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Author:   Donna E Frederick (Metadata Librarian,University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780081001516

ISBN 10:   0081001517
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   12 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter1: Understanding eBooks, Metadata and Managing Metadata Chapter 2: EBooks as a disruptive technology Chapter 3: Designing a method for managing eBook metadata Chapter 4: Acquisitions – the often overlooked metadata Chapter 5: Understanding eBook acquisitions in academic libraries Chapter 6: Acquisitions Metadata – tools and methods for eBooks metadata management Chapter 7: Access and discovery – a focus on creating access metadata Chapter 8: Discovery Metadata – An introduction Chapter 9: MARC 21 Discovery metadata: Original and copy cataloguing Chapter 10: Bulk processing: Working with record sets and updating metadata Chapter 11: VII Maintenance of eBook Metadata and Troubleshooting Chapter 12: VIII Metadata for Preservation and Deselection Chapter 13: IX Special Topics in eBook Metadata Conclusion

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"""...an excellent introduction to e-book metadata management; it offers practical advice on the management of all types of e-book metadata and working through the issues that come with e-book collections...By focusing on principles, best practices, guidelines, and standards, the author has written a book relevant to academic libraries of all sizes..."" --LRTS"

...an excellent introduction to e-book metadata management; it offers practical advice on the management of all types of e-book metadata and working through the issues that come with e-book collections...By focusing on principles, best practices, guidelines, and standards, the author has written a book relevant to academic libraries of all sizes... --LRTS

Author Information

Donna Frederick has worked in libraries since the mid-1980s and has seen the introduction of many new technologies over the years. Since 2010 she has been working actively with various aspects of eBooks in academic libraries and has held the position of Metadata Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan since 2011. Donna’s research interest is in studying how technological disruptions impact on libraries and how libraries and library employees adapt to those disruptions. The approach presented in this book reflects the author’s ongoing work in the area of assisting libraries to adapt to technological change.

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