XML for catalogers and metadata librarians. (2013)

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• Further Information: Note: Timothy W. Cole and Myung-Ja K. Han.
• Other Names: Cole, Timothy W; Han, Myung-Ja K
• Contents: PrefacePART I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEWChapter 1 XML: What Is It?Many Definitions of XMLXML Elements As Content ObjectsThe Basic Markup Rules of XMLOHCO: Practical ConsiderationsHow the Rest of This Book Is OrganizedTools for Creating, Viewing, and Editing XML MetadataQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 2 XML: Why It Is Important to Catalogers and Metadata LibrariansTrends in Bibliographic Control and Descriptive CatalogingChanging Job DescriptionsLooking AheadQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 3 XML: Core Syntax and GrammarCharacter Data, White Space, and EntitiesElement TypesAttributesProcessing Instructions, Declarations, CDATA, and CommentsWell-Formed XML versus Valid XMLSchemas and NamespacesSummaryQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesPART II STRUCTURED METADATA IN XMLChapter 4 MARCXML: Library Catalog Records as Structured DataTraditional MARCMARC SGMLMARCXMLCase Study 4.1: Creating an XML Snapshot of a Library Catalog for GoogleCase Study 4.2: Creating MARCXML Records for the HathiTrustSummaryQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 5 Other Metadata Standards in XML: Dublin Core, MODS, and ONIXWorking with Other Metadata StandardsDublin Core in XMLCase Study 5.1: Dublin Core Metadata in CONTENTdmMODS in XMLCase Study 5.2: Hypatia: A MODS Record Creation and Ingest ToolONIX for Books in XMLCase Study 5.3: Integrating ONIX Records into the OPACOther Metadata StandardsQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 6 Interoperable XML: Namespaces, Shareable Metadata, and Application ProfilesXML NamespacesShareable MetadataApplication ProfilesCase Study 6.1: Creating a Project-Based Application ProfileCase Study 6.2: IMLS DCC Collection Description Application ProfileObservationsQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesPART III AUTHORING AND VALIDATING XMLChapter 7 Valid XML (Part I): Document Type DefinitionsWhen Well-Formed XML Is Not EnoughDefining an XML Metadata Grammar in a DTDSyntax and Semantics of DTDsCase Study 7.1: A DTD for Simple Dublin CoreQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 8 Valid XML (Part II): XML SchemasThe Need for Alternatives to XML DTDsDifferences between DTDs and XSDsW3C XML Schema Definition Language IllustrationsCase Study 8.1: Checking MARCXML Records Using Oxygen and an XSDOther Schema LanguagesQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 9 Advanced XML Grammars: Schemas and Namespaces, Uniqueness, and KeysUsing XML Namespaces and XML Schemas TogetherCase Study 9.1: A "Spine" of Metadata for Digitized Emblem BooksKeys, Key References, and Uniqueness ConstraintsCase Study 9.2: Creating the DLF Aquifer Asset Action XML SchemaQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesPART IV METADATA CROSSWALKS, XML TRANSFORMATIONS, AND RDF XMLChapter 10 Transforming XML (Part I): Metadata Crosswalking and XPathMetadata CrosswalksUsing XPath to Analyze and Navigate XML Metadata RecordsXPath Operators and FunctionsSummaryQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 11 Transforming XML (Part II): Extensible Stylesheet Language for TransformationsIntroduction to XSLTThe Structure of an XSLT Style SheetVariables and Parameters in XSLTRecursion and Advanced Uses of Axes in XSLTCase Study 11.1: Generating XHTML Splash Page from MARCXMLCase Study 11.2: Creating E-Book Records for Retrospectively Digitized BooksSummaryQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 12 RDF and XML: Serializing Triples (Statements) in XMLAn Introduction to RDF in XMLRDF SchemaRDFaCase Study 12.1: RDFa from MARCXML and Dublin CoreQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesChapter 13 XML and the Future of Descriptive CatalogingChanges and ChallengesExploiting XML in Library Work FlowsCase Study 13.1: Emblematica OnlineClosing ThoughtsQuestions and Topics for DiscussionSuggestions for ExercisesNotesReferencesGlossary of XML TermsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (404 pages)
• Subjects: 006.7/4; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Library & Information Science -- General; XML (Document markup language); Cataloging -- Data processing; Metadata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Cataloging & Classification; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Library & Information Science -- Cataloging & Classification; Library & information sciences
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216169215
• Related ISBNs: 9781598845198
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