metadata def

["Bruce D'Arcus" <bdarcus@gmail.com>]

Just came across this new metadata protocol and terse DC-based  
format; discussed here:

<http://www.ils.unc.edu/mrc/jcdl2006/slides/kunze.pdf>

Pages 4 and 5 are particularly good for us.  To quote:

> Metadata is a surrogate-based tool to help us find, use, and
> manage information objects, resources, or stuff.


> Metadata definition 2:  “structured data about stuff”
> – “stuff” avoids having to say a statue is data
> – “structured” data assists automation by making it easy to
> recognize and record individual data elements
> – The more uniform, the more leverage for interoperation

... though it's not hugely different than what we already have.

Bruce