Wikipedia Article: This article gave a good overview of the concept of a database. I was interested to see how they divided the databases into different types such as End-User, Analytical, and Distributed databases under Data Warehouses. I asked a software engineer friend of mine about these organized subdivisions and he said that they were not well know terms. I assume then that they classified them this way in order for lay men, like myself, to be able to have a better grasp on the different types out there.
Gilliand Article: Metadata is something that is part of many different types of librarian-ship and our current life in general. I liked how this article described the typology of the different data standards into structure, content, value, and format. It gave me a clearer picture into how information about information is organized. I was interested to read about MeSH headings as data value, thesauri, or controlled vocabulary. I have heard that term in reference to Mesh before as I work in a medical library. The article states "these are the terms, names, and other values that are used to populate data structure standards or metadata element sets." Which I think describes it well.
Miller Article: The Dublin Core Data Model article was I think a difficult read and maybe for individuals who understand it on a higher level. There was also a lot of coding written into the article. My understanding is that the DCDM is used for classification and identification of works across multiple disciplines, thereby implementing a standard for use. It is also very specific for an electronic environment. The Model tries to address many different characteristics and requirements.
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