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Kristin Martin is the Metadata Blog Coordinator for the Metadata Interest Group. She is the Acting Electronic Resources Librarian and Metadata Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Metadata Interest Group Meeting at ALA Annual 2011

Posted on July 9, 2011 by admin

Metadata Interest Group, Sunday, June 26, 2011 Rather than specific presentations, the Metadata Interest Group organized a series of concurrent discussions at round tables, each focusing on a different topic related to metadata.  A summary of the discussion at each … Continue reading →

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Join the Metadata Interest Group at ALA Annual 2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

ALCTS Metadata Interest Group meeting Sunday 26 June 26 2011, 8-10 am Convention Center Room 350-351 Today’s meeting program will consist of a round-table discussion forum on various topics related to metadata creation: generating item records metadata migration independent metadata … Continue reading →

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ALA Annual 2011: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Annual 2011. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, … Continue reading →

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New Metadata Guidelines and METS Profile for Video Published by the Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Posted on February 15, 2011 by admin

The University of Texas Human Rights Documentation Initiative has just released Version 1.0 of the “Human Rights Documentation Initiative Metadata Guidelines for Video” (HRDI-MGV) and registered a new UTVideo METS Profile with the Library of Congress.  These new documents are … Continue reading →

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Metadata Interest Group at ALA Midwinter 2011

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

Metadata Interest Group Meeting ALA Midwinter Meeting Jan. 9, 2011 8-10 AM Links to the actual presentations will be provided when they are available. The first speaker was Corey A. Harper, who presented on, “Linked Library Data: 2010-2011 Update.” His … Continue reading →

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ALA Midwinter 2011: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Midwinter 2011. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, … Continue reading →

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Metadata Interest Group at ALA Midwinter 2011

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

Please join for an interesting meeting and discussion at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2011 in San Diego: Sunday, January 9th from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B) Corey Harper (Metadata Services Librarian, New … Continue reading →

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Metadata and Cataloging Blogs from 2010

Posted on October 21, 2010 by admin

Christine Schwartz, writer of the blog, Cataloging Futures, recently posted a list of active cataloging and metadata blogs in 2010.  Who knew there were 31 active blogs on the subject?  Happy reading, everyone! Posted by Kristin Martin

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Cemetery Preservation

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

As the calendar nears the end of October and early November, thoughts turn to holidays that focus on warding off evil spirits, and remembering and honoring the dead. Images of cemeteries and graveyards come to mind as people celebrate and … Continue reading →

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Visualization Map of the Metadata Universe

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

Jenn Riley, metadata guru at Indiana State University, has been at it again, this time helping make sense of the metadata universe in a visual manner through the new resource, Seeing Standards: A Visualization of the Metadata Universe, which is … Continue reading →

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