Building a Framework of Metadata Change to Support Knowledge Management

Abstract

Abstract. Evolving user needs and relevance require continuous change and reform. A good digital collection has mechanisms to accommodate the di®ering uses being made of the digital library system. In a metadata management context, change could mean to transform, substitute, or make the content of a metadata record di®erent from what it is or from what it would be if left alone. In light of the evolving compliance requirements, this paper analyses the three most common types of change within metadata records as well as their subcategories and discusses the possible implications of such changes within and beyond the metadata records.

Quality over time: A longitudinal quantitative analysis of metadata change in RDA‐based MARC bibliographic records representing video resources

“…al., ; Zavalina et al, ). Recently, an in‐depth study in which a team of researchers qualitatively categorized metadata change in digital library metadata and compared it with traditional library metadata change categories was conducted (Zavalina et al, ; Zavalina & Kizhakkethil, ; Zavalina, Shakeri, & Kizhakkethil, ).…”

Metadata change in traditional library collections and digital repositories: Exploratory comparative analysis

“…The research method used in this study is a manual content analysis of traditional library metadata records created in MARC metadata scheme according to the new RDA cataloging rules (specifically the bibliographic records that have undergone changes) obtained from the WorldCat database (http://www.worldcat.org) and comparison with the results of the similar analysis of DC‐based metadata in a digital repository obtained in the related study (Zavalina & Kizhakkethil, ; Zavalina et al, ). The following research question guides this investigation: What are the characteristics of RDA‐based MARC library metadata change over time and how similar or different are those from metadata change in Dublin Core (DC) digital repository metadata?…”

“…Another, recent, study (Tarver et al, ) was the first study to focus on examination of metadata change in a digital library. The high‐level computational analysis of metadata change in the Portal to Texas History conducted as part of Tarver et al () study, complemented by Zavalina & Kizhakkethil's () in‐depth content analysis study allowed to develop the draft general model of metadata change in digital libraries (Zavalina et al, ).…”

Evaluation of metadata change in authority data over time: An effect of a standard evolution

“…Several quantitative studies attempted to identify and measure change in metadata records in digital libraries that enable metadata versioning (e.g., Tarver, Zavalina & Phillips, ; Zavalina, Phillips & Tarver, ). A qualitative research project (e.g., Zavalina et al, , 2016; Zavalina, Shakeri, & Kizhakkethil, ; Zavalina, Shakeri, Kizhakkethil, & Phillips, ) categorized metadata change in digital library metadata and in traditional library metadata.…”