Canadian Metadata Workshops

[Alan Burk]

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A CANADIAN TRAVELLING ROADSHOW:
METADATA FOR INTERNET RESOURCES
( http:// www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/burk/metadata/)

               Fredericton, New Brunswick - April 13, 1999
               Toronto, Ontario - April 14, 1999
               Edmonton, Alberta - April 20, 1999

 Presenters:  Carl Lagoze (Digital Library Scientist at Cornell
                     University)  and Stuart Weibel (Research
                     Scientist at the Online Computer   Library
                     Center (OCLC)

 Workshop Theme:

     Metadata is 'structured information about resources' that
     enables users and organizations
     to not only describe the resources (documents, images, databases)
     that they publish on the Internet, but also to effectively manage
     and organize these electronic resources and the services that
     provide them. The aim of this tutorial is to provide
     organizations and individuals the background information,
     practical examples, and information on future developments
     relevant to the use of metadata for publishing networked
     information. While the material of the tutorial draws heavily on
     the experience of the Dublin Core Workshop Series, the
     information is applicable to other metadata efforts.

     This workshop is an introductory workshop to metadata for
     Internet resources. Concepts such as the Resource Description
     Framework (RDF) and qualifiers,  terms frequently associated with
     discussions about metadata, will be introduced and explained and
     set within a larger metadata context. The workshop does not
     presuppose any prior knowledge about metadata or about particular
     metadata schemes. It really is meant to be an introduction. Some
     basic familiarity with the Web will be helpful.

 WEBSITE AND WEB REGISTRATION FORM:
                      http:// www.hil.unb.ca/Texts/burk/metadata/

 Directed towards:
        * Librarians who want to know about indexing
           possibilities for the Web
         * Web managers
         * Administrators who are looking to
              better manage their Web information resources
         * Systems staff

 Places and Times: FREDERICTON:  (April 13, 1999)

                        The Auditorium, Wu Conference Centre at the
                        University of  New Brunswick Fredericton, New
                        Brunswick Time: 10am - 3:45pm | Registration
                        9:30am - 10am Nutritional breaks and lunch
                        included

                              TORONTO: (April 14, 1999)

                        FIS Lecture Theatre
                        Room 205, Faculty of Information Science
                        University of Toronto
                        140 St. George St.
                        10am - 4:00pm | Registration 9:30am - 10am
                        Nutritional breaks and lunch included


                             EDMONTON:  (April 20, 1999)

                        The Timms Centre on the campus of the
                        University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Time:
                        10am - 3:45pm | Registration 9:30am - 10am
                        Nutritional breaks and lunch included

 Costs:
                        Members of the Canadian Library Association,
                         Canadian Initiative on Digital Libraries
                         (CIDL),COPPUL libraries:  $85.00
                        per person (Cdn)

                        Members of the Canadian Library Association's
                         Electronic Publishing Interest Group or
                        the Emerging Technology Interest Group:
                        $70.00 per person (Cdn)

                        All others:  $100.00 per person (Cdn)

 The registration charge includes refreshment breaks and a light
 lunch.

 IMPORTANT DATES:

 Payment is due by April 1, 1999
 Refunds will not be honoured after April 1, 1999.


 Presenters:  Carl Lagoze and Stuart Weibel are recognized leaders in
 the metadata and RDF communities. Brief biographies are listed below.

 Carl Lagoze is Digital Library Scientist at Cornell University. His
 main research focus is on infrastructure for federated digital
 libraries. He has been an active participant in the development of
 the Dublin Core and is co-author, with Clifford Lynch and Ron Daniel,
 of the Warwick Framework. He is a member of the Technical Advisory
 for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.

 Stuart Weibel is the organizer of the Dublin Core Metadata
 Initiative. He has been a research scientist at the Online Computer
 Library Center since 1985, during which time he has managed projects
 in automated cataloging, document structure analysis, electronic
 publishing, and Web standards.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION
 For general information and questions about registration, contact:

           Karen Maguire
           Library Administrative Officer
           UNB Libraries
           Phone (506) 453-4740
           Fax (506) 453-4595
           email: kmaguire at unb.ca


 SPONSORED by the Canadian initiative on Digital Libraries, The
 Canadian Library Association's Electronic Publishing Interest Group
 and the Emerging Technology Interest Group, Atlantic Provinces
 Library Association and the University of New Brunswick Libraries,
 University of Alberta Libraries, University of Toronto Libraries and
 COPPUL

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Organizers:
John Teskey, Director of Libraries, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton Alan Burk, Director, Electronic Text Centre, University of
New Brunswick

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Alan Burk, Associate Director of Libraries and 
   Director of Electronic Text Centre (www.unb.ca/etc)
phone: 506-453-4740        fax:   506-453-4595