tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post8930810096839040171..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: Metadata is still not understoodJill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-1188152090110411172007-03-07T10:12:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:12:00.000-05:00Your correct. Metadata is much more than catalogu...Your correct. Metadata is much more than cataloguing. I equate it to cataloguing because cataloguing describes something, which is also what metadata does. And you are correct too about the description only being part of the task at hand. Metadata can and should do SO much more than that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you shining a light on metadata's broader role.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-86419734267327050362007-03-06T21:55:00.000-05:002007-03-06T21:55:00.000-05:00Actually equating metadata with cataloguing can be...Actually equating metadata with cataloguing can be limiting - particularly in the context of METS - we need a way for staff to see beyond the descriptive to the structural, technical and administrative - including Digital Rights Metadata. The descriptive is the (relatively) easy bit, the rest is probably an order of magnitude harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com