Complexities in Creating and Defining Topical Metadata Practices for a World-Historical Data Resource

Authors

  • Tonia Sutherland University of Alabama, CHIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jwhi.2015.22

Abstract

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Author Biography

Tonia Sutherland, University of Alabama, CHIA

Tonia Sutherland is an Assistant Professor in Digital Curation at the University of Alabama. She holds a doctorate  from the University of Pittsburgh’s iSchool. Global in scope and comparative in nature, Dr. Sutherland's research focuses on information stewardship, policy and  ethics; theories and cultures of collaboration;  critical information studies; community and cultural informatics; and the digital humanities. 

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Published

2015-08-28

Issue

Vol. 2-3 (2014-2015), No. 1

Section

Research Reports

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