The Concept of Metadata

Authors

  • Mehmet Emin Küçük Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Information Management
  • Umut Al Hacettepe University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Information Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2001.470

Keywords:

Internet, Metadata, Metadata standards, Electronic resources-cataloging, Metadata tools

Abstract

The Internet provides fast and effective communication. However, it has also ıntroduced several problems which can be categorised as coverage. Indexing, selection and retrieval of documents. In this descriptive study the concept of metadata, which emerged as a solution tor the problems of organising and retrieving lnternet resources, and some of the metadata creation toofs and the standards are described.

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2001)

Published

2001-10-31

How to Cite

Küçük, M. E., & Al, U. (2001). The Concept of Metadata. Information World, 2(2), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2001.470

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2001)

Section

Refereed Articles
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