Issue 153 (Summer 2006): Metadata News

Collated by Penny Roberston, Deputy Editor

Metadata Object Descrition Schema (MODS)
A shema for a bibliographic element set that may be used for a variety of purposes, and particularly for library applications:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods//

FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
LCSH develop a tool to assist the novice cataloguer:
http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/

Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS)
An XML schema for an authority element set that may be used to provide metadata about agents:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/

Automatic Classification Research at OCLC
Can standard classification schemes be adapted to classify automatically?
http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/auto_class/default.htm

Networking for Digital Preservation
Practices in 15 national libraries:
http://www.ifla.org/V/pr/saur119.htm

Dewey browser for OCLC worldcat
Search and browse library collections organised by DDC:
http://deweyresearch.oclc.org/ddcbrowser/wcat

BL and LC to support common archiving standard for electronic journals:
http://www.bl.uk/news/2006/pressrelease20060524.html

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