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Subject: [CALIX:1607] Infopeople's "Introduction to Metadata and
Record-Building 2004" online learning course
This workshop is part of a multipart Digitization Series produced by
Infopeople with sponsorship from the California Digital Library and Online
Archive of California. Courses in the series include "Managing Your
Digitization Project (online)," "Scanning for Preservation and Access
(hands-on), and "Encoded Archival Description (hands-on)." Courses in this
series may be taken individually. Each course covers different material.
These workshops are designed to help California libraries develop and
implement digitization projects, including projects funded through LSTA
grants administered by the California State Library.
Title: Introduction to Metadata and Record-Building - 2004 (An Infopeople
online learning course)
Date: January 20, 2004 - March 2, 2004
To register for this workshop: Use the online registration form at
http://www.infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Workshop/151
Fee: Because of grant funding, California residents can take this course
for the subsidized fee of $75.00. The out-of-state fee is $275.00.
Digitization of unique historical materials from your collections is an
exciting way to make them available to a broader array of users than has
ever before been possible - and the good news is that there is grant
funding available to support digitization projects.
Creation of descriptive and administrative metadata to accompany scanned
collection material is an important part of any digitization effort, yet
can also seem daunting. This workshop will help you get ready to tackle
your first digitization project by teaching you how each item will need to
be described.
Have you ever wondered just why there's so much fuss about metadata?
Do you need help untangling the mass of metadata acronyms?
Are you worried about getting access right if you're not a cataloger?
Are you trying to decide where you should turn for help deciding what
metadata you need?
Would you like to be able to use readily available tools to create metadata
for your digitization project?
Workshop Description: This online course will provide a firm foundation in
understanding metadata and the ways it is used to describe digital
material. The course will focus on implementing the metadata standards and
best practices of the California Digital Library and the California State
Library. Through assignments, quizzes, and threaded discussions, you will
explore the critical role that metadata plays in accessing digitized
collection material, learn how to identify and implement standards for
metadata, explore options for choosing and using tools for creating
metadata, create metadata for a variety of digital files, and 'publish'
those files and their metadata on the Web.
Outcomes: By the end of the course, participants will:
1. Gain a hands-on understanding of metadata;
2. Be able to describe the differences between administrative, technical,
and descriptive metadata;
3. Identify existing standards and know when to use them;
4. Be able to explain how metadata functions to ensure long-term access to
and preservation of digitized collection materials;
5. Demonstrate strategies for creating metadata and re-using it in a
variety of ways.
Preliminary Course Outline:
*Metadata and digital "objects"
*How metadata functions in relation to digital objects
----Identification
----Location
----Finding similar things
----Understanding context
----Ensuring long-term preservation of digital objects
----Documents technical and administrative (copyright, use and access
restrictions, etc.) information for digital objects
*Components of a digital object composed of a file(s) and metadata
----How a digital object can be used
*Why metadata standards and consistency matter
----Interfaces that satisfy end users
----Helping end users obtain predictable results from an information
resource
----Enabling information professionals to assist end users more effectively
----Empowering end users in their use of retrieved digital objects
----Minimizes processing costs, and promotes sharing, interoperability, and
repurposing of digital objects by an institution or consortium over the
long term
*Preparing to create metadata
----Understanding structure and content standards
----Choosing which standards to use
*Creating metadata step-by-step using the CDL/CSL standards
----Required metadata elements
----Describing simple objects
----Describing complex objects
*Tools for metadata creation
----Factors in assessing your options
----Issues for exporting and re-using metadata
----Self-publishing metadata to a web browser
Workshop Instructor: Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Steven received his MLIS
from UC Berkeley's School of Library and Information Sciences and has
worked as a librarian and archivist in a variety of institutions and
repositories. He is currently the Principal Manuscripts Processing
Librarian and Assistant Head of Special Collections at Stanford University.
He became an early implementer of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and
has overseen the successful conversion of 100% of the guides to Stanford's
manuscript holdings to EAD. He currently is involved in planning how to
adapt the database tools that he developed for the EAD-encoding so that
they can also be used to successfully encode of digital objects derived
from Special Collections materials into the METS metadata standard.
Who Should Attend: Anyone in a California library who:
--is about to undertake a digitization project that will involve creating
metadata
--is planning a scanning project and wants to know more about metadata
functions, requirements, and resources
--needs to add metadata to existing files of digitized information
--is interested in adding this valuable skill to his or her repertoire
--would like to learn more about what is involved in digitizing materials
for preservation and access.
Projects funded through LSTA grants administered by the California State
Library are particularly encouraged to enroll in this course.
Prerequisites: Basic computer skills plus basic knowledge of Microsoft
Excel or some other spreadsheet software are required. Note: This is not a
cataloging course and no cataloging experience is required.
Pre-workshop assignment: This course makes extensive use of the Online
Archive of California's LSTA Digital Projects Manual. In preparation for
using the OAC Manual in class, students should visit
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/lsta/OAC-LSTA-projman.html to get an overview of
Manual contents and familiarize themselves with its layout and organization
before beginning the course.
Online Learning Details: This six-week course will be taught online using
the web. When you register, you will receive a registration confirmation
which will include the URL to get to the course, as well as a username and
password. Introduction to Metadata and Record-Building - 2004 will start on
January 20, 2004 and end on March 2, 2004.
The workshop consists of six one-and-a-half to two-hour learning modules.
You can work on each module at your own pace, at any hour of the day or
night. However, you will be expected to log in to the course each week to
do that week's assignment. We ask that you log in sometime during the first
week of the course to begin the course work.
The materials will remain available to work on for two additional weeks
following the official end date, but you will be expected to accomplish the
majority of the course in synchronization with your peers during the first
six weeks.
This course is taught over the web. You must:
--Have an Internet connection and Internet Explorer 5 or higher (some of
the quiz functions do not work properly in Netscape).
--Be able to save a file to your computer and print it out using Microsoft
Word or a compatible word processing program.
--Be comfortable navigating on the web and navigating back and forward on a
website that uses frames.
If you are not comfortable with any of the above, please consider taking
this course with a colleague who does meet these requirements.
Logistics: The particular online learning product that Infopeople uses is
called Blackboard. The Blackboard software is loaded on the Infopeople
server; you do not have to install anything on your
computer. You need only have a Web browser to access these courses.
Introduction to Metadata and Record-Building - 2004 (An Infopeople online
learning course) is an instructor-led course; that is, an instructor will
be available to interact with individual participants, review and comment
on assignments, and monitor the discussion board.
To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople
Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop
If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at
assist@infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.
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