关键词: 图书产品, 产品信息, 元数据

Abstract:

Based on the English book metadata development in the European and the American publishing
market, the paper introduces the participants of the data stream and draws its life circle, and discusses the
core elements and current issues in the data business, with the conclusion that metadata business would
gradually converge to the publishing process, with higher requirements of the information system, and the
tendency of information standardization and liberalization, as well as pointing out that metadata is a integrated
information scheme, which needs the participation of the whole industry.