The full metadata record I found, on the Flinders University website, as requested. Whew, this is pretty intense stuff. I am getting the general idea, but the topics so far seem to be creating more questions than they answer. That's how life should be though isn't it :)
Full metadata record
DC Field Value Language
dc.contributor.author Zott, Debra -
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-26T06:48:07Z -
dc.date.available 2011-05-26T06:48:07Z -
dc.date.issued 2011-04 -
dc.identifier.citation Zott, D. 2011. How leaders emerge in realtime. InCite, 32 (4), p. 12. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0158–0876 -
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2328/23534 -
dc.description.abstract Discussions about leadership training generally raise the objection that leadership cannot be taught or learned, because true leaders are born. While there is an element of truth in this, training programs can be effective in developing library professionals who aspire to management roles, or who wish to increase their strategic awareness. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher ALIA en_US
dc.subject Leadership en_US
dc.subject Academic Libraries en_US
dc.title How leaders emerge in realtime en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Having a go at Metadata
We have been asked to have a go at coming up with what we think are the important data attributes for our textbook and for a given website (i.e. what we think people might use to try to locate it). I have a feeling this may be an interesting exercise - I wonder if what I think now would be different to what I would come up with at the end of this subject...
Firstly, a book (Hider, 2008):
Author
Year of publication
Title
Publisher
Colour of binding (if they remember that it was blue, but cannot remember what it was called)
ISBN
Overview of content
Key/tag words. In this case things like: information organisation, metadata, cataloguing, digital information resources, tagging, Web 2.0, Resource Description and Access, RDA, information retrieval systems, bibliographic description, bibliographic data, subject access, classification, standards, OPACs.
Secondly, a website (Handpress - I am not sure if it is intended that we analyse this page or the one it links to):
URL
Creator (changed from Author)
Title
Date most recently updated
Overview of content
Key/tag words. E.g. handpress, printing, presswork, books...
I am unsure as to whether I have completed this task correctly. I originally collected the actual information and included it with the aspects I had outlined, and I am not convinced that we are not supposed to do that, but at this point I think that will take time and not really teach me anything that I don't already know, so I will leave it as is and move onto the next activity.
Reference
Hider, P (with Harvey, R) 2008, Organising knowledge in a global society, rev. edn. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies.
Firstly, a book (Hider, 2008):
Author
Year of publication
Title
Publisher
Colour of binding (if they remember that it was blue, but cannot remember what it was called)
ISBN
Overview of content
Key/tag words. In this case things like: information organisation, metadata, cataloguing, digital information resources, tagging, Web 2.0, Resource Description and Access, RDA, information retrieval systems, bibliographic description, bibliographic data, subject access, classification, standards, OPACs.
Secondly, a website (Handpress - I am not sure if it is intended that we analyse this page or the one it links to):
URL
Creator (changed from Author)
Title
Date most recently updated
Overview of content
Key/tag words. E.g. handpress, printing, presswork, books...
I am unsure as to whether I have completed this task correctly. I originally collected the actual information and included it with the aspects I had outlined, and I am not convinced that we are not supposed to do that, but at this point I think that will take time and not really teach me anything that I don't already know, so I will leave it as is and move onto the next activity.
Reference
Hider, P (with Harvey, R) 2008, Organising knowledge in a global society, rev. edn. Wagga Wagga, NSW: Centre for Information Studies.
A rough transcription - my interpretation
For one of our exercises for ETL505 we had to listen to a recording of the metadata librarian of the State Library of QLD. It sounds like she has done an amazing job and works very hard, and she had some interesting things to say about her role - but she was rather difficult for me to understand. Because of this I have tried to write down what she said in the talk. I may not have gotten it all right, so please let me know if this is the case, but I have written down what she said as I understand it (in my own words).
