Jane Greenberg et al., Final Report for the AMeGA (Automatic Metadata Generation Applications) Project, submitted to the Library of Congress, February 17, 2005. From the executive summary: 'The work underlying the AMeGA project was guided by the following three goals: [1] To evaluate current automatic metadata generation functionalities supported by content creation software and automatic metadata generation applications; and review automatic metadata generation functionalities supported by integrated library systems (ILSs). [2] To survey metadata experts to determine which aspects of metadata generation are most amenable to automation. [3] To compile a final report of recommended functionalities for automatic metadata generation applications....The main finding [under Goal 1] is that there is a disconnect between experimental research and application development. It seems that metadata generation applications could be vastly improved by integrating experimental research findings.' (Thanks to LIS News.)
(PS: What's the OA connection? The more we can automate the generation of metadata, the more we can simplify and shorten the process of depositing eprints in OA repositories.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 3/30/2005 09:22:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
