Images, metadata, databases

Abstract

The article discusses the possibilities and gives examples of using MARC records with related URLs as a method of organising a líbrary's elec¬tronic collection. The MARC records may be very simple, providing only the few most important access points, or may contain many names, geo-graphical names and other subject entries to the eiectronic document they are describing, thus cre-ating a sophisticated search tool evén to eiectronic libraries stored in picture files. The MARC records may become part of the líbrary's generál catalogue or may form a separate database. In the latter case it is possible to create special indexes according to the needs of the matériái in the eiectronic collection. Trying to make use of the poten-tials of detailed MARC coding may spare us the effort of converting our picture files into xml coded text.