Metadata Research Research Articles

Knowledge Organization Systems and Provenance: Experiences and Challenges

ABSTRACTThis panel is situated at the intersections of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) and provenance research. In this panel, we will share experiences and challenges in documenting the changes of a KOS The panelists will provide real‐world examples drawn from their research and practice. These examples range from KOSs used in LIS, such as the Dewey Decimal Classifications, Homosaurus, and Library of Congress Subject Headings; to extended information science research fields, such as digital preservation metadata standards, biodiversity taxonomies, and ontologies. Currently, the models and practices for documenting changes in KOSs fall short in supporting even simple provenance queries like “who made the change?”“what are the reasons for the change?”or“when was the change made?” The panelists will collectively discuss examples of queries we have faced, as well as the implications for provenance for KOS research and practice.This panel is sponsored by Classification & Metadata Research Special Interest Group (SIG‐CMR).

Library Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata Research: A Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations—A Supplement, 2022-2023

Library Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata Research: A Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations—A Supplement, 2022-2023

Challenges of Open Science: Problems of Metadata Research and Analysis of Scientometric Indicators of Scientists (Experience of the Scientific Library of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University)

Objective. The scientific publication aims to analyze the development of open science based on international and national experience, as well as to show efforts of the National Law University in the direction of promotion of open science and management of metadata related to scientometrics indicators of scientists. Methods. To attain the indicated objective, theoretical methods of scientific research were used: literature analysis and systematic approach. Results. The result of this research is systematization of scientometrics services developed by the Scientific Library of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University to inform scientists about their scientometric indicators that reflect publication activity in the two main international scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science. Conclusions. It is important to promote open science in university repositories, which are one of the services that manage metadata.

Modeling Ephraim Chambers' Knowledge Structure from a Naïve Standpoint

In the preface to his Cyclopaedia published in 1728 Ephraim Chambers offers readers a systematized structure of his attempt to produce a universal repository of human knowledge. Divided into an interconnected taxonomic tree and domain vocabulary, this structure forms the basis of one effort from the Metadata Research Center to study historical ontologies. The knowledge structure is being encoded into a Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) form as well as a Web Ontology Language (OWL) version. This paper explores the expressive and functional differences between these SKOS and OWL versions of Chambers’ knowledge structure. As part of this goal, the paper research focused on the construction and application of rules in each system to produce a more computationally ready representation of Chambers’ structure in SKOS, which is more thesaurus-like, and OWL, which represents additional ontological nuances. First, studying the various textual aspects at the semantic, syntactic, and typographic levels allowed for the relationships between terms to manifest from which rules governing expression of the connections between elements developed. Second, because each language, SKOS and OWL, functionally expresses different logical relationships, their possibilities and limitations offer a ground for further analyzing the resultant knowledge structures; although, each stemmed from the same basic source of Chambers’ text. Lastly this paper will examine rule making and expression in light of Paul Grice’s theory of conversational implicature to understand how a naïve agent formulates and applies these rules to a knowledge structure.

Metadata Research Progress in Scientific Data-related Practices at Home and Abroad

Metadata Research Progress in Scientific Data-related Practices at Home and Abroad

Library Cataloging, Classification, and Metadata Research: A Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines research as “studious inquiry or examination; especially: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision...

Opportunities and challenges in enhancing access to metadata of cultural heritage collections: a survey

