Research Guides @ Fordham: Digital Humanities: Metadata

Background Resources

Understanding Metadata: What Is It, and What Is It For? by Jenn Riley
A Primer Publication from National Information Standards Organization (NISO).
Glossary of Metadata Standards by Jenn Riley
Glossary of terms produced by Indiana University Libraries.

Selected Metadata Documentation

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Set of metadata elements used to describe digital resources (video, images, websites, etc.), as well as physical resources such as books or artworks.
TEI Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange
Guidelines documenting a markup language for representing the structural, renditional, and conceptual features of texts managed by the TEI Consortium.
Standards via Library of Congress
This page offers links to metadata documentation for BIBFRAME, MARC 21, MODS, VRA Core, and more.

Metadata and Your Digital Project

Need guidance on metadata for an upcoming digital project?

Request a consultation with a librarian.

Looking for information about Fordham's Digital Collections metadata? Visit the Digital Collections Metadata Research Guide.

Selected Books

Metadata [electronic resource] by Jeffrey Pomerantz
The MIT Press, 2015.
Metadata (2nd Edition) by Marcia Lei Zeng and Jian Qin
Neal-Schuman, 2016.
Call number [RH Ref Desk] Z666.7 .Z46 2016
Introduction to Metadata (2nd Edition) by Murtha Baca
Getty Research Institute, 2008.
Call number [LC & RH] QA76.9.D3 I599 2008

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