What metadata is? Gartener (2021) describes metadata as data about data. It is constructed for a specific purpose that it serves and cannot be universal. Metadata helps in define or describe an object. Three categories of metadata namely descriptive, administrative and structural metadata. For a digital library to operate effectively they should all be present. Metadata explained. The three Categories of metadata Descriptive metadata: Amongst the three, descriptive metadata is the most visible. It is also called the finding metadata because it is an information that assist in determining and locating items within a collection in a digital library or repository. Information that describes an item includes authors, subject, tittle, place of publicati...
We explore the use and application of digital libraries and repositories in the 21st century