Introduction to metadata

"Very interesting and useful as the first step to understanding metadata"

"The speaker was very helpful and was prepared to stay for as long as necessary to ensure that we understood the course fully"

introduction:

Metadata is the information about an information resource that enables others to find it, to interpret it and to manage it. Metadata is fundamentally a simple concept: it consists of a metadata field and a value entered into that field. Managing metadata is the art of establishing which fields you need, and of ensuring the quality and consistency of values entered into those fields.

Good metadata is crucial to information sharing and information quality. Any information system, whether it be a records system, a content management system, a customer relationship management system or a library system, is only as good as its metadata. Interoperability between information systems depends entirely upon whether the metadata in both systems are mutually intelligible.

outcomes:

• Understand the different types of metadata it is possible to collect about information resources
• Define appropriate metadata fields for particular information resources
• Understanding the key standards in the field, including Dublin Core and e-GMS
• Understand the different ways in which metadata values can be established for any particular resources
• Understand which types of metadata fields benefit from controlled vocabularies
• Understand the impact of metadata on users saving or searching for information

programme:

• Core concepts in metadata
• How do you establish what metadata you need?
• Controlling metadata fields: a look at metadata schema
• The different methods of metadata entry
• Controlling metadata values: the role of controlled vocabularies, taxonomies and authority lists
• The impact on the user

speaker:

James Lappin , Consultant, TFPL

who should attend?

This course is suitable for anyone working in any field of information management

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