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Collection Metadata Solutions for Digital Library Applications.
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Hill, Linda L.; Janee, Greg; Dolin, Ron; Frew, James; Larsgaard, Mary – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Defines digital library collections and outlines two classes of collection metadata. Describes the Alexandria Digital Library (ADL) Project approach to collection metadata, including the ADL system architecture and collection guidelines and the format and use of the ADL collection metadata. Appendices include ADL collection metadata and example.…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Electronic Libraries, Information Management
Conceptual Design and Deployment of a Metadata Framework for Educational Resources on the Internet.
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Sutton, Stuart A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Describes the conceptual foundations for the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) metadata framework including adoption of the Dublin Core Element Set as its base referent, and extension of that set to meet the needs of the domain. Discusses selection and structuring of the units of description. Examines metadata generation, the association of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Educational Resources, Information Services
Use of Metadata Vocabularies in Data Retrieval.
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Cortez, Edwin M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Introduces a prototype system for devising and using a metadata vocabulary for data retrieval, based on a project at the United States Department of Agriculture. A unified information-access system called REEIS (Research, Education, Economics, Extension Information System) is being designed to provide a knowledge base of programs, projects, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Data Collection, Electronic Text
Formal Features of Cyberspace: Relationships between Web Page Complexity and Site Traffic.
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Bucy, Erik P.; Lang, Annie; Potter, Robert F.; Grabe, Maria Elizabeth – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Examines differences between the formal features of commercial versus noncommercial Web sites, and the relationship between Web page complexity and amount of traffic a site receives. Findings indicate that, although most pages in this stage of the Web's development remain technologically simple and noninteractive, there are significant…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Attitudes, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design