metadata
New Day Librarians
Admit it. When I say “librarian” you imagine someone older, in thick-rimmed glasses and overly modest clothing, guarding the silence in a room full of books with all-powerful shushes and stern glares. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. This interesting topic came to us from The Atlantic in their article, “A Snapshot of a 21st-Century Librarian.” The internet…
Read MoreMetadata and Transparency
Metadata are data that provide information about other data. Two types of metadata exist: structural metadata and descriptive metadata. Structural metadata are data about the containers of data. Descriptive metadata use individual instances of application data or the data content. It is because of the latter that the New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear a…
Read MoreGRID Joins Linked Data Alum
Digital Science’s Global Research Identifier Database (GRID) is now available as Resource Description Framework (RDF). They now join a wide range of other prestigious data sources on the web of data. By using RDF to describe its data, GRID facilitates interlinking with other datasets using a well defined vocabulary based on human conceptualisation or ontology. Digital Science…
Read MoreThe Data Needle in the Haystack
In a digital world, metadata attached to files contains valuable information – even more than you think. This interesting information came from Business 2 Community in their article, “The Power of Metadata.” Metadata isn’t the actual file data; it is the data about the data, which can include author and copyright information, revision history, and comments, along…
Read MoreLearn More About Metadata
The DATAVERSITY Training Center is offering a Metadata Management Learning Plan – a collection of six courses designed to build your fundamental knowledge on metadata. The instructor is Donna Burbank, an expert in information management with over 20 years of experience in data management, metadata management, and enterprise architecture. She currently is Managing Director of Global…
Read MoreWhat Does the Data Say?
TopQuadrant has released a new version of its platform with configurable dashboards that will allow all stakeholders to track progress of data governance initiatives. KM World brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “TopQuadrant Upgrades Dashboarding Capabilities with Launch of Enhanced Platform.” TopBraid Suite is a collection of web-based solutions aimed at simplifying the development…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your DAM System
Content is valuable. More and more content is digital-based and protecting it while providing quick access is the challenge. Martech Advisor brought this information to us in their article, “Managing Digital Assets Successfully: Four Essential Steps.” There are digital assets management (DAM) programs available to help with storage, indexing and findability. However, surveys show that only about…
Read MoreLearn More About Metadata Management
The DATAVERSITY Training Center is offering courses in metadata management with educator Donna Burbank, a recognized industry expert in information management with over 20 years of experience in data management, metadata management, and enterprise architecture. The Metadata Management Learning Plan is a collection of six online courses designed to drive you through the processes of understanding…
Read MoreThe Role of Metadata in Genealogy
Metadata is data about data, regardless of what the data is about. If you think of the primary data as a library book, then the metadata is what you would find in the online catalog or, if we were time traveling, what was in the card catalog thirty or more years ago. The catalog contains title,…
Read MoreIn Your Permanent Record
The words that brought chills to every student’s bones has a new meaning in these days of technology. This interesting information came to us from the American Libraries Magazine in their article, “Privacy and School Data.” What we traditionally think of in a student record – grades, transcripts, teacher notes, attendance, conduct – has changed.…
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