Abstract:The purpose of metadata is to enable information users to find, identify, select, obtain, and explore information resources. The largest global database of machine-readable bibliographic metadata, WorldCat includes over 500 million records that represent information resources in 483 languages. While most of these records describe individual officially published or released materials (print and electronic books and journals, VHS, CD, and DVD releases of documentary and feature films, officially distributed audi… Show more
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