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Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Metadata
Session 2: April 5 – May 14
This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata, including:
Similarities and differences between cataloging and metadata
Descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata schema
Content standards and controlled vocabularies
Approaches to metadata creation and transformation
Metadata project design
At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:
Understand different types of metadata, content standards, and controlled vocabularies and their fit for purpose
Describe content using a metadata schema, content standard, and controlled vocabulary of their choice
Understand reasons and methods for metadata transformation
Design a metadata project based on real-world scenarios that are provided in the course materials
Instructors
Gretchen Gueguen, Digital Projects and Communications Manager at PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.)
Jennifer Roper, Director, Digital Strategies, University of Virginia Library
Marcia Barrett, Cataloging and Metadata Strategies Librarian at University of California, Santa Cruz
Maggie Dull, Head of Metadata Strategies, University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries
See the Fundamentals of Metadata website for more information.
Fee
$139 Core Member and $169 Non-member
How to Register
To register, complete the online form or register by mail.
Registration Deadline
Registration for each course is limited to 20 people. For courses that are not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CDT on the Monday before the course begins. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by two Mondays prior to the course start date.
Contact
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the web courses, contact Tom Ferren, Core Continuing Education Program Officer at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038 or tferren@ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.