguing and metadata Preservation metadata Metadata and spatial data International initiatives in the implementation of metadata standards Metadata applications in developing countries.

About the Author :
General Editor Dr G. E.Gorman BA MDiv STB GradDipLib MA ThD FCLIP FRSA is Professor of Library and Information Management at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has published extensively in the field of library and information work and he is a regular contributor to scholarly and professional journals. Associate Editor Dr Daniel G. Dorner BA MLS is Senior Lecturer and Director of Library and Information Management Programmes at the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has been involved in various metadata-related research projects for the National Library of New Zealand. The contributors Dr D. Grant Campbell University of Western Ontario, Canada Priscilla Caplan Florida Center for Library Automation, USA Louise Craven The National Archives, UK Michael Day UKOLN, UK Dr Anne Gilliland-Swetland University of California, Los Angeles, USA Dr Ingrid Hsieh-Yee Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA Shirley Hyatt OCLC, USA Wei Liu Shanghai Library, China Patrick McGlamery University of Connecticut, USA Jon Mason education.au.limited and IMS Australia Dr Paul Miller UKOLN, UK Dr Simon Pockley The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Australia Eileen Quam Minnesota Office of Technology, USA Bill Stockting The National Archives, UK Dr Stuart A. Sutton University of Washington, USA Dr Sherry L. Vellucci St John's University, New York, USA.

Review :
'Does the world really need another yearbook in our professional area? Before jumping to a premature conclusion, I suggest you have a look at this one.' AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES 'This is an excellent book, full of well-researched, scholarly chapters written by international leaders in the field.' LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, ACQUISITIONS AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 'As challenging scholarly reading for practitioners, it should be included in every academic library.' COLLECTION BUILDING