FAST: Development of Simplified Headings for Metadata English version presented at the International Conference = FAST: La messa a punto di intestazioni semplificate per i metadati Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale

摘要

The enormous volume and rapid growth of resources available on the World Wide Web as well as the emergence of numerous metadata schemas have spurred a re-examination of the way subject data are provided for Web resources. There is broad agreement that a subject schema for metadata must exhibit both simplicity and interoperability. The FAST project team concluded that the most viable option for a general-purpose metadata subject schema was to adapt LCSH. This new schema, known as FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology), is derived from LCSH but will be applied with a simpler syntax. The objective of the FAST project is to develop a subject-heading schema based on LCSH suitable for metadata that is easy-to-use, understand, and maintain.