I found one of her papers online and I this made me think maybe some of the words I couldn't understand were 'Dublin Core'... Had a read of the abstract and it gave me a bit more of an idea of what she was talking about:
In her first role she had to do research to decide which was the best outline for metadata standards for the QLD state library. She had to write a paper justifying the use of Dublin Core outlines for web resource description. She created the outline and implementation plan for metadata at the QLD library. She stays informed of trends, monitors development of international standards (including Dublin Core), and Australian and QLD ones. She keeps the website up to date. She revises the metadata guidelines when there are changes, and provides workshops to address these changes. She doesn't decide on the individual terms used for each item, there are people who do that. She also attends conferences, and writes papers and for journals.
Now I need to investigate what Dublin Core is, because I don't think I know yet...
I found one of her papers online and I this made me think maybe some of the words I couldn't understand were 'Dublin Core'... Had a read of the abstract and it gave me a bit more of an idea of what she was talking about:
In her first role she had to do research to decide which was the best outline for metadata standards for the QLD state library. She had to write a paper justifying the use of Dublin Core outlines for web resource description. She created the outline and implementation plan for metadata at the QLD library. She stays informed of trends, monitors development of international standards (including Dublin Core), and Australian and QLD ones. She keeps the website up to date. She revises the metadata guidelines when there are changes, and provides workshops to address these changes. She doesn't decide on the individual terms used for each item, there are people who do that. She also attends conferences, and writes papers and for journals.
Now I need to investigate what Dublin Core is, because I don't think I know yet...
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Metadata
3 definitions:
1.
noun
data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"
(Dictionary.com)
2.
Wikipedia
prefers to use the word 'metacontent', :
'Metadata (metacontent) is traditionally found in the card catalogs of libraries. As information has become increasingly digital, metadata is also used to describe digital data using metadata standards specific to a particular discipline. By describing the contents and context of data files, the quality of the original data/files is greatly increased. For example, a webpage may include metadata specifying what language it's written in, what tools were used to create it, and where to go for more on the subject, allowing browsers to automatically improve the experience of users.'
with the word metadata fitting with the following: 'Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures ... would be "data about the containers of data"'
(Wikipedia)
3.
metadata:
Data about data. Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted. Metadata is essential for understanding information stored in data warehouses and has become increasingly important in XML-based Web applications.
(Webopedia)
Common across all three: information/data about data.
1.
noun
data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"
(Dictionary.com)
2.
Wikipedia
prefers to use the word 'metacontent', :
'Metadata (metacontent) is traditionally found in the card catalogs of libraries. As information has become increasingly digital, metadata is also used to describe digital data using metadata standards specific to a particular discipline. By describing the contents and context of data files, the quality of the original data/files is greatly increased. For example, a webpage may include metadata specifying what language it's written in, what tools were used to create it, and where to go for more on the subject, allowing browsers to automatically improve the experience of users.'
with the word metadata fitting with the following: 'Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures ... would be "data about the containers of data"'
(Wikipedia)
3.
metadata:
Data about data. Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted. Metadata is essential for understanding information stored in data warehouses and has become increasingly important in XML-based Web applications.
(Webopedia)
Common across all three: information/data about data.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wow.
I can't believe it. I'm up to date with my readings/online study.
I haven't started my portfolio yet, but still, I think this is a reason to celebrate.
Perhaps by getting a good night's sleep...!
I haven't started my portfolio yet, but still, I think this is a reason to celebrate.
Perhaps by getting a good night's sleep...!
Picture Australia
The Picture Australia website has so many wonderful images from Australia's history. I did a search for 'Ned Kelly' and 'tasmanian tiger', each of which brought up many results. Some of the images I recognised, others seemed off topic but did have some link upon looking closer at them (e.g. a picture of relatives of Ned Kelly). The only draw back I could see was that the images did not seem to be sorted in any way, whether by relevance, popularity, etc. I did also notice a post in the forum suggesting the site does not suggest alternative spellings if you make a mistake with your search or do not know exactly what you are looking for (e.g. if I search for Simon and donkey, instead of Simpson and donkey, no results come up).
Hear hear...
"I want a poor student to have the same means of indulging his learned curiosity, of following his rational pursuits, of consulting the same authorities, of fathoming the most intricate inquiry as the richest man in the kingdom, as far as books go, and I contend that the Government is bound to give him the most liberal and unlimited assistance in this respect" (Panizzi)
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