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The Mechanics of Metadata

Course Details


Online

This course will focus on the practical mechanics of metadata, beginning with a survey of current metadata standards and practices and the evaluation of effective metadata at use in different information environments. Students will learn the mechanics of metadata by designing a metadata schema to support a specific user community and information need. Students will build a metadata registry, design controlled vocabularies, and construct an XML schema to document their metadata. Students will learn to develop and apply an application profile for a commonly used metadata schema to support a specific digital collection. The course will also introduce students to emerging metadata standards and protocols, such as linked data and paradata. At the end of the course, students will be able to effectively design and apply metadata to meet their institution's needs.

Course structure:
This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment.

Course Format: Online
Address: N/A
 
Duration: N/A
Audience Category: People interested in an introduction to emerging metadata
Level: Beginner
Instructor(s): Grace Agnew
Maximum Attendees: N/A
 
Cost Range: $175
Provider: Library Juice Academy
Sponsored by: N/A

This information is provided as a convenience for informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement by the Library of Congress.