Do you want to learn about metadata?  Check out this six week course offered by ALCTS.

ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Metadata

Session 1: July 24 - September 1, 2017

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

Instructors

• Ivey Glendon, Manager for Metadata Analysis & Design, University of Virginia Library
• Jennifer Roper, Interim Senior Director for Collections Access & Discovery, University of Virginia Library

See the Fundamentals of Metadata

<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/webcourse/fom/ol_templ> website for more information.

Fee

$139 ALCTS Member and  $169 Non-member

To register, complete the online form

<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L>

Evette M. Atkin

Continuing Education Coordinator

Library of Michigan

atkine@michigan.gov

517.373.3746