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Philip Hider MA PhD FCLIP is Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is Associate Member of the Australian Library and Information Association, and a member of the Australian Committee on Cataloguing.
"...an excellent introduction both for students and for
practitioners new to the field, and the very readable text is well
supported by numerous examples, and lists of additional reading. A
welcome addition to the literature in this field." -- Vanda
Broughton
"Metadata is a topic of great, and continuing importance in all
the information sciences and collection disciplines. But it is one
in which students and practitioners alike can become lost in
details and specifics. Philip Hider's book takes a uniquely wide
and integrative approach, combining basic principles and
well-chosen examples to give an admirably clear insight into the
subject." -- David Bawden
"Hider offers a clear and comprehensive look at metadata and all
its many aspects-from its creation, to its many forms and uses, and
even its future. This is a very readable text that any student or
information professional will find useful and engaging." --
Shawne D. Miksa
"This book promises to be a key resource in the field of
information organisation. It takes a broad approach to information
resource description without sacrificing the detailed description
and explanation that students and practitioners will seek. Dr Hider
demonstrates an enviable level of scholarly and professional
knowledge and a capacity to structure and communicate it elegantly
and with passion." -- Stuart Ferguson
"For those newly minted librarians whose graduate school no
longer teaches cataloguing, for established librarians switching
gears in mid-career from reference to technical services or for
faculty who need to teach description, this book is an invaluable
introductory resource." -- Collection Building
"Hider explains clearly the wide range of metadata that exists,
and helps the reader further by guiding through the book with
cross-references and direction. We know there is "more on this to
come in the next chapter" or if we missed a detail, we can go back
and locate it in context. This is useful for those learning the
subject, as well as the more expert reader. Hider does an
impressive job tying together so many different aspects of metadata
and providing the "big picture", and the book is highly accessible
and engaging." -- Library Management
"...provides a clear multifaceted survey of the metadata
landscape, which usefully relates complex standards and practices
to difficult and demanding tasks. Readers seeking a better
understanding of the broad reach of metadata in the contemporary
environment will be well served." -- Technicalities
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