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Metadata Practices in Academic and Non-Academic Libraries for Digital Projects: A Survey

2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 48; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01639374.2010.509029

1544-4554

Laurie Lopatin,

Digital and Traditional Archives Management

Abstract This article presents the results of a survey examining and comparing the metadata practices of academic and non-academic libraries regarding digital projects. It explores the types of metadata and vocabularies utilized, issues of interoperability, end-user-created metadata, and staffing for metadata planning and creation. Participants from 87 academic libraries and 40 non-academic libraries responded to the survey. The survey found that, despite their different environments, academic and non-academic libraries engage in similar metadata practices. The majority of the participating libraries have metadata librarians, who are the primary staff members responsible for all metadata activities. Academic libraries tend to use more metadata schemes, plan for metadata interoperability more frequently, and are more likely to have created new positions responsible for metadata for digital projects. 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