Learning from Artifacts: Metadata Utilization Analysis
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This paper describes the MARC Content Designation Utilization Project, which is examining a very large set of metadata records as artifacts of the library cataloging enterprise. This is the first large-scale examination of descriptive metadata utilization. Presents an overview of study activities and suggests the study's significance to the broader use of metadata in digital libraries.
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This paper describes the MARC Content Designation Utilization Project, which is examining a very large set of metadata records as artifacts of the library cataloging enterprise. This is the first large-scale examination of descriptive metadata utilization. Presents an overview of study activities and suggests the study's significance to the broader use of metadata in digital libraries.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), June 11-15, 2006. Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Moen, William E.; Miksa, Shawne D., 1969-; Eklund, Amy; Polyakov, Serhiy & Snyder, Gregory.Learning from Artifacts: Metadata Utilization Analysis,
paper,
2006;
[New York, New York].
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc36318/:
accessed July 21, 2026),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT College of Information.
