A new age for library metadata?
September 27, 2023
Catalogue records remain at the heart of the library technology ecosystem. Metadata are critical to making library resources discoverable. Poor metadata results in wasted resources, missed opportunities, and builds error into any system. Creating quality records can be time consuming and expensive and libraries are increasingly looking for more efficient and effective approaches. How should academic libraries respond to this new environment? To explore the issues, library consultant Ken Chad is in conversation with Lesley Whyte, Managing Director of Bibliographic Data Services. BDS has a long record of providing metadata services to academic and public libraries, the British Library and library suppliers.