[Asis-l] Metadata for You & Me Workshops

[Richard Urban]

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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