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Establishing a Metadata Service

Establishing a Metadata Service. Marty Kurth Cornell University January 2003. CUL Goals & Objectives 2002-2007. GOAL II:  Provide digital 'life-cycle' production services. A mandate to metadate.

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Establishing a Metadata Service

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  1. Establishing a Metadata Service Marty Kurth Cornell University January 2003

  2. CUL Goals & Objectives 2002-2007 GOAL II:  Provide digital 'life-cycle' production services.

  3. A mandate to metadate II.3. Establish and operate a "consulting to production" metadata service capable of producing metadata in a variety of formats to organize, manage, and preserve collections over time and to enable effective discovery and use.

  4. The DCAPS Model

  5. Another view of DCAPS

  6. What we say we do Metadata Services provides metadata consulting, design, development, and production services to the Cornell community to increase the value of their digital resources by making them easier to use, share, and repurpose.

  7. Answering the $64K question Metadata is well-organized information about your digital resources, including titles, authors, keywords, format, versions, and rights.

  8. Reaching our clients The DCAPSMetadata unit increases the value of digital resources by making them easier to access, use, share, and re-purpose.The metadata process organizes information about digital resources, including titles, authors, keywords, format, version, and rights.

  9. Thinking it through . . . Metadata can be important when your digital text, image, audio, or video resources have grown beyond a few selected files; you want digital resources with better categorization that are easily retrievable and readily reusable;

  10. Thinking it through . . . Metadata can be important when you intend to foster collaboration with colleagues and students through enhanced information sharing; you expect your resources to be accessed for years, decades, or longer; you want the ability to re-purpose your digital resources for new uses.

  11. Implementing fee-for-service • Dividing work into pre-production and production • Deciding on an hourly-rate approach • Creating an invoice • Establishing a work plan format

  12. Promotion • DCAPS print brochure • DCAPS website • Regional metadata workshops • Learning and Teaching with Technology Expo

  13. Who’s leading who? • Weekly goals • Shared responsibility for projects • Collaborative approach • Encouraging initiative

  14. Inclusiveness Adaptability Self Development Communication Teamwork Service-Mindedness Stewardship Motivation CU Staff Skills for Success

  15. Staying connected • Maintaining ties to CTS colleagues (cataloging support, network administration, collaborative management) • Building new alliances (D-LIT colleagues/clients, non-CTS metadata librarians, non-CU service providers, sub-contractors)

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