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13. Multimedia Metadata Standards<br />

Metadata is an important aspect of the creation and management of digital images (and<br />

other multimedia files). Metadata standards <strong>for</strong> digital imaging can include in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

about:<br />

• the technical <strong>for</strong>mat of the image file<br />

• the process by which the image was created<br />

• the content of the image<br />

14. Conclusion<br />

Although the concept of metadata predates the Internet and the Web, worldwide interest in<br />

metadata standards and practices has exploded with the increase in electronic publishing<br />

and digital libraries, and the concomitant "in<strong>for</strong>mation overload" resulting from vast<br />

quantities of undifferentiated digital data available online. Anyone who has attempted to<br />

find in<strong>for</strong>mation online using one of today's popular Web search services has likely<br />

experienced the frustration of retrieving hundreds, if not thousands, of "hits" with limited<br />

ability to refine or make a more precise search. It is often more effective to search through<br />

metadata than through the resources. Metadata gives in<strong>for</strong>mation needed by seekers and<br />

managers of in<strong>for</strong>mation, such as subject keywords, abstract, date created, intended<br />

audience, and many others, in<strong>for</strong>mation that is not always available in the resource itself.<br />

In conclusion, Metadata management would Reduce Development Time and Improve<br />

Quality, Reduce Maintenance Time, Improve Support Response Time and Improve User<br />

Access to In<strong>for</strong>mation. In other words, Metadata management streamlines the application<br />

development process and plays a major role in In<strong>for</strong>mation management.<br />

Reference sites<br />

http://www.dlib.org<br />

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library<br />

http://www.odl.ox.ac.uk/metadata.htm<br />

http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/topics<br />

http://www.ercim.org/publication<br />

http://www.dag.com/metacenter/overview.asp<br />

http://dbpubs.stan<strong>for</strong>d.edu:8091/diglib/pub/delos.html<br />

http://www.ontoportal.org.uk/snapshot/explore/themes<br />

http://www.e-government.govt.nz/docs/nzglsv2<br />

Articles<br />

• The Technology Behind the New Geodata.gov and the Non-Technology Challenges<br />

Ahead - By Adena Schutzberg and Joe Francica<br />

• Pro metadata will lose to folksonomy - Clay Shirky<br />

Online Books<br />

• METADATA MADE SIMPLER by Gail Hodge<br />

• Comprehensive Metadata Management - Whitemarsh In<strong>for</strong>mation Systems<br />

Corporation<br />

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