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Baker, Thomas – D-Lib Magazine, 1998
Focusing on languages for the Dublin Core, examines the experience of some related ways to seek semantic interoperability through simplicity: planned languages, interlingua constructs, and pidgins. Also defines the conceptual and organizational problem of maintaining a metadata standard in multiple languages. (AEF)
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer System Design
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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
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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
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Harper, Corey A. – Public Services Quarterly, 2006
As libraries increasingly look to give their collections a strong digital presence, many of the librarians involved come from traditionally technical services oriented areas: catalogers, systems librarians, web developers, and database specialists. Collaboration between representatives of public services, collection development, and technical…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Library Services, Departments, Participative Decision Making
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Sprehe, J. Timothy – Government Information Quarterly, 1997
The United States Bureau of the Census is making the Internet and other electronic systems the primary sources for its statistics and is actively seeking user feedback on its systems design activities. Discusses the design principles of the Data Access and Dissemination System (DADS) and policy issues of pricing/cost recovery, partnerships, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Costs, Databases