There are places available on the forthcoming course:
Metadata: Principles and Practice, 27 October 2009, at Bonhill House, London
Programme Features
This course provides a practical introduction to principles and
practice of metadata, using as examples the most widely-used formats.
* what is metadata?
* use and significance of metadata
* metadata formats; some important examples
* descriptive and subject metadata
* metadata creation, indexing and cataloguing
* creating and evaluating metadata formats
Why you should attend:
Metadata is one of the most important, but least understood, aspects of
the modern information environment. This course demystifies the concept
of metadata, and shows how and why it is used, in a variety of
environments. A variety of commonly-used metadata formats will be
demonstrated for example Dublin Core, and AACR/MARC - and the way in
which metadata creation relates to the 'traditional'
library/information tasks of indexing and cataloguing will be outlined.
Library/information workers are often called to create metadata
records; they may also be asked to evaluate, choose or create metadata
formats for their organisation's information. This course deals with
both these topics, in principle and in practice.
On completing the course, you will be able to:
* understand what metadata is, how it is used, and why it is important
* be familiar with several widely-used metadata formats
* understand the relation between metadata, indexing and cataloguing
* be able to create metadata records
* be able to evaluate and choose appropriate metadata formats
Course Director: Professor David Bawden
Course fee: £260+VAT (Aslib Corporate Members)/ £325+VAT (Non Members)
To book your place: http://www.aslib.com/training/4/21.html
Nicole Adamides
ASLIB Training Manager
207 Davina House, 137-149 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7ET
www.aslib.com/training t: 0207 253 3349
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