William E. Moen
The metadata approach to accessing government information - New York : Pergamon, 2001
This introductory essay provides an overview of the articles in this special issue. In addition, it provides a brief historical sketch of the development of GILS and offers several perspectives on the critical importance of metadata for resource description and resource discovery. Interoperability is presented as a key challenge in integrating access to the various government information locator services being deployed at state and Federal levels.
The metadata approach to accessing government information - New York : Pergamon, 2001
This introductory essay provides an overview of the articles in this special issue. In addition, it provides a brief historical sketch of the development of GILS and offers several perspectives on the critical importance of metadata for resource description and resource discovery. Interoperability is presented as a key challenge in integrating access to the various government information locator services being deployed at state and Federal levels.
