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<font size=3>From: Richard Urban <rjurban@uiuc.edu><br>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:28:08 -0500<br>
Subject: [RBMS] Metadata for You & Me Workshops<br><br>
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Metadata for You & Me: A Workshop on Shareable Metadata<br>
<a href="http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym" eudora="autourl">
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym<br>
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Metadata aggregations such as OAIster
<<a href="http://www.oaister.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.oaister.org</a>> and the IMLS Digital Collections and
Content Project
(<a href="http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/" eudora="autourl">
http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu</a> ) have shown that metadata designed
for diverse local environments may fall short in providing the
information needed for useful discovery in the aggregated environment.
Metadata for You & Me workshops assist metadata planners in analyzing
and implementing the changes that need to be made to local metadata to
prepare it for sharing with aggregations and other institutions. Topics
to be covered include:<br><br>
* the current state of metadata aggregations<br>
* "the six Cs and lots of Ss" framework for shareable
metadata<br>
* an analysis of shareable properties for various classes of metadata
elements<br>
* practical advice for implementing these principles.<br><br>
The content of workshops is based on the Best Practices for Shareable
Metadata, an initiative of the Digital Library Federation and the
National Science Digital Library, that provides guidance for creating
metadata that can be easily understood, processed and used outside of its
local environment.<br><br>
Registration is now open for the following workshops:
<a href="http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/register.html" eudora="autourl">
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/register.html<br><br>
</a>Online:<br>
May 5 - June 13, 2008<br>
(Scholarship Deadline: April 18, 2008)<br>
(Registration Deadline: April 25, 2008)<br><br>
Onsite:<br>
INCOLSA, Indianapolis, IN
(<a href="http://www.incolsa.net/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.incolsa.net</a>)<br>
June 24 or 25, 2008<br>
Registration Fee: $130/person (includes lunch)<br>
Registration Open Until Filled<br><br>
Online:<br>
July 7-August 15, 2008<br>
(Scholarship Deadline, June 20, 2008)<br>
(Registration Deadline, June 25, 2008)<br><br>
Pre-requisites<br>
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Metadata for You & Me is intended for professionals engaged in
sharing metadata resources with colleagues, regional and state-wide
consortia, Open Archives Initiative harvesters and service providers, or
other metadata sharing partners. It is not intended as a basic training
program in metadata. Ideally participants should have:<br><br>
* Familiarity with metadata standards such as Dublin Core, VRACore, MARC,
MODS, etc. <br>
* Familiarity with the concepts of metadata aggregation or federation,
such as Z39.50, Open Archives Initiative, metasearch, etc. (technical
knowledge of the protocols is not required.) <br>
* Familiarity with your local metadata, such as standards and controlled
vocabularies used, systems employed, etc. <br>
* Online participants should expect to spend between 2-3 hours per week
reading course materials and participating in weekly discussions and
exercises.<br><br>
Scholarships<br>
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Metadata for You and Me is now offering a limited number of scholarships
for upcoming workshops. Visit the Scholarships page
(<a href="http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/scholarships.html" eudora="autourl">
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/scholarships.html</a>) to
find out if you qualify.<br><br>
Richard Urban<br>
Metadata for You & Me<br>
<a href="http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/" eudora="autourl">
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/<br>
</a>rjurban@uiuc.edu<br><br>
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