Researchers converge to improve metadata standards

Using Metadata Standards to Improve National and IMF DATA

Metadata standardization leads to greater efficiencies and lower costs in global exchange and internal production of data. Use of metadata standards enhances the accountability of countries for providing quality information about their economy and improves the understanding of data by users. The IMF experience, as outlined in this abstract, demonstrates how metadata standards have resulted in f...

Digital Preservation Metadata Standards

Metadata Standards for Educational Resources

E ach semester, I create Web-based learning experiences for my students by weaving together digital educational resources or learning objects such as videos, images, assessments, simulations, or tutorials. Often I use previously created material, if only I can find it. One current challenge of distributed learning is creating and managing content to facilitate reuse. Instructors as well as stud...

Assessment: harnessing change to improve standards.

The Application of Metadata Standards to Multimedia in Museums

This paper first describes the application of a multi-level indexing approach, based on Dublin Core extensions and the Resource Description Framework (RDF), to a typical museum video. The advantages and disadvantages of this approach are discussed in the context of the requirements of the proposed MPEG-7 ("Multimedia Content Description Interface") standard. The work on SMIL (Synchronized Multi...