Machine processable data that narrate digital/non-digital resources are termed as metadata. Different metadata standards exist for describing various types of digital objects. Several researches have reported on how to address issues related to accessing of metadata resources. Most studies on metadata involve cultural heritage domain, and this is an indication of the importance of this domain in metadata research and development. Research on metadata in cultural heritage mainly revolves around three fundamental issues: (1) lack of quality in metadata contents in most of the cases, (2) difficulty in accessing metadata contents due largely to limited user’s knowledge on the content of the metadata, and (3) heterogeneity of the data at the level of schemas which makes the access even more difficult. The lack of quality in metadata makes it difficult for the users to retrieve and explore information that satisfies their needs. So, in order to make its contents more accessible, enhancing the metadata content is required, especially for cultural heritage collections which consist of digital objects (structured documents) described by a variety of metadata schemas. This paper presents issues and challenges in enhancing access to metadata by reviewing the existing approaches in metadata environment with a particular emphasis on cultural heritage collections. In this paper, firstly, we look at the classification of metadata which is divided into two categories namely data retrieval and information retrieval. Then, we present the analysis, findings and suggestions on how to address issues in enhancing access to metadata contents especially in cultural heritage collections. A detailed comparison is given between information retrieval and data retrieval, and it focuses on the applicability of one approach over the other. A framework that aims to improve the effectiveness of retrieval when searching metadata is also proposed and tested. The proposed framework consists of approaches and methods that are expected to enhance access to metadata especially in cultural heritage collections and be useful for those with limited knowledge on cultural heritage. The experiments were conducted on CHiC2013 which is a collection on cultural heritage. The results show a considerable enhancement over other IR approaches that use the expansion methods.

Representing Aboutness: Automatically Indexing 19th- Century Encyclopedia Britannica Entries

Representing aboutness is a challenge for humanities documents, given the linguistic indeterminacy of the text. The challenge is even greater when applying automatic indexing to historical documents for a multidisciplinary collection, such as encyclopedias. The research presented in this paper explores this challenge with an automatic indexing comparative study examining topic relevance. The setting is the NEH-funded 19th-Century Knowledge Project, where researchers in the Digital Scholarship Center, Temple University, and the Metadata Research Center, Drexel University, are investigating the best way to index entries across four historical editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica (3rd, 7th, 9th, and 11th editions). Individual encyclopedia entry entries were processed using the Helping Interdisciplinary Vocabulary Engineering (HIVE) system, a linked-data, automatic indexing terminology application that uses controlled vocabularies. Comparative topic relevance evaluation was performed for three separate keyword extraction algorithms: RAKE, Maui, and Kea++. Results show that RAKE performed the best, with an average of 67% precision for RAKE, and 28% precision for both Maui and Kea++. Additionally, the highest-ranked HIVE results with both RAKE and Kea++ demonstrated relevance across all sample entries, while Maui’s highest-ranked results returned zero relevant terms. This paper reports on background information, research objectives and methods, results, and future research prospects for further optimization of RAKE’s algorithm parameters to accommodate for encyclopedia entries of different lengths, and evaluating the indexing impact of correcting the historical Long S.

Name Authority Work in the Linked Data Environment

Linked data and the semantic web have been the focus of library metadata research for years, in particular, the question of how cultural heritage and library communities can leverage this technolog...

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The investment in technology in sports is directly proportional to performance improvement, in cycling it would not bedifferent, its athletes need to develop very high powers, so equipment, to measure power has a high cost, made the methodrestrictive. This article aims to assess the use of technologies and their efficiency, correlating with the socioeconomic conditionsof youngsters between 15-17 years of both sexes, classified in cycling mode in youth school games. The method applied was adescriptive quantitative research, based on interviews and metadata research, based on the study of public data surveys, namelyIBGE census and other databases. The Olympic Committee divided Brazil for competition in three major regions and for the datacollection it is applied the interview to coaches of all the states, the data were analyzed and compared, therefore we arrived at thefollowing results: The Regions: Southeast and South cycling, the conclusion is that cycling performance is directly linked toequipment investment patterns, such as the potentiometer and the differences between the economic conditions of each regionwhere the south and southeast region has superiority in the school cycling because of the richness seen in GDP and HDI alsodemonstrated with total medals far superior to the North and Northeast.

