The Hermeneutics of Bibliographic Data and Cultural Metadata

Abstract

Computational tools and the digital revolution propelled by the invention of the World Wide Web pervade every aspect of human existence, including the work life of researchers across the humanities, social and natural sciences, and staff at research libraries. The development of library systems over the last hundred years has been heavily influenced by the advent of information and computer science. Bibliographical work and metadata registry as a core activity within the world of libraries are permeated with computation, and this development opens up new avenues for digital approaches and data-driven research. This book presents a wide variety of approaches that explore the intersection between two very diverse fields of practice, bibliography and the production of library metadata on the one hand, and the use of computation in the humanities and social sciences on the other. How and to what extent has digitisation altered the field of bibliography and metadata production? What opportunities for conducting research on bibliographic data and cultural metadata are currently available?

The Hermeneutics of Bibliographic Data and Cultural Metadata