DC与MARC元数据之比较研究

DC元数据的出现及适应网络环境的诸多特性使其迅速发展,传统图书馆中已经发展成熟应用多年,并且得到图书馆界及情报界广泛认可的MARC是否会被取代,成为迫切需要解决的问题。为了解决这个问题,笔者比较详细、全面地研究了MARC与DC元数据理论,包括二者的格式、特点、目的、编码语言等方面的知识,并对二者进行比较、分析,认为二者在相当长的一段时间内将会并存。

Comparison between MARC and Dublin Core

With the fast development of computer and communication technology,the information resources of internet,as the important organization content have been greatly increasing.It is the occurrence of DC and its acceptance to many advantages of internet that makes it developed fast.MARC,which has been appointed for years and well-received in library,whether will be replaced by DC in future? This becomes a important problem.For resolving this problem,this paper describes the creation,development,characteristics and contents of MARC and DC metadata,makes the comparison and analysis between them and gets a conclusion that MARC and DC will coexist over a long period of time.