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The Semantic And Syntactic Model Of Metadata, Jian Qin, Javier Calzada Prado
The Semantic And Syntactic Model Of Metadata, Jian Qin, Javier Calzada Prado
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
As more information becomes “born digital”, metadata creation is increasingly becoming part of the information creation process. Current metadata schemes inherit much of the library cataloging tradition, which has shown limitations on representing “born digital” type of resources. Through analysis of issues of metadata schemes and review of metadata research and projects, the authors propose an ontology-based approach to building a modular metadata model in which semantics and syntax may be integrated to suit the needs for representing “born digital” resources. The authors use an learning object ontology as an example to demonstrate how the semantics and syntax may be …
Genres Of Digital Documents: Introduction To The Special Issue., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Kevin Crowston
Genres Of Digital Documents: Introduction To The Special Issue., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Kevin Crowston
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Purpose – To introduce the special issue on “Genres of digital documents.” While there are many definitions of genre, most include consideration of the intended communicative purpose, form and sometimes expected content of a document. Most also include the notion of social acceptance, that a document is of a particular genre to the extent that it is recognized as such within a given discourse community. Design/methodology/approach – The article reviews the notion of document genre and its applicability to studies of digital documents and introduces the four articles in the special issue. Findings – Genre can be studied based on …
Can Document-Genre Metadata Improve Information Access To Large Digital Collections., Kevin Crowston, Barbara H. Kwasnik
Can Document-Genre Metadata Improve Information Access To Large Digital Collections., Kevin Crowston, Barbara H. Kwasnik
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
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A Descriptive Study Of The Functional Components Of Browsing., Barbara H. Kwasnik
A Descriptive Study Of The Functional Components Of Browsing., Barbara H. Kwasnik
School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship
The paper describes a descriptive study of the functional components of browsing, which is viewed as the strategic and adaptive technique that people use to search, scan, navigate through, skim, sample, and explore information systems. Data on browsing is collected from thirty participants -- ten each in three browsing formats: print, command-driven computer version, and hypertext window-environment version. Data collection is by means of several techniques: the collection of thinking-out-loud, task-concurrent protocols; open-question interviews during the task; observation; and video and sound recording. The aim of analysis is to describe functions of browsing such as: orientation, place-marking, transition, comparison, identification, …