ANNOUNCEMENT: Metadata Seminars

[Jul,Erik]

The OCLC Institute Announces

"Understanding and Using Metadata"

on the OCLC Campus, Dublin Ohio

Registration is now open and seating is avalable for the following fall,
1998, dates: 
August 31-Sept. 2;  Sept. 9-11; Sept. 21-23; Nov. 2-4; Nov. 9-11; Dec.
7-9.
This 2 1/2-day seminar provides an intensive theoretical and practical,
project-based exploration of metadata and its applications.  After
participating in this seminar you will be able to: 
* Understand the foundations of resource description and its application
to the Internet 
* Understand emerging Web standards such as XML, RDF, and the Dublin
Core and their application in resource description systems 
* Evaluate your information management needs and determine the
appropriateness of metadata for a variety of applications 
* Use Dublin Core metadata in real-world applications
As part of a project team, you will use the OCLC Institute's Metadata
Lab to design, implement, and evaluate a MARC- or webserver-based
resource description system using metadata records for a real-world
collection. 
For more information and to register online, see
http://purl.org/oclc/institute.  Early-bird registration discounts are
available; seating is limited.
--Erik
Erik Jul, Associate Director
OCLC Institute
jul at oclc.org  (614) 764-4364  (614) 718-7132 Fax