Overview of content related to 'elib'

Syndicated Content: It's More Than Just Some File Formats?

editor — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller takes a look at issues arising from the current enthusiasm for syndicating content to portals or other web sites, and offers some guidelines for good practice.

There is, unsurprisingly, an increasing recognition that digital resources of all kinds are eminently suitable to repurposing and reuse. The Iconex Project [1], for example, was funded under JISC's 5/99 Programme to look at the creation, storage and dissemination of reusable learning objects.

Interoperability: What Is It and Why Should I Want It?

editor — Thu, 22 Jun 2000 23:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller explains what interoperability is and why you should want it.

Together with terms like "metadata" and "joined-up thinking", this word is increasingly being used within the information management discourse across all of our memory institutions. Its meaning, though, remains somewhat ambiguous, as do many of the benefits of "being interoperable". This paper is an attempt, written from the doubtless biased perspective of someone with the word in their job title, to explain some of what interoperability means, and to begin stating the case for more active efforts towards being truly interoperable across a range of services.

I Say What I Mean, but Do I Mean What I Say?

editor — Thu, 23 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller reports on the latest MODELS workshop, and looks at the need for controlled terminologies and thesauri.

Metadata Corner: DC5 - the Search for Santa

editor — Wed, 19 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Tony Gill and Paul Miller's report from the 5th Dublin Core metdata conference in Helsinki.

Largely in recognition of the sterling work of the Nordic Metadata Project [1], invited representatives of the informal Dublin Core community set off to Finland's lovely capital for the fifth Dublin Core workshop [2].

Down Under With the Dublin Core

editor — Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller and Tony Gill offer a view of the recent Dublin Core metadata workshop in the Australian capital, Canberra.

Continuing a long and glorious tradition, the 4th Dublin Core Workshop [1] last month went to a really nice country and picked one of the least lively settlements in which to meet. Admittedly, in the company of such as Dublin (Ohio, USA, rather than the somewhat more picturesque capital of Eire) and Coventry, Canberra did rather manage to shine.

Down Your Way: Durham

editor — Sun, 19 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller travels to Durham and reports on a mammoth archival digitisation project.

Spread across four sites within the small historic city of Durham, the University Library caters for a diverse range of staff and student requirements, as well as acting in an important archival role for the surrounding area.

Metadata for the Masses

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller describes Dublin Core and several ideas for how it can be implemented.

Metadata. The word is increasingly to be found bandied about amongst the Web cognoscenti, but what exactly is it, and is it something that can be of value to you and your work? This article aims to explore some of the issues involved in metadata and then, concentrating specifically upon the Dublin Core, move on to show in a non-technical fashion how metadata may be used by anyone to make their material more accessible. A collection of references at the end of the article provides pointers to some of the current work in this field.