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| Materials for Instructors | Materials for Sponsors |
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| Trainee Manual [PDF: 6MB / 178 pp.] | Guidelines for Sponsoring a Workshop |
| Instructor's Manual [PDF: 3.2MB / 246 pp.] | Needs Assessment Form [PDF: 24KB; 2 pp.] |
| Powerpoint Slides [PPT: 4.9MB] | List of Trainers [PDF: 32 KB / 2 pp.] |
| Certificate of Completion [Word: 24KB / 1 p.] |
Course Description
Current Version: 1a (March 2008)
In an applied, exercise-based context, the Metadata and Digital Library Development course introduces practicing catalogers to metadata implementation considerations and processes in a digital library development context. Course materials explore the following topics:
- The uses of the digital library
- Digital consideration for current collections: selection and collection building
- Metadata considerations: access, storage, preservation and rights management
- Standards issues: metadata and content standards
- Preservation and archiving
- Internet and Web technology
- Planning the digital project
Intended Audience
The workshop is ideal for practicing catalogers who want to prepare to serve as metadata specialists in digital library projects.
Course Hours
The course is designed as a two-day workshop, consisting of 11.75 hours of instruction.