Bookbot

Metadata

Hodnotenie knihy

Viac o knihe

When "metadata" became a topic of public concern due to NSA surveillance reports, many encountered this previously obscure term. Should the public feel reassured that the NSA was "only" collecting metadata—such as information about callers, recipients, time, duration, and location—rather than actual conversations? This book introduces metadata, which has become as essential as the electrical grid or highway system in our daily lives. The author clarifies that metadata is not merely "data about data"; it simplifies the complexity of objects. When functioning effectively, metadata often goes unnoticed. The author explains various types of metadata—descriptive, administrative, structural, preservation, and use—and discusses their different users and applications. Additionally, he explores the technologies that enable modern metadata and speculates on its future. By the end, readers will recognize metadata's pervasive presence in their lives, as the author asserts that we inhabit a world shaped by metadata.

Vydanie

Nákup knihy

Metadata, Jeffrey Pomerantz

Jazyk
Rok vydania
2015
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(mäkká)
Akonáhle sa objaví, pošleme e-mail.

Platobné metódy

3,8
Veľmi dobrá
320 Hodnotenie

Tu nám chýba tvoja recenzia

Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
MIT Press
Rok vydania
2015
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
256
ISBN10
0262331195
ISBN13
9780262331197
Série
Hodnotenie
3,75 z 5
Anotácia
When "metadata" became a topic of public concern due to NSA surveillance reports, many encountered this previously obscure term. Should the public feel reassured that the NSA was "only" collecting metadata—such as information about callers, recipients, time, duration, and location—rather than actual conversations? This book introduces metadata, which has become as essential as the electrical grid or highway system in our daily lives. The author clarifies that metadata is not merely "data about data"; it simplifies the complexity of objects. When functioning effectively, metadata often goes unnoticed. The author explains various types of metadata—descriptive, administrative, structural, preservation, and use—and discusses their different users and applications. Additionally, he explores the technologies that enable modern metadata and speculates on its future. By the end, readers will recognize metadata's pervasive presence in their lives, as the author asserts that we inhabit a world shaped by metadata.