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Multivalent Metadata : Exploiting The Layers Of Meaning In Digital Resources, Alison M. Anderson
Multivalent Metadata : Exploiting The Layers Of Meaning In Digital Resources, Alison M. Anderson
Theses : Honours
The rapid growth of the World Wide Web was due in part to the simplicity of the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). It is anticipated that the next generation of web technology, coined the Semantic Web, by Tim Berners-Lee (1989, p. 1), will be driven by the Extensible Markup Language (XML). The XML suite of technologies provides a framework for the application of metadata, and hence semantic information, to web resources. Advantages of a semantic web include improved sharing and reuse of resources, enhanced search mechanisms and knowledge management. The knowledge or meaning contained in digital information may vary according to …