Metadata hands on workshop

Metadata. What is it? What can it do? How is it done?

Most courses cover why and what but rarely how, whereas this half-day course covers a wide scope in understanding, creating and using metadata.

You will create metadata using controlled vocabularies and then store the metadata in resources and metadata catalogues. After a group effort, the results of the exercises are viewable and you can make an informed assessment of whether metadata is for you

Benefits to participants
This course allows participants to be able to be fully informed on the issues surrounding planning, creation and using metadata. (Be prepared to work through the concepts from first principles before metadata is created).
Enrolment includes a comprehensive manual.

Who should attend
Anyone who needs to get a good grasp of metadata. Librarians and cataloguers are urged to attend.
If you need to know if metadata is for you and how it is created with a structured approach then this course is for you.

The presenter
Bruce Mcleod is the vice-president of the Dublin Core ANZ metadata group. His software company, Metabrowser Systems, distributes Metabrowser, a free metadata creation tool and a Metadata Repository system.
Prior to creating Metabrowser Systems Bruce ran the Federal Government Entry point and wrote the SCALEPLUS legal text retrieval system. Bruce is experienced in all forms of computing since 1980 and is an enthusiastic newcomer to the world of structured cataloguing.

Special notes
Held in conjunction with Introduction to Metadata.
This course can be adapted to the requirements of specific communities. Contact training@caval.edu.au for further information.
The trainer may e-mail participants before the course to ascertain specific areas of interest.

Programme 1:30pm to 4:30pm with a break at 3pm. Afternoon tea is provided.

Venue Centre for Business Solutions, 140 Royal Street East Perth

Date Thursday 27th March, 2003

Cost $220.00 ($198 for individual ALIA members)

Register online at: http://www.caval.edu.au/pdt/register/

A certificate will be provided on the completion of this course, to fulfil the requirements of the ALIA CPD membership scheme.

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