ABSTRACT The relationship between metadata and a user’s ability to effectively locate and select a given resource has been a primary interest of library and information professionals. Important questions about how metadata can best meet emerging search behaviors require continuous and engaged analysis. This paper describes such an analysis of click-through rates for e-book and streaming video resources, attempting to correlate use rates with the presence and character of metadata elements in their associated records. We found no strong correlation between the length of a metadata record, or the presence of individual fields, and higher use rates. A discussion of the implications of these findings for further research is presented.

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什么元数据重要？：元数据元素与学术图书馆目录中电子书和流媒体视频的点击率的相关性

摘要 元数据与用户有效定位和选择给定资源的能力之间的关系一直是图书馆和信息专业人员的主要兴趣。关于元数据如何最好地满足新兴搜索行为的重要问题需要持续和参与分析。本文描述了对电子书和流视频资源的点击率的这种分析，试图将使用率与其相关记录中元数据元素的存在和特征相关联。我们发现元数据记录的长度或单个字段的存在与更高的使用率之间没有强相关性。讨论了这些发现对进一步研究的影响。