數位博物館

網際網路已在全球蔚為風尚，然而，內涵品質卻良莠不齊。為了提升網際網路的優質文化，博物館將其典藏品數位化，並放置於網路中供人取閱瀏覽是相當必要的。本文旨在探討博物館典藏品的種類與特質、並說明目前國內外為博物館藏品數位化制訂詮釋資料的發展，以供本國博物館界制訂詮釋資料時做為參考。

Internet has become a worldwide trend; however, quality of contents varies greatly. In an effort to enhance and improve the web contents, it is very important to digitize museum collections. This paper discusses the types and attributes of museum collections, and the development of metadata for digital museum collections, thus to provide some reference for Taiwan’s museum community in formulating its metadata.

數位圖書館系統所用到的技術相當多，如資料數位化、浮水印、內容檢索、網路安全與認證、Metadata、多媒體、多語文，及XML技術等，其中Metadata與XML更是發展數位圖書館系統的核心技術。本文將說明臺灣發展Metadata之現況，並以個人的實際經驗說明Metadata發展的步驟，以及介紹以XML技術所開發Metadata管理系統之發展理念及其功能。

Among the many technologies applied in digital library system, metadata and XML prove to be the core technologies involved in the development of this system. This paper first introduces the current development of metadata in Taiwan and then describes the process of the metadata development of Metalogy and the concepts and functions of this management system.