Information Resource Description: Creating and Managing Metadata

摘要

In the age of an abundance of information, we need to provide quality resources and organise them to facilitate effective access through their description. Hider focuses on the second of these, providing a "big picture" introduction to the description of information resources across a range of disciplines including libraries, archives, and museums. He deals with both traditional practices and new approaches to metadata creation and management, noting that while "the digital" is here to stay, older practices will continue to influence the way we describe information resources for a while to come.