[SOA] Metadata for You & Me Workshops

[Janet Carleton]

From: Richard Urban <rjurban at uiuc.edu>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:28:08 -0500
Subject: [RBMS] Metadata for You & Me Workshops

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Metadata for You & Me: A Workshop on Shareable Metadata
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym
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Metadata aggregations such as OAIster <http://www.oaister.org> and the IMLS 
Digital Collections and Content Project (http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu ) 
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:

*  the current state of metadata aggregations
* "the six Cs and lots of Ss" framework for shareable metadata
* an analysis of shareable properties for various classes of metadata elements
* practical advice for implementing these principles.

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.

Registration is now open for the following workshops: 
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/register.html

Online:
May 5 - June 13, 2008
  (Scholarship Deadline: April 18, 2008)
  (Registration Deadline: April 25, 2008)

Onsite:
INCOLSA, Indianapolis, IN (http://www.incolsa.net)
June 24 or 25, 2008
Registration Fee: $130/person (includes lunch)
Registration Open Until Filled

Online:
July 7-August 15, 2008
(Scholarship Deadline, June 20, 2008)
  (Registration Deadline, June 25, 2008)

Pre-requisites
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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:

* Familiarity with metadata standards such as Dublin Core, VRACore, MARC, 
MODS, etc.
* 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.)
* Familiarity with your local metadata, such as standards and controlled 
vocabularies used, systems employed, etc.
* Online participants should expect to spend between 2-3 hours per week 
reading course materials and participating in weekly discussions and exercises.

Scholarships
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Metadata for You and Me is now offering a limited number of scholarships 
for upcoming workshops.  Visit the Scholarships page 
(http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/scholarships.html) to find out 
if you qualify.

Richard Urban
Metadata for You & Me
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/mym/
rjurban at uiuc.edu


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   Janet M. Carleton --- carleton at ohio.edu --- 740/597-2527
Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's & Gender Studies Bibliographer
      Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens, Ohio
                   http://www.library.ohiou.edu/ 
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