From iTunes playlists to Facebook profiles, we’re surrounded by metadata every day. But when asked to define “metadata,” most people fall back on “data about data” or talk about database records, library catalogs, and <meta> tags. These are convenient dodges, but talking about structure and use would be more accurate and descriptive, if less pithy. …
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POWRR in Print
- The Digital POWRR Project - A Final Report to the Institute of Museum and Library Services
- "Digital Preservation Strategies for a Small Private College" SAA Campus Case Study
- D-Lib Magazine In Brief (January/February 2015): The Digital POWRR Project
- Kicking the Habit (of Resistance to Digital Preservation)
-Overwhelmed to action: digital preservation challenges at the under-resourced institution