Metadata and semantic research is a growing complex ecosystem of conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and technological frameworks, offering innovative computational solutions in the design and development of computer-based systems. Within this perspective, researchers working in the area need to further develop and integrate a broad range of methods, results, and solutions coming from different areas. MTSR has been designed as a forum allowing researchers to present and discuss specialized results as general contributions to the field. This volume collects the papers selected for presentation at the 4th International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR 2010), held in Alcala de Henares--a world heritage city and birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes--at the University of Alcala (October 20-22, 2010). The first MTSR conference was held online in 2005, followed by two more editions: in Corfu (2007) and in Milan (2009). The experience acquired during the past five years, and the warm welcome of MTSR by the research community, encouraged us to organize this new edition of the series, and turn it into a yearly event. According to the number and quality of the contributions submitted for revision, our 2010 effort was again a considerable success.

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Bridging Scales and Paradigms in Natural Systems Modeling.- Analyzing Hidden Semantics in Social Bookmarking of Open Educational Resources.- Case Studies of Ecological Integrative Information Systems: The Luquillo and Sevilleta Information Management Systems.- Agrotags - A Tagging Scheme for Agricultural Digital Objects.- Application Profiling for Rural Communities: eGov Services and Training Resources in Rural Inclusion.- Developing a Diagnosis Aiding Ontology Based on Hysteroscopy Image Processing.- Utilizing Embedded Semantics for User-Driven Design of Pervasive Environments.- Utilizing Linked Open Data Sources for Automatic Generation of Semantic Metadata.- Application of Semantic Tagging to Generate Superimposed Information on a Digital Encyclopedia.- Mapping of Core Components Based e-Business Standards into Ontology.- Model-Driven Knowledge-Based Development of Expected Answer Type Taxonomies for Restricted Domain Question Answering.- Using a Semantic Wiki for Documentation Management in Very Small Projects.- A Short Communication - Meta Data and Semantics the Industry Interface: What Does the Food Industry Think Are Necessary Elements for Exchange?.- Social Ontology Documentation for Knowledge Externalization.- Information Enrichment Using TaToo's Semantic Framework.- Exploiting CReP for Knowledge Retrieval and Use in Complex Domains.- Quality Requirements of Migration Metadata in Long-Term Digital Preservation Systems.- A Model for Integration and Interlinking of Idea Management Systems.- An Enterprise Ontology Building the Bases for Automatic Metadata Generation.- Matching SKOS Thesauri for Spatial Data Infrastructures.- Sharing Epigraphic Information as Linked Data.- Development Issues on Linked Data Weblog Enrichment.- On Modeling Research Work for Describing and Filtering Scientific Information.- Localisation Standards and Metadata.- The Design of an Automated Workflow for Metadata Generation.- Assessing Quality of Data Standards: Framework and Illustration Using XBRL GAAP Taxonomy.- Brazilian Proposal for Agent-Based Learning Objects Metadata Standard - OBAA.- Towards Quality Measures for Evaluating Thesauri.- Enriching the Description of Learning Resources on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Agricultural Domain: An Ontological Approach.- Descriptive Analysis of Learning Object Material Types in MERLOT.- Quality in Learning Objects: Evaluating Compliance with Metadata Standards.- The Benefits and Future of Standards: Metadata and Beyond.