Chapter 2. Purposes

Authors

  • Benjamin Riesenberg

Abstract

Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 57, no. 6), “Purposes,” explains that metadata application profiles (MAPs) provide benefits for metadata creators, managers, and consumers throughout the processes of metadata creation, implementation, use, and reuse. Different kinds of MAPs may provide different benefits and be best suited to different applications. Providing support for metadata interoperability and reuse is a significant goal for MAP design and implementation. Keeping considerations of both semantic and technical interoperability in mind during the MAP-making process can help achieve this goal.

Author Biography

Benjamin Riesenberg

Benjamin Riesenberg has served as metadata librarian at the University of Washington Libraries since 2019. They became interested in application profiles for publishing digital-collections metadata as linked open data while completing the MLIS program at the University of Washington iSchool. They are currently working to develop RDA/RDF metadata application profiles for evaluation in cataloging workflows and implement profiles for use with digital collections.

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Published

2021-08-23

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 6 (2021): August/September

Section

Chapters