This year’s theme is:
"Metadata quality issues and policies"
IFLA Cataloguing Section (CATS) will be hosting an open session at the 86th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Dublin, Ireland, 15-21 August 2020. The session will focus on benefits and challenges resulting from the integration of library metadata with datasets and services produced by other communities. Some of them may belong to the publicly-funded cultural sector (archives, museums, etc.), while others, such as content industry or fan communities, have their own specific areas of interest or business needs. A shared environment enhances resource discovery and makes libraries more visible and relevant in a wider context, but also raises a number of questions, not least the one of metadata quality and trustworthiness. What is high-quality data in the age of big data analytics and data-driven economies? How can libraries leverage their public image of reliable and trustworthy information sources to remain relevant players in the information field? How to assess metadata quality in libraries? How can IFLA’s professional bodies assist libraries in adopting sustainable policies that will ensure the long-term quality of metadata? How can libraries use their metadata in addressing the problem of misinformation and fake news?
Subthemes:
Metadata quality strategies and policies – guidelines, best practice examples, etc.
Standards and methods for metadata quality assessment; their integration into library policies and workflows
Benefits and issues arising from the integration of metadata from various sources (cultural heritage domain, other domains, crowdsourcing etc.) – theoretical approaches, project reports, use cases etc.
Data provenance and sourcing
Further details:
https://2020.ifla.org/cfp-calls/cataloguing/
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