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LIS590MD Metadata in Theory & PracticeDescription: Metadata plays an increasingly critical role in the creation, distribution, management and use of electronic materials. This course will combine theoretical examination of the design of metadata schema with their practical application in a variety of settings. Hands-on experience in the creation of descriptive, administrative and structural metadata, along with their application in systems such as OAI harvesting, OpenURL resolution systems, metasearch systems and digital repositories, will help students develop a thorough understanding of current metadata standards as well as such issues as crosswalking metadata schema, metadata's use in information retrieval and data management applications, and the role of standards bodies in metadata schema development. [Required core course for the CAS in Digital Libraries concentration] Prerequisites: LIS 501 and LIS 452 or equivalents, or consent of the instructors. Credit Hours: 4 GR hours Note: On-campus section. Schedule: T: 2:00 - 4:50 p.m. Location: 131 LISB Instructor: Gasser |
HEADLINESThousands of Children's Books Available at Annual Book Sale Kaufman Wins 2010 Hugh C. Atkinson Award UPCOMING EVENTSFaculty Meeting (Feb 10) TEI Workshop (Feb 12 - Feb 14) Center for Children's Books Ninth Annual Book Pre-Sale (Feb 14) Center for Children's Book Ninth Annual Booksale (Feb 15 - Feb 17) Award-Winning Books of 2009 (Feb 20) Lunch Discussion with Dr. Ted Striphas (Feb 22) The Abuses of Literacy: Amazon Kindle and the Right to Read (Feb 22) Faculty Meeting (Mar 3) |
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