Remote sensing in archaeology. The state of the art and presentation of metadata research project's preliminary results

Depuis la genèse des techniques modernes de télédétection au moyen de drones, les applications se multiplient dans tous les domaines pour parfois devenir des outils indispensables de la recherche et de l'industrie actuelle. Cependant, dans le domaine des Sciences Humaines et tout particulièrement en archéologie ancienne (Préhistoire, Protohistoire), malgré un dynamisme indéniable, certaines techniques dites « classiques » ne cèdent pas véritablement le pas aux techniques plus modernes, pourtant plus efficaces et sources d'innovations. Certaines techniques intermédiaires, comme l'usage de théodolites ou plus récemment de GPS RTK associé aux Systèmes d'Information Géographique, se sont pourtant relativement bien implantées dans les problématiques de relevés topographiques, d'architectures et de structures archéologiques de divers types. L'incroyable bon avant que constituent les drones équipés de LiDAR, de matériel photogrammétrique et thermique, tout comme celui des techniques de photogrammétrie opérées depuis le sol, n'a pourtant pas encore détrôné les techniques « séculaires » de dessin et de documentation des sites en cours de fouille et de leurs contextes. Si ce sont, dans un premier temps, des contextes très spécifiques qui ont généré l'application de nouvelles technologies en Archéologie, notamment dans des cas d'accès difficile aux vestiges (archéologie sous-marine, reliefs difficilement accessibles) ou bien des sites exceptionnels (grottes ornées du Paléolithique), les tendances actuelles montrent que ces technologies sont encore au stade expérimental dans d'autres contextes et que le plus souvent seules des solutions mixtes entre les procédures classiques et modernes sont appliquées. 
 Le présent article a pour objectif premier de définir, dans le cadre d'un état de l'art spécifique à la discipline archéologique, les problématiques et les contextes dans lesquels interviennent déjà les nouvelles techniques de relevés photogrammétriques depuis le sol et depuis les airs. Cet état de l'art ne peut être complètement exhaustif au vu de la quantité d'information disponible sur le sujet, parfois très répétitive, mais cherche à couvrir toute l'amplitude des applications passées et actuelles et de réfléchir aux applications futures. Il permet également de pointer du doigt et de mieux comprendre les réticences passées et actuelles vis-à-vis de supposés problèmes de précision et de problèmes d'éthique liés à la documentation automatisée de certains vestiges des sociétés anciennes. L'archéologue aura toujours, du moins faut-il l'espérer, le besoin d'être en contact avec son sujet, de l'analyser de ses propres yeux et de le tester de ses propres mains. L'on se demande désormais pourquoi il apparaît encore fréquemment si délicat d'abandonner un peu plus le papier et le crayon en faveur de procédés de télédétection et de relevé offrant un gain de temps, une meilleure qualité de documentation et un archivage de données exploitables sur le long terme. Ces « réticences » liées au passage à une pleine mise en œuvre de ces nouveaux moyens démontre aujourd'hui qu'un peu de recul est nécessaire afin d'obtenir une vue d'ensemble des résultats et des applications potentielles, afin de redéfinir les pratiques et les enjeux de la recherche archéologique de terrain. L'objectif second de cet article est de présenter le projet de recherche « METAdAtA » (« METAdAtA : sviluppo MEtodologico, Tecnico e sperimentale del volo Autonomo di Aeromobili senza pilota a bordo nell'ambito Archeologico sardo »), financé par les fonds européens de la Région Sardaigne et impliquant l'utilisation de drones pour la documentation de sites archéologiques néolithiques et de l'âge du Bronze en Sardaigne (Italie), sous divers de ses aspects : problématiques, objectifs, cas d'étude et résultats préliminaires. Ce projet de recherche a notamment permis de mettre au point des procédés et protocoles types pour la documentation de sites archéologiques assistée par drone mais également de démontrer que les nouvelles technologies constituent un facteur essentiel de l'apparition et du développement de nouvelles problématiques scientifiques, de nouveaux besoins auxquels la discipline tarde peut être un peu trop à donner libre cours.

Proposed Special Issue: Name Authority Work in the Linked Data Environment

Linked Data and the Semantic Web have been the focus of library metadata research for years, in particular, the question of how cultural heritage and library communities can leverage this technolog...

