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LIS590MD Metadata in Theory & Practice


Description: 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


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