Fundamentals of Metadata 2025 - Session 5.0

eLearning

This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata.

Description: This six-week course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata, including:

Similarities and differences between cataloging and metadata
Descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata schema
Content standards and controlled vocabularies
Approaches to metadata creation and transformation
Metadata project design

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

Understand different types of metadata, content standards, and controlled vocabularies and their fit for purpose
Describe content using a metadata schema, content standard, and controlled vocabulary of their choice
Understand reasons and methods for metadata transformation
Design a metadata project based on real-world scenarios that are provided in the course materials

Who Should Attend:

This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in the topic with no previous experience.

Presented By:

Event tags:

Academic Library

Archives & Records Management

Cataloging

Collection Management

Public Library

Rural Library

School Library

Special Library

Tribal Library

Urban Library

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September 22 - October 31, 2025

All day

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