Aggregation and management of metadata in the context of Europeana

The creation of connected content and the linking of metadata are basic requirements for the realisation of the semantic web. Semantic linkage of data enables the joint search of heterogeneous databases and facilitates future machine learning. The present article outlines the metadata management and metadata linking activities of the European Digital Library. A short overview on the current core research areas and implementation strategies in this field is presented. Various projects and metadata services tailored to natural history data, regional cultural heritage data and audio collections are described