Lessons learned from the Illinois OAI Metadata Harvesting project

Timothy W. Cole; Sarah L. Shreeves

Lessons learned from the Illinois OAI Metadata Harvesting project

Timothy W. Cole, Sarah L. Shreeves

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Abstract

This chapter describes our experiences over the course of a two-year research and demonstration project designed to test the utility of an aggregation of metadata in the domain of cultural heritage. While the overall outcome of our project is encouraging, our experience suggests that there are wide variations in current practice when it comes to the creation of metadata. These differences affect how well the metadata supports interoperability.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Metadata in practice
Place of Publication	Chicago, IL
Publisher	ALA Editions
Pages	174-190
ISBN (Print)	978-0838908822
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Metadata interoperability
Metadata aggregation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Library and Information Sciences

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