Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books

This primer is designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated with developing and maintaining metadata for digital spatial data. It is targeted toward an audience of state, local, and tribal government personnel. The document provides a "cook book" approach to the creation of metadata. Because much of the most current information on metadata resides on the Internet, the primer summarizes relevant material available from other World Wide Web (WWW) home pages. The primer begins with a discussion of what metadata is and why metadata is important. This is followed by an overview of the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Next, the primer focuses on the steps required to begin collecting and using metadata. The fourth section deals with how to select the proper metadata creation tool from the growing number being developed. Section five discusses the mechanics of documenting a data set, including strategies on reviewing the output to make sure it is in a useable form. The primer concludes with a discussion of other assorted metadata issues

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Identifier	met0007
Title	Metadata Primer -- A "How To" Guide on Metadata Implementation Australian Government Recordkeeping Metadata Standard: Version 2.0/ by National Archives of Australia
Creator	National Archives of Australia
Date	2008
File type	pdf
Extent	107 p.
Category	Article
Description	This primer is designed to provide a practical overview of the issues associated with developing and maintaining metadata for digital spatial data. It is targeted toward an audience of state, local, and tribal government personnel. The document provides a "cook book" approach to the creation of metadata. Because much of the most current information on metadata resides on the Internet, the primer summarizes relevant material available from other World Wide Web (WWW) home pages. The primer begins with a discussion of what metadata is and why metadata is important. This is followed by an overview of the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) adopted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Next, the primer focuses on the steps required to begin collecting and using metadata. The fourth section deals with how to select the proper metadata creation tool from the growing number being developed. Section five discusses the mechanics of documenting a data set, including strategies on reviewing the output to make sure it is in a useable form. The primer concludes with a discussion of other assorted metadata issues
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Rights	© Commonwealth of Australia 2008: This work is copyright. It may be adapted or reproduced for personal, in-house or non-commercial use without formal permission, subject to appropriate citation. The work may not be used for other purposes, apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, without prior written permission from the National Archives of Australia.
Subject	Resource Description
Subject	Metadata -Standards
Subject	Recordkeeping
Identifier-URI	http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/AGRkMS_Final%20Edit_16%2007%2008_Revised_tcm2-12630.pdf
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