APOLOGIES FOR This event is related to the conference
DUPLICATION BEYOND THE BEGINNING: The Global Digital Library
CAUSED BY Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
CROSS-POSTING Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June 1997
(see separate email announcement)
METADATA - WHAT IS IT?
A post-conference one-day Seminar organised by UKOLN on behalf of
the JISC's Committee on Electronic Information
at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London
Wednesday 18 June 1997
Cost: 60 pounds sterling per delegate, OR 50 pounds sterling
for enrolled delegates at BEYOND THE BEGINNING: The Global
Digital Library, 16/17 June, London
<http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/global-digital-library/>
A new world, a new vocabulary? 'Metadata'’ is now commonly used to refer
to data which describes other data. It is often used in the context of
network or other electronic resources. There are a variety of types of
metadata, and there is a range of standardisation activities within
particular communities of interest. For example, there are initiatives
looking at archives data, at geospatial reference data, at museums data,
and so on. It is an area of active research and development.
This seminar aims to promote awareness of existing metadata activity and
to explore fruitful avenues for development and implementation. There will
be some focus on the 'Dublin Core',’, a simple metadata element set around
which some consensus seems to be forming. The Dublin Core has several
target uses: it is a simple format for Internet resource description; it
provides a mechanism for associating metadata with web pages; it provides
a 'lowest common denominator' ’ format between richer metadata models. The
seminar will place Dublin Core in a wider framework of activity, briefly
looking at other metadata and technical developments.
Further information about metadata and about Dublin Core can be found at
UKOLN's web pages at <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/>
FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND THE FULL PROGRAMME PLUS AN ON-LINE BOOKING FORM,
SEE UKOLN'S WEB PAGES AT
<http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/global-digital-library/>
All payment must be in UK sterling only, made payable to The University of
Bath, by either:-
1. Cheque/banker's draft.
2. Bank transfer to National Westminster Bank, 39 Milsom Street, Bath,
BA1 1DS, UK. (Bank sort code: 60 02 05) (Account number: 50972146).
Please note that bank transfer charges must be paid by the delegate's
institution.
3. Payment on receipt of invoice (please give address for invoice).
4. Credit card (not Diners Club and American Express). To ensure
security please contact Hazel Gott (details below) with your credit
card details.
The closing date for booking is Monday 2 June 1997. Cancellations after
this date will incur a cancellation fee of 20 pounds sterling, though a
substitute delegate is acceptable.
If you prefer to enrol using email please complete the following details
and forward to Hazel Gott:-
Name:
Job title:
Institution name:
Postal address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Special dietary requirement (including vegetarian):
Payment details,
cheque/bank transfer posted (please give date)
or
bankers draft actioned (please give date)
or
invoice required (please give relevant name/address)
Hazel
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* Hazel Gott *
* Promotions Officer *
* UKOLN (United Kingdom Office for Library and Information Networking) *
* The Library, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK *
* Tel: +44 (0)1225 826256; Fax: +44 (0)1225 826838; *
* [log in to unmask]; URL: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ *
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