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Managing ebook metadata in academic libraries : taming the tiger / / Donna E. Frederick



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Autore: Frederick Donna E Visualizza persona
Titolo: Managing ebook metadata in academic libraries : taming the tiger / / Donna E. Frederick Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2016
©2016
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina: 025.04
Soggetto topico: Digital libraries - Management
Information retrieval
Academic libraries
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Managing eBook Metadata in Academic Libraries: Taming the Tiger; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Understanding eBooks, metadata, and managing metadata; 1.1 What is metadata?; 1.2 What are eBooks?; 1.3 What does it mean to manage eBook metadata?; 1.4 Assumptions about metadata; 1.4.1 Libraries collect and record metadata; 1.4.2 The quality and functionality of metadata recorded by libraries is uneven; 1.4.3 A large, complex collection requires well-managed metadata
1.4.4 The academic and research library sector is highly diverse1.5 What does the nature of collections and metadata in academic and research libraries imply for the management of m ...; 1.6 Final introductory words; Notes; Chapter 2: EBooks as a disruptive technology; 2.1 Why can it be challenging to manage eBooks and eBook metadata in academic libraries?; 2.2 Understanding eBooks as "disruptive" to academic libraries; 2.2.1 Sustaining technologies; 2.2.2 Disruptive technologies; 2.2.3 The nature of disruptive technologies; 2.3 Are eBooks truly a disruptive technology for libraries?
2.4 EBook readers and eBook reading as disruptive2.5 How does managing metadata for eBooks relate to eBooks as a disruptive technology?; 2.6 Are eBooks really in a "wild west" phase?; 2.7 Taming the tiger; 2.8 Final words on the disruption caused by eBooks and taming the tiger; Notes; Chapter 3: Designing a method for managing eBook metadata; 3.1 The difference between a vision and reality; 3.2 The job of the reader; 3.3 Explicit best practices for planning metadata; 3.3.1 A specific piece of metadata should be entered and updated once in one location
3.3.2 Metadata should be compliant with the most relevant standard(s)3.3.2.1 Avoiding the "display problem" pitfall; 3.3.2.2 The "shiny new toy" pitfall; 3.4 Get the granularity right; 3.5 Process metadata in bulk; 3.6 Document and understand the functionality and limitations of systems used for the creation, processing, and shari ...; 3.7 Take a scientific approach; 3.8 Final words on the impact of disruptive innovation in eBook metadata management; Notes; Chapter 4: Acquisitions: The often overlooked metadata; 4A Understanding eBook acquisitions in academic libraries
4.1 Introduction to acquisitions4.2 Understanding the practice of acquisitions; 4.3 EBook acquisitions; 4.4 How have eBooks been disruptive to library acquisitions?; 4.4.1 Access fees; 4.4.2 Licenses; 4.4.3 Renewals and cancelations; 4.4.4 Tentacles into the wider library and academic context; 4.5 Indirect implications of changes to eBook content access and the value of acquisitions metadata; 4.6 Consortia purchasing, DDA/PDA, and EBA/EBS; 4.7 Platform changes, vendor changes, and technology updates; 4.8 Introduction to questionnaires and tools sections
4.8.1 Acquisitions metadata questionnaire (Part A)
Titolo autorizzato: Managing ebook metadata in academic libraries  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-08-100215-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814335603321
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Serie: Chandos information professional series.