Automation and Related Standards; Metadata

Dr. Bilal

IS 582

Spring 2006

Standards

Standards have impact on the automation industry

Most library standards are available via LC http://www.loc.gov/standards Access this site and examine the

standards on Resource Description Formats

Industry Standards

Encoding MARC 21 MARCXML MODS (Metadata Object Description

Schema) MADS (Metadata Authority Description

Schema) Dublin Core

Industry Standards

Content AACR2R (Anglo-American Cataloging

Rules, 2nd Revised Edition ISBD (International Standards

Bibliographic Description)

Industry Standards

Automation functions Standard Interchange Protocol (SIP)

To exchange circulation messages with library systems, such as borrower identification

Industry Standards

SIP2: De-facto standard for the exchange of circulation data and transactions between different systems In use by self-issue systems, telephone

renewals, PC bookings software, library security systems, and RFID systems

Industry Standards

NCIP (NISO Circulation Interchange Protocol) Supports interlibrary loan functions EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Supports the transfer of data between

different systems over the Internet. EDI was developed for businesses to buy, sell, and trade information electronically.

Industry Standards

SIF (Schools Interoperability Framework) – Designed for the interoperation of many school applications

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) A method of remotely storing and retrieving data

using devices called RFID Tags. An RFID tag is a small object (e.g., an adhesive sticker) that contains antennas for receiving and responding to radio frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. Used in library security systems.

Metadata

Machine understandable information for the Web

Dublin Core A standard for describing/creating

metadata for Web information 15 elements of description http://www.lub.lu.se/cgi-bin/nmdc.pl

Has a template for creating Dublin Core metadata