Cataloging and Metadata Services Unit: CMS References

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This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.

This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data.

This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data

This site’s main content consists of of an inter-linked EAD tag library. Each EAD element can be found simply by typing in http://eadiva.com/elementname, such as http://eadiva.com/accessrestrict. The tags are listed alphabetically as well as by finding-aid structure and type. Each element’s page includes a description of the element and its use, a list of its attributes and their definitions/possible values, a list of its subelements, and an example or two. Essentially, it is a plain-language, interlinked version of the official tag library.

Using Library of Congress Authorities, you can browse and view authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations; and download authority records in MARC format for use in a local library system. This service is offered free of charge.

Identify and verify authorities in OCLC records.

**Can be searched using id.loc.gov
The Thesaurus for Graphic Materials is a tool for indexing visual materials by subject and by genre/format. The thesaurus includes more than 7,000 subject terms and 650 genre/format terms to index types of photographs, prints, design drawings, ephemera, and other pictures.

A book containing terms for graphic materials. Published by LoC in 1986.

From the Moving Image Research Center, Library of congress, 1998

Included in Cataloger's Desktop

compiled by Marion Matters 1995

A place for catalogers, metadata librarians, and those who admire them.

This site is designed to help librarians share workflows and best practices across institutions.

The Metadata Blog is the official blog of the Metadata Interest Group (MIG), an interest group of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services division of the American Library Association.

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web and Linked Data initiator, suggested a 5-star deployment scheme for Open Data. Here, we give examples for each step of the stars and explain costs and benefits that come along with it.

Written by anotherdamconsultancy.com

News about DAMs

CMSWire.com is a popular web magazine published by Simpler Media Group, Inc. Our daily updates keep you in the know about Customer Experience Management, Digital Marketing, Social Business and Enterprise Information Management.

Digital Asset Management.com is supported by Widen, a marketing technology company that provides digital asset management systems and services. The content developers come from journalism, marketing, product management, and event management backgrounds. So, yeah, we work for Widen but this site is all about resources, news and community to help those who are learning about digital asset management.

Quick guide to management of digital asset metadata

Defines taxonomy and metadata

DAM News is owned and operated by Digital Asset Management consultants, Daydream, UK
Digital Asset Management News contains the latest news, reviews, trends and opinion about the Digital Asset Management (DAM) industry including comment by the editor as well as feature articles contributed by independent authors.

Article and webinar by Libris digital asset management platform for visual media

Defines digital asset as the asset + metadata. By mediavalet: digital asset management solution

This primer discusses the latest developments in metadata and the new tools, best practices, and resources now available

Industry Standards: IPTC, XMP and EXIF and tools for metadata extraction
By Nuxeo - engineers, consultants in eneterprise content management, digital asset management, and case management

This free online information resource is all about taxonomy: Content and links to everything you need to know about taxonomy in one convenient website. Explore our subject-oriented directory of taxonomies and their publishers; peruse blogs and events about taxonomies; discover taxonomy books and standards; research taxonomy software products; and connect with experts and consulting services.

AVPreserve is a data management consulting and software development firm.
Site provides tools for Web, mobile and desktop applications for metadata management, digital preservation, and collection management.

by alex duryee, digital & metadata preservation specialist, & bertram lyons, senior consultant, avpreserve

The rise of accessible digital collections coupled with the development of tools for processing and analyzing data has enabled researchers to create new models of scholarship and inquiry. The National Digital Initiatives team invites leaders and experts from organizations that are collecting, preserving and providing researcher access to digital collections as data to share best practices and lessons learned. This event will also highlight new collaborative initiatives at the Library of Congress that seek to enhance researcher engagement and the use of digital collections as data.

Blog posts about digital content, tools, FADGI

The rise of accessible digital collections coupled with the development of tools for processing and analyzing data has enabled researchers to create new models of scholarship and inquiry. The National Digital Initiatives team invites leaders and experts from organizations that are collecting, preserving and providing researcher access to digital collections as data to share best practices and lessons learned. This event will also highlight new collaborative initiatives at the Library of Congress that seek to enhance researcher engagement and the use of digital collections as data.

The site for understanding how to use and apply photo metadata for photographers

A list of metadata standards at LoC

An exploration of the ways digital assets can be used and managed -- Ian Matzen, MLIS, digital asset manager

Ian Matzen, MLIS, DAM manager

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) is an internationally-recognised centre of expertise in digital curation with a focus on building capability and skills for research data management. The DCC provides expert advice and practical help to research organisations wanting to store, manage, protect and share digital research data.

Jody DeRidder