Scoping Study: Final Report Aggregations of Metadata about Images and Time-based Media

Cite <blockquote cite='http://mass.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2010/11/05/a-1-1aims-objectives-for-desk-research/#1'>The desk research stage seeks to:</blockquote> Permalink:
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Cite <blockquote cite='http://mass.blogs.edina.ac.uk/2010/11/05/a-1-1aims-objectives-for-desk-research/#2'> Understand related activity and work in the area of sharing, re-using and aggregating metadata describing image and time-based media. Determine whether related activity in open bibliographic metadata is relevant and where there may already have been some lessons learnt. Identify an initial profile of the types of collections of images and time-based media that should be considered for inclusion in a metadata aggregation to determine stakeholders with whom to speak; identify metadata issues and possible approaches/standards to inform the initial questions to be asked. Identify some initial potential uses of such an aggregation. </blockquote> Permalink:
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• Understand related activity and work in the area of sharing, re-using and aggregating metadata describing image and time-based media.
• Determine whether related activity in open bibliographic metadata is relevant and where there may already have been some lessons learnt.
• Identify an initial profile of the types of collections of images and time-based media that should be considered for inclusion in a metadata aggregation to determine stakeholders with whom to speak; identify metadata issues and possible approaches/standards to inform the initial questions to be asked.
• Identify some initial potential uses of such an aggregation.

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