Abstract:
The purpose of this learning object is to provide some basic introductory information about metadata and its use within an institutional repository. It aims to: explain what metadata is; explain the importance and purpose of metadata in a repository context; outline the key metadata standard in use within repositories; re-enforce the importance of using metadata standards within a repository to enable interoperability and harvesting.
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