INTEGRATING AND LEVERAGING METADATA IN A SHARED ENVIRONMENT: THE UNIVERSITY OF MACAU EXPERIENCE [ARTICLE]
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2021-06
Authors
Pun, Priscilla
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Nazarbayev University Library
Abstract
Library cataloging and metadata have been evolving since the mid-1990s, at the
emergence and development of the World Wide Web and communication technologies. The
purpose of the paper is to have a brief review of the development history of the cataloging
and metadata practices of the University of Macau (UM) Library, in order to demonstrate
the transitive changes from traditional cataloging to the promotion and preparation for
structured data management, including the shift from static and single-source catalog to
dynamic and multi-sources discovery platform. The value of the library’s bibliographic
data is in sharing and reusing data locally, regionally and globally. Library cooperation and
continuing education of the library staff are essential to this goal. A recent project entitled
MALA Hub is introduced in the paper as well. It is a region-wide academic resource sharing
project that initiated and launched its first phase in 2019, with the sponsorship of Macau
SAR Government. The purpose of the project is to pool together, disclose, and share with
each other all kinds of resources available for the nine library members of Macau Academic
Library Alliance (MALA) in Macau, including physical pieces, consortium subscribed
resources, individual library paid resources, open access resources, and in-house developed
digital resources from the libraries and the community. In addition, derived from the MALA
Hub by leveraging metadata integrated on the Hub, are several topic-specific resource portals
suggested by the government and the community. The first topic-specific portal, Portuguese
Portal (covering all available resources in Portuguese language), was launched at the end of
2019. More portals are planned to be launched in the near future, such as the Macau Study
Portal, and the Specialized Collections Portal, among others.
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Type of access: Open Access, EALC, library
Citation
Pun, P. (2021, June 29). INTEGRATING AND LEVERAGING METADATA IN A SHARED ENVIRONMENT: THE UNIVERSITY OF MACAU EXPERIENCE [ARTICLE]. Nazarbayev University Repository.