A Dozen Primers on Standards

"A Dozen Primers on Standards" Computers in Libraries 24(2) (February 2004). [Via Current Cites]

Ever been stumped by the frequent use of information acronyms, and needed a quick reference? What's a DOI? This feature article is a handy overview of current standards applied to information management. Each standard is presented under the following subheadings: Acronym, What it stands for, What is its purpose? Groups behind it, Does it replace or update a previous standard? What stage of development is it at? Pros and Cons. Included are: ARK, DOI, METS, MODS, NCIP, OAI-PMH, ONIX, OpenURL, RDF, RSS, Shibboleth, and SRW/SRU. Each standard is well defined, with examples of usage given. Additionally each norm description is presented by an expert on the subject. As well, the author's affiliation is included. This article is worth retaining for future reference, to be consulted when one encounters those ubiquitous standards in our professional reading.

Posted by Tom on April 02, 2004