The Getty Research Institute has published the third edition of the very important “Introduction to Metadata” book edited by Murtha Baca.
As a specialist in metadata related to art and architectural resources, this text is practically my bible, and any update is most heartily welcome. In addition to providing a basic overview of metadata, it’s importance, and offering best-practice guidelines for it’s creation, this new edition contains information on linked open data, as well as resource description framework, making it an essential primer for anyone wanting to understand the importance of creating, editing, and preserving good metadata. There are also a chapter on rights metadata and a very thorough glossary.