The role of metadata in the Linked Open Data world is becoming more and more acknowledged and recognized as fundamental for the realization of a web of networked information sources that are not only readable and understandable, but also discoverable and exploitable by machines according to well-defined plans and strategies....

The D-Lib Magazine March/April 2014 published an article surveying metadata use in OpenDOAR repositories.Brief ReviewThe creation of metadata for research and repository content is an essential part of the scholarly communication process and is necessary for the long-term access and preservation of our digital (and digitized) heritage. In spring 2014, ...