UKOLN NOF Seminar - Metadata: soup to nuts - 5 February 2002



Marieke Napier will be facilitating 2 half-day seminars introducing metadata. The sessions will be held in London on Tuesday 5th February. For further details of NOF workshops being held see the NOF-digitise timetable.

The sessions will take place from 09:30 - 13:00 and from 13:30 to 17:00 at 1 Plough Place, London EC4 1DA. Lunch will be between 13:00 and 13:30, both session groups are welcome to attend. For details see the map.

Session Details

Objectives
Metadata is key at all stages of the digital lifecycle, whether for describing the object itself, the preservation details, IPR information, access rights, or digitisation process. This introductory workshop will explain what metadata is and does, why it is vital in digitisation projects, what the Dublin Core covers and extensions to consider, and how the technical standards for NOF-digi apply.
Target Audience
The event is intended for those who are new to the concept and who will be creating metadata, or managing such processes, or preparing tender documents which include specifications for metadata.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the seminar participants will be aware of what metadata is and what it is used for, both generally and within digitisation projects. They will learn how metadata is created and gain hands-on experience of using metadata creation tools. They will also be introduced to how metadata is shared (using RDF, XML, OAI) and the potential of its use.

Timetable

The timetables for the two workshops are given below.

Workshop 1

Time Topic Comments
09:30 - 09:35 Welcome Brief presentation about the session.
Presentation 1: General Introduction - Marieke Napier (MN), UKOLN
[MS PowerPoint format]
09:35 - 09:45 Introduction/discussion sessions Group exercise in which participants discuss what they already know about metadata and what they would like to learn from todays workshop.
Exercise 1: Session Aims - MN
[MS Word format]
09:45 - 09:55 Feedback Groups feedback - MN
09:55 - 10:35 Introduction to metadata Presentation on what metadata is and what metadata is for.
Presentation 2: Introduction to metadata - Pete Johnston (PJ), UKOLN
[MS PowerPoint format]
10:35-10:50 Coffee Break Time for a quick drink, a breather and some general discussion
10:50-11:30 Practical application of metadata in digitisation projects Presentation on why metadata is vital in a digitisation project
Presentation 3: Metadata in digitisation - Nick Poole (NP), Resource
[MS PowerPoint format]
Cornucopia > Collection Description Schema Mappings [MS Excel format]
11:30 - 11:50 The hands-on use of metadata and metadata tools Demonstration of metadata use in Cultivate Interactive Web magazine and a presentation on the metadata resources that are out there.
Presentation 4: Metadata tools - MN
[MS PowerPoint format]
11:50 - 12:50 Hands-on session Practical session (in the IT training suite) using metadata tools (DC-dot, DC-Assist, metabrowser).
Exercise 2: Metadata tools - MN and PJ
[MS Word format]
12:50 - 13:00 Feedback, questions and open discussion Feedback on the hands on session, general questions and open discussion.

Lunch will be served between 13:00 and 13:30 for all workshop attendees.

Workshop 2

Time Topic Comments
13:30 - 13:35 Welcome Brief presentation about the session.
Presentation 1: General Introduction - Marieke Napier (MN), UKOLN
13:35 - 13:45 Introduction/discussion sessions Group exercise in which participants discuss what they already know about metadata and what they would like to learn from todays workshop.
Exercise 1: Session Aims - MN
13:45 - 13:55 Feedback Groups feedback - MN
13:55 - 14:35 Introduction to metadata Presentation on what metadata is and what metadata is for.
Presentation 2: Introduction to metadata - Pete Johnston (PJ), UKOLN
14:35-14:50 Coffee Break Time for a quick drink, a breather and some general discussion
14:50-15:30 Practical application of metadata in digitisation projects Presentation on why metadata is vital in a digitisation project
Presentation 3: Metadata in digitisation - Nick Poole (NP), Resource
15:30 - 15:50 The hands-on use of metadata and metadata tools Demonstration of metadata use in Cultivate Interactive Web magazine and a presentation on the metadata resources that are out there.
Presentation 4: Metadata tools - MN
15:50 - 16:50 Hands-on session Practical session (in the IT training suite) using metadata tools (DC-dot, DC-Assist, metabrowser).
Exercise 2: Metadata tools - MN and PJ
16:50 - 17:00 Feedback, questions and open discussion Feedback on the hands on session, general questions and open discussion.

links - needed for the hands-on session

UKOLN Metadata glossary

HILT

UNESCO Thesaurus

Cornucopia Web site

Collection Description Schema

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