Metadata quality is made up of many aspects, but one principle that receives little attention is ensuring accurate spelling. According to Beall (2003), there are nine common spelling mistakes. Error category Definition Example Misstrokes errors traced to inaccurate motion of the finger [None given] Transposition errors two consecutive letters in a word are interchanged typing … [Read more…]
“The future isn’t either traditional or digital: it’s a feedback loop between the two. Television fans want to get involved and be counted. It’s how creative we are in engaging those fans – and keeping them connected even as they may move away from the traditional network – that will determine how potent and profitable … [Read more…]
During the second day of the conference, participants continued to explore computer-driven and crowdsourced approaches to tag audiovisual assets. Although there exists a tension between these two methods, many participants argued for a combination of both. In spite of the challenges, solutions are already underway and were introduced as case studies at the conference. In … [Read more…]
From the first moment I arrived at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld en Geluid), I knew I was in for something special. Half of the building’s ten-story structure is underground, housing a massive film & video collection! But I wasn’t here to ogle the building. I was here for the 2013 FIAT/IFTA … [Read more…]
Investigating the Significant Properties of Electronic Content over Time (InSPECT), a JISC funded project that ended in 2009, defines the concept as, “the characteristics of an Information Object that must be maintained over time to ensure its continued access, use, and meaning, and its capacity to be accepted as evidence of what it purports to … [Read more…]