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OCLC makes OAIster records available through WorldCat.org to ensure long-term public access to digital resources

November 3, 2009 – 11:52 am

http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200956.htm
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 30 October 2009—The University of Michigan and OCLC today announced that they have successfully transitioned the OAIster database to OCLC to ensure continued public access to open-archive collections, and to expand the visibility of these collections to millions of information seekers through OCLC services.
OAIster records are now fully accessible through WorldCat.org, and will [...]

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Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges

October 13, 2009 – 1:22 pm

nbsp;https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/…
Many institutional repositories have pursued a mixed metadata environment, relying on description by multiple workflows. Strategies may include metadata converted from other systems, metadata elicited from the document creator or manager, and metadata created by library or repository staff. Additional editing or proofing may or may not occur. The mixed environment brings challenges of creation, [...]

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Saying What We Do – Doing What We Say: Preservation Issues (Metadata And Otherwise) In Institutional Repositories

August 13, 2009 – 11:04 am

nbsp;http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/1…
“Saying What We Do – Doing What We Say: Preservation Issues (Metadata And Otherwise) In Institutional Repositories.” Intellectual Access to Preservation Metadata Interest Group. American Library Association Annual Conference. Chicago, IL. July 12, 2009.
source: DigitalKoans

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Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow – NISO and OCLC Publish White Paper that Reveals Opportunities in the Book Supply Chain

July 9, 2009 – 10:56 am

nbsp;http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/…
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 7 July 2009—The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and OCLC announce the publication of a white paper on Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow, written by consultant Judy Luther (President, Informed Strategies), that analyzes the current state of metadata creation, exchange, and use throughout the book supply chain.
Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow is available on [...]

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The Metadata is the Interface: Better Description for Better Discovery of Archives and Special Collections

May 27, 2009 – 3:30 pm

nbsp;http://www.oclc.org/programs/news/2009-0…
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 May 2009—This report synthesizes evidence from archival user studies and specifies what descriptive information is needed for research.
It also includes recommendations for improving discovery of archives and special collections.
More information
The Metadata is the Interface: Better Description for Better Discovery of Archives and Special Collections (.pdf: 190K/17pp.)
 www.oclc.org
Archives and Special Collections Program
 www.oclc.org

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Advancing the State of the Art in Distributed Digital Libraries

May 5, 2009 – 1:26 pm

https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu//confluence/download/attachments/28330/lessonsLearnedMWG.pdf
Accomplishments of and Lessons Learned from the Digital Library Federation Aquifer Metadata Working Group
Jenn Riley and Sarah Shreeves on behalf of the Aquifer Metadata Working Group
April 29, 2009

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“Understanding PREMIS” available

February 5, 2009 – 10:18 am

nbsp;http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/unde…
“Understanding PREMIS” is now available from the PREMIS Maintenance Activity website. This document is a “gentle” introduction to the PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, giving an overview of its scope and goals. It does not give enough information for implementation, but will make the larger document, i.e. the PREMIS Data Dictionary, more familiar.
“Understanding [...]

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GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING IMAGE METADATA Version 1.0 September 2008

September 29, 2008 – 2:31 pm

nbsp;http://www.metadataworkinggroup.com/pdf/…
Metadata, often referred to as “data about data,” provides interesting information that supplements the
primary content of digital documents. Metadata has become a powerful tool to organize and search
through the growing libraries of image, audio and video content that users are producing and
consuming. This is especially important in the area of digital photography where, despite the [...]

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