A novel computational knowledge-base framework for visualization and quantification of geospatial metadata in spatial data infrastructures

Advances in Metadata research have been instrumental in predictions and ‘fitness-of-use evaluation’ for the effective Decision-making process. For the past two decades, the model has been developed to provide visual assistance for assessing the quality information in metadata and quantifying the degree of metadata population. Still, there is a need to develop a framework that can be generic to adopt all the standards available for Geospatial Metadata. The computational analysis of metadata for specific applications remains uncharted for investigations and studies. This work proposes a computational framework for Geospatial Metadata by integrating TopicMaps and Hypergraphs (HXTM) based on the elements and their dependency relationships. A purpose-built dataset extracted from schemas of various standardisation organisations and existing knowledge in the discipline is utilised to model the framework and thereby evaluate ranking strategies. Hypergraph-Helly Property based Weight-Assignment Algorithm (HHWA) have been proposed for HXTM framework to calculate Stable weights for Metadata Elements. Recursive use of Helly-property ensures predominant elements, while Rank Order Centroid (ROC) method is used to compute standard weights. A real corpus using case studies from FGDC’s Standard for Geospatial Metadata, INSPIRE Metadata Standards, and ISRO Metadata Content Standard (NSDI 2.0) is used to validate the proposed framework. The observations show that the Information Gain (Entropy) of the proposed model along with the algorithm proves to be computationally smart for quantification purposes and visualises the strength of Metadata Elements for all applications. A prototype tool, ‘MetDEVViz- MetaData Editor, Validator & Visualization’ is designed to exploit the benefits of the proposed algorithm for the case studies that acts as a web service to provide a user interface for editing, validating and visualizing metadata elements.

Topics and Trends in Metadata Research

Topics and Trends in Metadata Research

LITERATUR REVIEW: PENERAPAN PIJAT KAKI DAN RENDAM AIR HANGAT CAMPURAN KENCUR TERHADAP EDEMA KAKI IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS I WANGON, BANYUMAS

Foot edema or swelling in the legs is found most in pregnant women in the third trimester, prioritizing the principles of care for mothers and babies to descrease discomfort, the need for prevention and appropriate care for pregnant women. The purpose of this article is to review some of the literature related to the application of foot massage and soak in warm kaempferia galanga L mixed water to reduce edema of pregnant women in the third trimester. This article method is a form of analysis metadata research using literature review. The source used in the electronic database is EBSCO, and google scholar with the keywords foot massage, edema of the pregnant mother's feet/foot edema late pregnancy, soaking warm water, kaempferia galanga L as antiinflammatory. The article used is between 2009-2018, found 1 international journal and 14 national journals with 6main journals and 9 study supporting journals. The results of foot massage and warm water soaked with kaempferia galanga L have not been applied in a similar manner, but from each treatment combined so as to reduce physiological edema of pregnant women in the third trimester. The discussion of the literature review of six journal articles can be combined and examined that intervening in foot edema in pregnant women naturally by using foot massage and soaking warm water mixed with Kaempferia Galanga L in a safe and effective intervention category to reduce edema of pregnant women. The conclusion of this article was the application of foot massage therapy and warm water soaking the mixture of Kaempferia Galanga L effective in reducing physiological foot edema in third trimester pregnant women who have not received any treatment.

Big Metadata, Smart Metadata, and Metadata Capital: Toward Greater Synergy Between Data Science and Metadata

Abstract Purpose The purpose of the paper is to provide a framework for addressing the disconnect between metadata and data science. Data science cannot progress without metadata research. This paper takes steps toward advancing the synergy between metadata and data science, and identifies pathways for developing a more cohesive metadata research agenda in data science. Design/methodology/approach This paper identifies factors that challenge metadata research in the digital ecosystem, defines metadata and data science, and presents the concepts big metadata, smart metadata, and metadata capital as part of a metadata lingua franca connecting to data science. Findings The “utilitarian nature” and “historical and traditional views” of metadata are identified as two intersecting factors that have inhibited metadata research. Big metadata, smart metadata, and metadata capital are presented as part of a metadata lingua franca to help frame research in the data science research space. Research limitations There are additional, intersecting factors to consider that likely inhibit metadata research, and other significant metadata concepts to explore. Practical implications The immediate contribution of this work is that it may elicit response, critique, revision, or, more significantly, motivate research. The work presented can encourage more researchers to consider the significance of metadata as a research worthy topic within data science and the larger digital ecosystem. Originality/value Although metadata research has not kept pace with other data science topics, there is little attention directed to this problem. This is surprising, given that metadata is essential for data science endeavors. This examination synthesizes original and prior scholarship to provide new grounding for metadata research in data science.

