Amigos has opened registration for the sessions that make up the micro-credential series for Metadata Principles and Practices. Register today for the first session in the series, Metadata Basics! Many libraries expect their staff to continually seek out learning opportunities. The Amigos micro-credential program provides staff at member libraries that opportunity. A micro-credential is a short, competency-based recognition that allows a library staff member to demonstrate mastery in a particular area and to record that mastery on a resume or CV. In the 4-course Metadata Principles and Practices micro-credential series, attendees will learn the purposes and functions of metadata, understand how XML is used to express a variety of metadata standards, explore various metadata standards currently in use, learn about customization and interoperability of metadata, and explore the importance of relationships in metadata. Each course requires a written assignment. To complete the micro-credential series and earn the certificate, attendees must complete the following courses and a capstone project:
- Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Basics
- Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Customization, Exchange, Transformation and Migration
- Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Relationships
- Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Standards and Types
- Metadata Principles and Practices: Micro-Credentialing & Capstone Project
- This is a written assignment that involves assigning metadata to a set of digital objects and encoding the metadata in at least two different standards. To earn the certificate, registration is required for this additional session, along with payment of a $70 fee.