Automatic metadata generation explored with new grant

Dr. Jane Greenberg

Dr. Jane Greenberg, a SILS assistant professor, has received a $10,000 contract from the Library of Congress to investigate recommended functionalities for automatic metadata generation applications.

The research is part of the Library's Bibliographic Control Action Plan to lead libraries in the new millennium. The project is a natural extension of Greenberg's Metadata Generation Research project that is discovering the best ways to catalog the Web's vast collection of online resources "so people can find the best information in the most expedient manner."

This fall, Greenberg served as Program Co-chair for the Dublin Core 2003 Conference held in Seattle, and is Co-editor of the Conference
proceedings. It was the first time that the full international conference
program was held in the United States, bringing together metadata
researchers, practitioners, system implementers and administrators. In
October, Greenberg gave a presentation on her metadata research to launch the Distinguished Lecturer Series at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and the University Library, University of British Columbia, Canada.