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Creators become cataloguers: Using e-learning to implement

distributed authoring of metadata

prepared for Information Online 200321st January 2003

Anne Parkhill aparkhill@aptly.com.au

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You probably know more about metadata than I do………..

We all know more about metadata than our communities / clients…………

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Information life cycle (Christian 2001)

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Each ANTA Training Package:

• provides an integrated set of nationally endorsed competency standards, assessment guidelines and qualifications for a specific industry, industry sector or enterprise

• enables qualifications to be awarded through the direct assessment of competencies

• encourages the development and delivery of training which suits individual needs

• encourages learning in a work environment and off-the-job. 

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National Training Information ServiceUndertake cataloguing activities CULLB412A;

CULLB412A/01Undertake cataloguing/classification of material

CULLB412A/02 Provide cataloguing support

CULLB412A/03Create item level data

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STEP 1: Standards set

STEP 2: Process chosen

STEP 3: Assessing and training

STEP 4: Mentoring

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STEP 1: Standards set:

Agreement by a community on the metadata scheme to be used

“Probably the biggest stumbling block in the way of orderly development of metadata is the sheer number of different metadata projects”

(Milstead and Feldman, 1999)

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Web information is: TangentialFluidAlluring

So metadata must be:FlexibleNecessaryCommunity specific

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STEP 2: Process chosen:

Training content and software tools to enable the training process

“You simply can’t automate the creation of quality content. Someone, somewhere, has to write the stuff.If they’re not good at their job, the whole process becomes, not just redundant, but counter-productive” (McGovern, 2002).

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The CPE points application is in four parts; Administration

Professional Association Course Convenor

Member

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Ф No Recognition of Current Competency

Assessment Guidelines – Portfolio or other assessment

Training guidelines - Training modules

Ф Recognition of Current Competency application

Not competentCompetent

A participant starts here Ф

depending on competence

Undertake selected training activities

Metadata assessment and training program:

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The metadata package comprises six guidelines:

Assessment:Portfolio assessmentWork-based assessmentSelf-test tools

Training:Web based readingTraining courses Attendance at training courses (face-to-face)• What is metadata?• Generic metadata• Organisation-specific metadata• Dublin Core metadata

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STEP 3: Assessing and training:

All authors assessed and/or trained to the agreed standard

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STEP 4: Mentoring:Responsible metadata agents trained to mentor new authors

“The only safe prediction with regard to metadata is that all other predictions, no matter how authoritative, will probably be wrong” (Milstead and

Feldman, 1999).  “To be effective, metadata needs to be maintained, as does the vocabulary and its offshoots….ongoing training and education is necessary to maintain the gains achieved so far” (Quam, 2001).

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Using e-learning to implement distributed metadata:

Train quickly, educate patiently

For further information: Anne Parkhillaparkhill@aptly.com.au