Course Announcement: OCLC Institute Early-Bird Deadlines

[Lytle,Amy]

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Dear Reader,

The Early-Bird deadline for the following OCLC Institute events is
approaching:

"Using Metadata for Knowledge Management,"  June 14-16, 1999, Dallas, TX.
The Early-Bird deadline for this seminar, offered in conjunction with
AMIGOS, is Friday, April 30, 1999.  

This intensive, hands-on 2.5 day seminar offers participants the following:
*	Understanding of the concept of Knowledge Management and the key
opportunities for libraries 
*	Understanding of the foundations of resource description and its
application to the Internet 
*	Understanding of emerging Web standards such as XML, RDF, and the
Dublin Core and their application in resource description systems 
*	The opportunity to evaluate your information management needs and
determine the appropriateness of metadata for a variety of applications 
*	Use of the Dublin Core metadata in a real-world application 
For details of this seminar and to register please visit our web site at
http://www.oclc.org/institute/metadata2a.htm or see below for contact
information.
"Knowledge Access Management," June 16-18, 1999, Indianapolis, IN.  The
Early-Bird deadline for this seminar, offered in conjunction with INCOLSA,
is Monday, May 3, 1999.  
This 2.5 day seminar is specially designed for cataloging leaders.  It
includes the following topics:
*	A comprehensive and practical understanding of cataloging Internet
resource.             
*	The opportunity to explore cataloging complements and alternatives:
TEI headers, EAD, metadata, and Web pages. 
*	Understanding of the underlying concepts of these approaches and
their implementation.      
*	A look at new technology applications and exploration of automated
metadata record creation, subject analysis, and classification. 
*	An opportunity for planning actions that your library can take now
with a view toward the future.

Seminar details and registration are found on our web site at
http://www.oclc.org/institute/seminar2a.htm or see below for contact
information. 
Please feel free to call with any questions!
Amy Lytle
Event Coordinator
OCLC Institute
(800) 848-5878 x 5212
mailto:lytlea at oclc.org