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100	1		_aCHRISTIAN, Eliot _92206
245	1	0	_aA metadata inititative for global information discovery
260			_c2001
520	3		_aThe Global Information Locator Service (GILS) encompasses a global vision framed by the fundamental values of open societies. Societal values such as a free flow of information impose certain requirements on the society`s information infrastructure. These requiriments in turn shape the various laws, policies, standards, and technologies that determine the infrastructure design. A particular focus of GILS is the requirement to provide the means for people to discover sources of data and information. Information discovery in the GILS vision is designed to be decentralized yet coherent, and globaly comprehensive yet useful for detailed data. This article indtorduces basic concepts and design issues, with empahsis on the techniques by which GILS supports interoperability. It explains the practical implications of GILS for the common roles of organizations involved in handling information, from content provider through system engineer and intermediary to searcher. The article provides examples of GILS initiatives in various types of communities: bibliographic, geographic, environmental, and government
773	0	8	_tGovernment Information Quarterly _g18, 3, p. 209-221 _d, 2001 _w
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998			_a20021128 _bCassio _cCassio
998			_a20060628 _b1221^b _cQuiteria
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c8872 _d8872
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