Metadata for Digitized Resources

Providing metadata for digitized resources goes beyond traditional cataloging. What are the challenges to organizing and providing access to digitized materials on the Web? This workshop (four 2-hour sessions) outlines the types of metadata necessary to a well-maintained digital collection, including metadata for discovery, navigation, administration/preservation, rights management, and structural metadata. Learn how well-formed and valid XML forms the basis for defining and establishing new metadata standards. Discover how libraries use XML-based standards such as the Encoded Archival Description (EAD), Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), MARCXML, Dublin Core (DC), the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) and other standards to enhance access to their digital collections and exchange information between repositories.

Learning Objectives

•     Articulate a definition of metadata
•     Describe the challenges of metadata on the Web
•     Identify the types of metatdata used in digital projects
•     Describe the role of XML in establishing and using metadata standards
•     Realize that metadata does not always come in the form of a record
•     Evaluate websites as metadata for presentation and navigation
•     Identify the two meanings of structural metadata
•     Explain how markup improves access
•     Explain the difference between preservation metadata and technical metadata
•     Identify types of rights metadata

Prerequisites
None

Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Students will participate in class discussion, and complete both individual and cooperative assignment.
Please note: This class has a pre-class reading assignment.

It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.

Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Web Browser and Text Editor such as Windows Notepad

This course is a $500 value. It is being offered to NY 3Rs members at less that 8% of its value.

Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer - Imaging Field Services Officer for Amigos' Imaging and Preservation Service, with primary responsibility for conducting training classes in digital imaging.

Bill comes to this position after 3 1/2 years of service as Library Liaison Officer for cataloging and metadata. Prior to joining Amigos in 1996, Bill served as Music Cataloger at Southern Methodist University. He has a Bachelor of Music degree in classical guitar and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, a Master of Music in music theory and a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Texas, Denton.