Part I. Fundamentals of Metadata

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Understanding Metadata Vocabularies Chapter 3. Creating Metadata Descriptions

Part II. Metadata Vocabulary Building Blocks

Chapter 4. Metadata Structures and Semantics Chapter 5. Metadata Schemas

Part III. Metadata Services

Chapter 6. Metadata Services Chapter 7. Metadata Quality Measurement & Improvement Chapter 8. Achieving Interoperability

Part IV. Metadata Outlook in Research

Chapter 9. Metadata Research Landscape

Part V. Metadata Standards

Chapter 10. Current Standards

Appendices

Appendix A. Metadata Standards — metadata schemas, application profiles, and registries Appendix B. Value Encoding Schemes and Content Standards Appendix C. Glossary