Metadata

摘要

Metadata is a very welcome and useful supplement to the subject literature dealing with the description of documents and other sources of information. It is certainly a text I would recommend as prescribed or recommended reading for students in the field. On the back cover it is described as a "comprehensive primer for advanced undergraduate, graduate or continuing education courses on metadata in a range of key areas". I fully share that opinion. The content is further enhanced by a companion web site hosted by the publisher offering lists of sources, quizzes and exercises. For those lecturers or instructors who prescribe Metadata as a textbook, there is also a digital library on a companion CD-ROM available from the publisher.