For more information, contact:
David Green
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
david@arl.org
METS Workshop: The Basics and Beyond
Organized by ARL, January 18-22, 2010 in
Boston, MA
The Association of Research
Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Measurement Program is offering a five day workshop
entitled METS: The Basics and Beyond to be held in partnership with Nancy J.
Hoebelheinrich and Rick Beaubien of the METS Editorial Board. This workshop is
aimed at people who work in digital and physical libraries and would like to
gain knowledge and skills for organizing the many and disparate component parts
of individual digital resources.
Course Description
Although continuous, this hands-on workshop consists of three
modules, any of which may be taken independently:
- The
first module (Monday) offers a thorough introduction to METS including an
overview of all of its high level features.
- The
second module (Tuesday and Wednesday) delves deeply into the heart of
METS: the flexible mechanisms it provides for encoding, organizing and
representing digital content of various kinds and for different purposes.
- The
third and final module (Thursday and Friday) explores strategies for
implementing METS in a production environment, and reviews existing tools
that can facilitate implementation.
For further details,
including expanded module descriptions, instructor bios, and information on
lodging, please go to: http://www.arl.org/stats/statsevents/METS-workshop.shtml
InstructorsNancy J. Hoebelheinrich – Metadata Specialist / Digital
Library Consultant Rick
Beaubien – Software Engineer/Digital Library Consultant
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