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Textbook
Objectives
Class organization
Course Outline:
Assignments
Grading
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Course
Description:
The goal of this course is to
enable students to understand the principles, standards, and tools
of Metadata. Metadata can be used to
facilitate resource discovery, to document the contents of
databases, and to track the of resources in a collection. Given the
increasing number of schemes available for representing resources,
effective development and application of metadata requires
familiarity with the fundamental principles and structural models of
metadata as well as particular schemes developed both for specific
communities of resource users and for specific collections of
resources. It is important for information professionals to
appreciate the role of metadata in the administration of digital
resources, in the provision of security, in the process of data
mining, and in e-commerce.
This course is intended to introduce students to
principles underlying the development and implementation of metadata
schemes; to issues of interoperability, standardization, and the
evaluation of metadata schemes; and to the role of metadata
registries and crosswalks. The class is designed to provide
extensive opportunities for hands-on application of metadata
principles and practices in the development, implementation and
evaluation of metadata records.
Textbooks:
There is no required textbook for this class, However there
are several useful books that we will be using (see the list
below). Additional reading materials will be assigned during the
course. Required readings are subject to amendment by the
instructor.
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Liu, J. (2007). Metadata
and its applications in the digital library: Approaches and
practices. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited.
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Baca, M. (2008). Introduction
to metadata. Los Angeles, CA: Getty Research Institute
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Intner, S. S., Lazinger, S.
S., & Weihs, J. R. (2006). Metadata and its impact on libraries.
Library and information science text series. Westport, Conn:
Libraries Unlimited.
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Objectives:
At completion of the course, a student should:
- understand the function of metadata in the administration,
organization and discovery of resources
and its potential for data mining, security, and e-commerce;
- be aware of a range of metadata schemes developed for
various disciplinary and commercial
communities;
- appreciate the utility of syntactical standards and the need
for semantic models that support
interoperability across metadata structures;
- have the knowledge and skills necessary to design and
implement a new metadata scheme; and
- have developed a set of criteria for evaluating existing
metadata structures.
Class organization:
Each session will include lectures with PowerPoint presentations and class discussions as
well as in-class activities and review of out-of class exercises, when appropriate.
Class participation:
Because learning is an active process, each student will be
expected to contribute in class activities. Class participation
will constitute 10% of each student's final grade and will be
evaluated on the basis of attendance, preparation, and
participation in discussions and other class activities.
Late
Policy:
All assignments must be turned in on time. Late assignments are strongly
discouraged. If late work can not be submitted, you should communicate
with your instructor about the circumstances. When a late assignment
is accepted, it is understood that its grade usually will be lowered.
Course
Outline:
(To be
added frequently later)
- Week -1:
Introduction,
Organization of Information .
- -Chapter
1: Taylor, A. G., & Joudrey, D. N. (2009). The
organization of information. Westport, Conn: Libraries
Unlimited.
- PowerPoint Presentation:
week1
- Week -2:
Introduction to Metadata
- Week -3: HTML Basics
- Week -4: HTML Basics
(continue)
- Week -5:
Practicing HTML
- Week -6:
Practicing HTML
- Week -7:
XML
- Week -8: XML (continue)
- Week -9:
Practicing XML
Week -10:
Metadata
Week -11:
Midterm Exam
Week -12:
Dublin Core
Week -13:
Dublin Core editing
Week -14:
Assignments:
(To be done
individually unless otherwise indicated)
- At least one contribution per unit to discussion
board
- Assignment #1: HTML
Coding.
Grading:
The student's final course grade will be computed on the basis of
grades assigned for class participation,
practical exercises, and a final exam.
Final course evaluation will be computed according to the following
distribution:
10% Class Participation & attendance.
20% Assignments
(exercises)
20%
Midterm Exam
50% Final Exam
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100%
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