Metadata 101 introduces participants to metadata and its use for the description, management discoverability and preservation of online resources.
This course is designed for online information professionals who create and manage online content and other resources through Internet web sites, Intranets, Extranets, electronic document management systems and recordkeeping systems.
Metadata 101 is designed for those who create or manage the discovery of online content and other resources through web sites, portals, intranets, extranets and other metadata-driven, online knowledge-based systems.
Key features
Metadata 101 is a course for those with little or no metadata knowledge, which introduces participants to the fundamentals of enterprise metadata, metadata records, metadata management and creation and the associated Australian and International standards that govern its use. It is used to provide participants with foundation knowledge to help them understand the ramifications and uses of metadata within their own organisations.
The course topics
The modules that are completed include:
- Introduction to metadata
- General metadata standards and guidelines
- The future of metadata
- Further references.
On completion of the training, participants will:
- Understand the role that metadata plays across an enterprise
- Understand the role of metadata and the changing requirements of information management in the digital information age
- Understand the Australian and International government and industry standards that impact metadata use
- Be able to research and develop their own metadata standards and guidelines.
Other metadata workshops
iFocus also offers tailored metadata workshops in the following areas:
- Working with schema, thesauri and controlled vocabularies
- Implementing AGLS
- Implementing Dublin Core
- Metadata for the classification of non-textual resources
- Enterprise metadata management
- Working with organisational specific standards and guidelines
- Leveraging metadata for information architectures
- Leveraging metadata for knowledge management.
More information and bookings
To discuss your organisational training needs please contact iFocus.
Critical training for:
- Content developers
- Content managers
- Metadata managers
- Web site managers
- Information architects
- Specialist managers
Courses are run in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane based on demand. Book now to register your interest. Group bookings and discounts are available.
For more information and to register your interest please contact iFocus or register via email.