Course Unit / Digital Metadata Standards and Applications
Área Científica do Menor Elective

Digital Metadata Standards and Applications

Área Científica do Menor 6.0 ECTS 1st Cycle Studies
Year
0
Academic year
2026-2027
Code
01013650
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

N.A.

Teaching Methods

Expository introductions will identify core issues and lead students to the understanding of operational concepts, in a participative way. Students will engage in practical work of metadata modelling and application, using technological tools.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester students should be able to
- Understand fundamental concepts related to metadata;
- Identify the conditions for the application of metadata in the context of information systems;
- Understand the importance and impact of metadata in the structuring, retrieval, and transmission of information;
- Know the main metadata schemas used in library and archival fields of information science.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.Metadata: fundamental concepts and evolution.
2. Application of metadata: traditional and emerging roles.
3. Metadata typologies, according to production, expression, and context criteria.
4. Models and metadata schemas for libraries and archives: production, processing and applications.
5. Infrastructural technologies for metadata consumption, processing, communication and reuse.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Fernando Tavares Lopes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 20.0%
Mini Tests: 30.0%
Resolution Problems: 50.0%

Bibliography

Baca, M. (ed.). (2016). Introduction to metadata. Getty Publications.
Coyle, K. (2016). FRBR, Before and After. A Look at Our Bibliographic Models. Chicago: American Library Association.
Guerrini, M. (2023). From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation: A Cultural and Methodological Introduction. London: Facet.
Pasciuto, T., Albertoni, R., & Maggi, R. (2025). Metadata Schemas in Cataloguing the GLAM Domain: an Overview. Journal of Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515251365580.
Permanent UNIMARC Committee. (2024). UNIMARC Bibliographic Format Manual. Den Haag: IFLA.
Thurman, A. C. (2005). Metadata standards for archival control: An introduction to EAD and EAC. Cataloging & classification quarterly, 40(3-4), 183-212.