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This paper discusses how to exploit widely accepted solutions for interoperation, such as the pair OAI-PMH and DC metadata format, in order to deal with the peculiar features of archival description metadata and allow their sharing. We present a methodology for mapping EAD metadata into DC metadata records without losing information. The methodology exploits DLS technologies enhancing archival metadata sharing possibilities and at the same time considers archival needs; furthermore, it permits to open valuable information resources held by archives to the wider context of the cross-domain interoperation among different cultural heritage institutions.
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Ferro, N., Silvello, G. (2008). A Methodology for Sharing Archival Descriptive Metadata in a Distributed Environment. In: Christensen-Dalsgaard, B., Castelli, D., Ammitzbøll Jurik, B., Lippincott, J. (eds) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. ECDL 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5173. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87599-4_29
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