Metadata Management System for Digital Resources

Abstract

This paper indicates the concept of metadata. Defined simply, it is data about data. There are three kinds of metadata associated with digital objects: Descriptive or content, Structural and Administrative metadata. It can generally be viewed as being of various types: Dublin Core, MARC, Global Information Locator service etc. The paper also discusses, how the metadata is structured. Finally, it indicates basic metadata components for data, creation, elements, protocal and a guide for Libraries