[Metadatalibrarians] IPTC metadata

[Rose, Tricia]

There is a Visual Resources Association Data Standards Group (VRA DSC)
group that is investigating the issue of embedded metadata  and they
have a great wiki that provides a lot of information.  Feel free to
check it out http://metadatadeluxe.pbworks.com/ and join the
conversation.


Trish Rose-Sandler
Metadata  Librarian

UC, San Diego
Geisel Library
9500 Gilman Drive 0175K
La Jolla, CA  92093-0175
(858) 822-0611



-----Original Message-----
From: Pilsk, Suzanne [mailto:PilskS at si.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [Metadatalibrarians] IPTC metadata

We have begun to explore embedding metadata in images and looking at the
IPTC.  It is interesting to see what and how this can be done and there
are some hurdles.

The advantage of having some standard information travelling with the
image helps insure that copyright information and basics of
who/what/when/where the images came from stays with the image as it
travels about.

We are also looking at the XMP in Adobe PDFs.

Suzanne


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:metadatalibrarians-bounces at lists.monarchos.com] On Behalf Of
Kristin E. Martin
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:50 PM
To: metadatalibrarians at lists.monarchos.com
Subject: [Metadatalibrarians] IPTC metadata

I'm wondering if anyone on the list has experience with IPTC 
(International Press and Telecommunications Council) metadata.  I've 
been talking with a colleague here who is a professional photographer 
and uses it as part of her professional work, and suggested the library 
use the standard for its descriptive metadata  for image digitization 
projects.  The advantages: the metadata would be imbedded within the 
image itself, and many image software programs are compatible with IPTC 
metadata standards.  I am not terribly familiar with the standard and 
wonder about it being developed for a specific purpose versus (press 
images) versus the more general purpose of library digital image 
collections. 5 of the elements map to Dublin Core.  Has anyone out 
worked with the standard?  What has your experience been?

I also wonder, in a more general context, about the advantages of 
embedding metadata within an image.  I'm more used to thinking of 
metadata as residing along side the digital object, particularly with 
descriptive metadata.  Most digital library programs keep the two 
separate and link them up. I suppose you can always extract the embedded

metadata for searching purposes.  I'm curious as to anyone's thoughts 
and feelings on embedded metadata.

I realize this is sort of vague, but I'm just starting to consider what 
to do with this.

Thanks,

Kristin

-- 
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL  60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti at uic.edu

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