The Database wikipedia page made me realize how many different kinds of databases there actually are. The whole thing got a bit technical for me.
The text of the Metadata article was rather confusing, it seemed that the definition of what metadata is changed several times within the reading. Table 2 (the one that breaks down types of metadata) was very helpful in discerning that different types of data a bit more clearly then the text.
The Dublin Core article was a bit hard to follow at times as well, it seemed to get extremely technical with the programing codes written out in the last part of the essay. Though it seem like a good idea in general, standardizing a lot of the information retrieval methods would definitely help in many situations.
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I found the readings to be confusing as well - though the Metadata article helped when they pointed out that not all Metadata is digital.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your confusion, especially when it came to the Dublin article. I think the gist is just what you said- standardized retrieval is important, especially in our fields! I think it would be helpful to actually get to work with the model instead of just reading equations concerning it...
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