 |
 |
INTRODUCTION TO METADATA Friday 9th May 2014 Newcastle Mystified by metadata? Daunted by digital? This one-day course could be the course for you! Designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your digital collections, through explanation, discussion and practical activities, the course will cover: * Importance of metadata for digital collections * Choosing appropriate standards for your collection * Metadata for different communities (e.g. museums, libraries, archives) * Metadata for different purposes (e.g. retrieval, administration, preservation) * Metadata for different media (e.g. still images, video, audio) * Different types of metadata (e.g. categories, controlled vocabularies, subject classifications) * Introduction to storing metadata (e.g. databases, image tagging, XML) * Introduction to some alternative approaches (e.g. content-based retrieval, user-created metadata) * Critical review of real world examples Aimed at new professionals in the world of digital collections (or as a refresher), this course will give you a sound overview of metadata and will be a good foundation on which to build your digital professional skills. With a small group size and plenty of hands-on experience this could be just the opportunity that you are waiting for! For further information and to book please visit http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/training/event/introduction-to-image-metadata Virginia Power Advisor - Managing Digital Collections JISC Digital Media T 0203 697 5874 Skype virgpower Twitter @jiscdigital One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA Please note: I am currently at the Jisc office on Monday, Thursday and Friday jisc.ac.uk<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 882 5529 90. Jisc's registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800. jisc.ac.uk<http://www.jisc.ac.uk/>