catalogsstructured
Catalogsstructured is a term used to describe catalogs that are engineered with structured metadata and standardized schemas to enable precise discovery, interoperability, and automated processing. It refers to catalogs whose records are modeled with explicit data fields, controlled vocabularies, and machine-readable formats rather than relying on free text alone.
The concept spans multiple domains, including libraries, museums, archives, e-commerce, and government or institutional repositories. In
A typical data model in catalogsstructured centers on a resource (a book, artifact, product, or dataset) and
Benefits include improved searchability and faceted navigation, easier data aggregation from multiple sources, reuse across applications,
Applications of catalogsstructured range from library catalogs and museum collections to product catalogs and digital repositories,