Google Refine: Metadata Power Tool
I’ve long said that as librarians we should be able to say “I’ve never metadata I didn’t like.” (ba-dump). In other words, we should be excellent at acquiring, massaging, translating, merging,...
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With New Funding, DPLA Sets Sights on Search
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $1 million to fund the creation of the infrastructure for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) last week, and the organization will now...
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Separated At Birth: Library and Publisher Metadata
METADATA MEETING Douglas County’s Julie Halverstadt (l.) and Nancy Kall confab beside the Metadata Mission Control whiteboard used to track incoming publisher data. Photo by Laurie Van Court The...
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EBSCO Opens Metadata to Third-Party Discovery Services
In a move that will enhance the functionality of discovery services available through its partners and competitors alike, EBSCO Information Services in April announced a new policy on metadata sharing...
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