Information Resource Description : Creating and Managing Metadata

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This new edition offers a fully updated and expandedoverview of the field of information organization, examining the description ofinformation resources as both a product and process of the contemporary digitalenvironment.Information Resource Description 2nd edition explainshow the various elements and values of descriptive metadata support a set ofcommon information retrieval functions across a wide range of environments.Through this unifying framework, the book provides an integrated commentary ofthe various fields and practices of information organization carried out bytoday’s information professionals and end-users. Key topics and updates to the first edition include:discussion of big d…