Metadata: Soup to Nuts Introduction

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Metadata Soup to NutsIntroduction

• Marieke Napier
• UKOLN
• University of Bath
• Bath, BA2 7AY

Email m.napier_at_ukoln.ac.uk URL http//www.ukoln.ac
.uk/
UKOLN is supported by
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Timetable for this session
Subject to change

• Introductory Presentation
• What is the Technical Advisory Service?
• What is today about?
• Discussion
• What do you already know about metadata?
• Presentation - Introduction to metadata
• Coffee
• Presentation - Metadata in digitisation projects
• Presentation - Using Metadata
• Hands-on Session
• Review - Feedback, questions and open discussion

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The Technical Advisory Service

• The NOF-digi Technical Advisory Service is
  provided by UKOLN and the AHDS

UKOLN
AHDS
Technical Advisors
Technical Advisors
Marieke Napier Pete Dowdell
Alastair Dunning Peter Simpson
Strategic Support
Strategic Administrative Support
Liz Lyon Brian Kelly
Sheila Anderson
A pool of expertise based at UKOLN and AHDS (a
distributed service) and others
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What We Provide

• The NOF-digi Technical Advisory Service
• Provides technical support for NOF-digi projects
• Provides the Technical Standards And Guidelines
  document and Programme Manual
• Participates in workshop programme
• Provides support for email lists
• Hosts a Web site which provides access to
  standards and guidelines document, programme
  manual, FAQs, information papers, workshop
  programme, etc. which is available at
  lthttp//www.ukoln.ac.uk/nof/support/gt

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Our Stakeholders
Technical AdvisoryService
NOF Sarah Mitchell and Case Managers
Resource David Dawson, Susi Woodhouse
Projects NOF-funded projects
Becta Kate Arnold
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What is Today about?

• This introductory workshop will explain what
  metadata is and does, why it is vital in
  digitisation projects.
• We are hoping today will provide
• A good understanding of the basics
• An overview of the potential of using good
  metadata
• Pointers to further information on specific areas
• An opportunity for you to say what youd like NOF
  to provide more information on

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And finally

• What exactly does Soup to nuts mean?
• From first course to last
• Making something that was murky..clearer
• Soup-to-nuts solutions
• A variety of different things
• Metadata a taster - time to wet your appetite

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Any Questions?
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Group Exercise

• In small groups discuss the questions given in
  exercise 1