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Automation and Related Standards; Metadata. Dr. Bilal IS 582 Spring 2006. Standards. Standards have impact on the automation industry Most library standards are available via LC http://www.loc.gov/standards Access this site and examine the standards on Resource Description Formats.
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Automation and Related Standards; Metadata Dr. Bilal IS 582 Spring 2006
Standards • Standards have impact on the automation industry • Most library standards are available via LC • http://www.loc.gov/standards • Access this site and examine the standards on Resource Description Formats
Industry Standards • Encoding • MARC 21 • MARCXML • MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) • MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) • Dublin Core
Industry Standards • Content • AACR2R (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Revised Edition • ISBD (International Standards Bibliographic Description)
Industry Standards • Automation functions • Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP) • To exchange circulation messages with library systems, such as borrower identification
Industry Standards • SIP2: De-facto standard for the exchange of circulation data and transactions between different systems • In use by self-issue systems, telephone renewals, PC bookings software, library security systems, and RFID systems
Industry Standards • NCIP (NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol) • Supports interlibrary loan functions • EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) • Supports the transfer of data between different systems over the Internet. EDI was developed for businesses to buy, sell, and trade information electronically.
Industry Standards • SIF (Schools Interoperability Framework) – Designed for the interoperation of many school applications • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) • A method of remotely storing and retrieving data using devices called RFID Tags. An RFID tag is a small object (e.g., an adhesive sticker) that contains antennas for receiving and responding to radio frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. Used in library security systems.
Metadata • Machine understandable information for the Web • Dublin Core • A standard for describing/creating metadata for Web information • 15 elements of description • http://www.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/nmdc.pl • Has a template for creating Dublin Core metadata