Mapping and converting essential Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata into MARC21 and Dublin Core: Towards an alternative to the FGDC clearinghouse

D-Lib Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Chandler, Adam ^a   Foley, Dan ^a   Hafez, Alaaeldin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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EID: 0010697215     PISSN: 10829873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/january2000-chandler     Document Type: Article

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