Week 3 Notes

•  Metadata is always defined as "data about data" but the actual meaning of this definition can vary from field to field
• Metadata is used by many different fields for many different things 
• Information scientists are often involved in the creation of metadata but metadata is now being created by non-professionals on social websites and all over the internet
• I am annoyed at the idea of another attempt at standardization in the world of metadata (DCMI). Have we not learned that this is what is inevitable:

• Honestly this Dublin Core reading is so complicated that I am having trouble comprehending it. It's entirely too technical...
• I see that we will be learning to use three different bibliographic systems: EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero... I already have a RefWorks account and I prefer that one. Also, I never use FireFox, I prefer Chrome, so I may not use Zotero very often.
• I can see how EndNote would be useful to have, but I usually download any article that I am using and cite it myself immediately. As usual I am wary of new technology like most people.