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Too often, libraries fail to communicate their value and importance to the stakeholders and decision makers tasked with tough funding choices. Valuing federal libraries offers guidance on how to substantiate the value of agency research and other information resources and assets by giving users and stakeholders…

In the third installment of our series, “Metadata for mere mortals,” librarian Erin Antognoli explains how controlled vocabularies help to standardize information and make metadata less ambiguous. Topics covered include: How to maximize metadata efficiency. How to maximize organization and findability. Examples of controlled vocabularies from…

In the first report of our series, “Metadata for mere mortals,” librarian Erin Antognoli provided an overview of basic metadata principles, such as the types of metadata and the information they convey. In this segment, Erin delves further into metadata standards and how to choose the right standard…

As federal libraries continually search for ways to demonstrate their value, bibliometrics has emerged as a way to quantitatively assess the impact of federally funded and produced research. Bibliometrics is essentially the statistical analysis of written publications, such as books, reports and journal articles.

What we think of as “the library” is undergoing a revolution. Now that more information is available digitally, many libraries have been downsized and the need for floor space is greatly reduced. Most libraries that remain have greatly diminished their footprint. Like academic libraries, special…

The proliferation of digital content in business settings has turned many people into unlikely data managers, looking for the best way to organize assets such as images, graphics, videos and documents. Without the assistance of a librarian or professional digital asset manager, the less technical…

From Dublin Core, to METS to MARC, this resource describes quite a few of the most widely known metadata standards, how they came about, and how they are commonly used. For anyone involved with data management, this is a good starting point or refresher on…

I’m Erin Antognoli, and I work as the Metadata Librarian on-site at the National Agricultural Library, Knowledge Services Division (NAL/KSD). While I work with metadata a considerable amount, the small size of our division allows me a variety of day-to-day activities, so my title reflects…

The Department of Education includes policymakers, analysts and researchers who must monitor the latest educational news and developments from each state in order to coordinate programs and initiatives.