Nylink

February 17 & 18, 2009 Mid-Manhattan Library

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Cost:

	ALCTS and Nylink members	$319
	Non-members	$359

Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials.

The workshop presents 21st century bibliographic control concepts, including metadata standards and applications. The goal of the course is to relate what attendees already know about library catalog metadata to digital library metadata, thereby preparing them to apply their current knowledge to new areas. This workshop is designed for practicing catalogers (with or without MLS degrees) from all types of libraries, with a working knowledge of MARC and concepts of bibliographic control. The workshop explores the following topics:

Introduction to digital libraries

Metadata models

Overview of metadata standards and applications

Metadata interoperability and distribution

Controlled vocabulary use in metadata

Application profiles

Quality considerations and monitoring metadata developments

Instructors:Rhonda Marker and Sherry Vellucci