Metadata and universal access in digital library environments

PurposeAccessibility metadata has been a recurring theme in recent efforts aimed at promoting accessibility of information and communication technology solutions to all, regardless of their disabilities, cultural differences, language, etc. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of accessibility metadata in improving knowledge discovery and access in digital library environments, discuss developments in creating accessibility terms for resource description, and attempt to relate those developments to the overall purpose of universal design to finally recommend points for improvement.Design/methodology/approachThis is an exploratory study based on review of selected literature and documentations made available by metadata projects. Search for related literature was made using Google Scholar, EBSCO, and Web of Science Databases using terms and combination of terms such as “universal design and metadata,” “accessibility metadata,” “inclusive design,” and “metadata and digital libraries.” Some documentation on metadata projects were obtained through e-mail correspondences.FindingsThe overall discussion shows that accessibility metadata can be instrumental in exposing accessible resources to search engines and in augmenting library resource discovery tools for the benefit of users with disabilities. Accessibility metadata would help users to quickly discover materials that fit their needs. However, the notion of indexing resources by their accessibility attributes remains an area that needs further exploration.Originality/valueThe paper gives emphasis to the importance of metadata research in universal design endeavors. It also provides recommendations for practical applications that would improve accessibility in digital library environments.

Technical Debt as an Indicator of Library Metadata Quality

Metadata production is a significant cost for any digital library program. As such, care should be taken to ensure that when metadata is created, it is done in such a way that its quality will not be low enough to be a liability to current and future library applications. Agile software development uses the concept of to place metrics on the ongoing costs associated with low-quality code, and determine resource allocation for strategies to improve it. This paper applies the technical debt metaphor in the context of metadata management, identifying common themes across the qualitative and quantitative literature related to technical debt, and connecting it to similar themes in the literature on metadata quality assessment. It concludes with areas of future research in the area of technical debt and metadata management, and ways in which the metaphor may be integrated into other current avenues of metadata research.

Data and metadata research in the social sciences and humanities: An approach from data repositories in these disciplines

This paper studies research data repositories in the social sciences and humanities (SSH), from the Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data), paying particular attention to metadata models used to describe the datasets included in them. 397 repositories are reviewed at the general level, including those of a multidisciplinary nature. We discuss and reflect on the special features of research data in these disciplines, and on coverage and information collected by re3data. The metadata schemas and standards most commonly used in SSH repositories are analyzed, with special emphasis on the six main repositories.

Scientific, technical, and medical podcasting in Korea

Korean produced scientific, technical and medical (STM) podcasts represent an opportunity for Korean STM publications to further promote themselves as an important center for scientific research. STM Publishing makes results and data available to the greater scientific community as well as the rigors of metadata research. Publishing costs should be considered part of research costs since research results are only of value if published in reputable peer-reviewed journals. Korean journals indexed in the Korean Citation Index (KCI) continue to evolve in quality and as important communities for scientists. Universities, tertiary hospitals, and research institutes throughout Europe and America feature podcasts as an integral part of Web 2.0 and the evolution of e-publishing. However, unlike their Western counterparts, Korean (as well as Chinese and Japanese) STM publications and related organizations have not established hosted STM podcast programs to help propagate and create discussion on important science results. The opportunity of Korean produced STM podcasts to highlight important research and discovery is a cost efficient opportunity that Korean journals, universities, tertiary hospitals, research institutes and industry/academic collaborations should consider. This paper outlines roles, reasons and rational for KCI publications to be featured in a Korean hosted STM podcast.