ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Metadata

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ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Metadata

Session 5: October 21 – December 6

This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of
metadata, including:

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   Similarities and differences between cataloging and metadata
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   Descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata schema
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   Content standards and controlled vocabularies
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   Approaches to metadata creation and transformation
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   Metadata project design

Instructors

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   Ivey Glendon, Manager for Metadata Analysis & Design, University of
   Virginia Library
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   Jennifer Roper, Interim Senior Director for Collections Access &
   Discovery, University of Virginia Library
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   Marcia Barrett, Cataloging and Metadata Strategies Librarian, University
   of California, Santa Cruz
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   Maggie Dull, Head of Metadata Strategies, University of Rochester’s
   River Campus Libraries

See the Fundamentals of Metadata
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/webcourse/fom/ol_templ> website for
more information.

Fee

$139 ALCTS Member and  $169 Non-member

How to Register

To register, complete the online form
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L>
or register by mail
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/alcts_webcourse_reg.pdf>
.

Registration Deadline

Registration for each course is limited to 20 people. For courses that are
not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CDT on the Monday
before the course begins. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by
two Mondays prior to the course start date.

Contact

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.