A Training Program for Shareable Metadata Metadata for You & Me is a collaboration between the University of Illinois Library and Indiana University. This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. Metadata for You & Me Section 1: Introduction

2 What Does This Record Describe? Bowie County Texas (County Number 19, Supplementary Sheet D) Texas Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texarkana Kennedy Lake Coca Cola Lake Hobo Jungle Park The General Libraries, University of State wid1.html Record harvested via OAI PMH

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4 What Does This Record Describe? Bowie County Texas (County Number 19, Supplementary Sheet D) Texas Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texarkana Kennedy Lake Coca Cola Lake Hobo Jungle Park The General Libraries, University of State wid1.html Record harvested via OAI PMH

5 What Does This Record Describe? identifier State University Museum of Ichthyology, Fish Field Notes jpeg These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please go to for more information. image 1926; 0070; 06; Little S. Br. Pere Marquette R.; THL26-68; 71300; 71301; 71302; 71303; 71304; 71305; 71306; 71307; 71308; 71309; 07; 1926/07/06; R12W; S09; Second collector Moody; T16N Cottus bairdi; Esox lucius; Cottus cognatus; Etheostoma nigrum; Salmo trutta; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Catostomus commersoni; Pimephales notatus; Margariscus margarita; Rhinichthys atratulus; mottled sculpin; northern pike; slimy sculpin; johnny darter; brown trout; rainbow trout; white sucker; bluntnose minnow; pearl dace; blacknose dace; bairdi; lucius; cognatus; nigrum; trutta; mykiss; commersoni; notatus; margarita; atratulus; Cottus; Esox; Cottus; Etheostoma; Salmo; Oncorhynchus; Catostomus; Pimephales; Margariscus; Rhinichthys; ; UND Michigan 1926 Langlois, v ; Record harvested via OAI PMH

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7 What Does This Record Describe? identifier State University Museum of Ichthyology, Fish Field Notes jpeg These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please go to for more information. image 1926; 0070; 06; Little S. Br. Pere Marquette R.; THL26-68; 71300; 71301; 71302; 71303; 71304; 71305; 71306; 71307; 71308; 71309; 07; 1926/07/06; R12W; S09; Second collector Moody; T16N Cottus bairdi; Esox lucius; Cottus cognatus; Etheostoma nigrum; Salmo trutta; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Catostomus commersoni; Pimephales notatus; Margariscus margarita; Rhinichthys atratulus; mottled sculpin; northern pike; slimy sculpin; johnny darter; brown trout; rainbow trout; white sucker; bluntnose minnow; pearl dace; blacknose dace; bairdi; lucius; cognatus; nigrum; trutta; mykiss; commersoni; notatus; margarita; atratulus; Cottus; Esox; Cottus; Etheostoma; Salmo; Oncorhynchus; Catostomus; Pimephales; Margariscus; Rhinichthys; ; UND Michigan 1926 Langlois, v ; Record harvested via OAI PMH

8 This One? Title: Ezra Meeker books Identifier: Contributor: State Historical Society Description: Abstract Ezra Meeker, who went west first in 1852, created a national sensation when in 1906 he retraced the trail from west to east, again in an ox-drawn wagon. The first vocal proponent of marking the historic route, his efforts led to the formation of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association. Subject: Meeker, Ezra, ; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland Trails--Description and travel; State Western Trails Project Publisher: State Historical Society Rights Management: Project: State Historical Society, Digital Date: [Structured/included data] Digitization Specifications: Master file 3000ppi, RGB, TIFF; Reference file 150ppi, RGB, JPEG Library: State Western Trails

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10 This One? Title: Ezra Meeker books Identifier: Contributor: State Historical Society Description: Abstract Ezra Meeker, who went west first in 1852, created a national sensation when in 1906 he retraced the trail from west to east, again in an ox-drawn wagon. The first vocal proponent of marking the historic route, his efforts led to the formation of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association. Subject: Meeker, Ezra, ; Oregon National Historic Trail; Overland Trails--Description and travel; State Western Trails Project Publisher: State Historical Society Rights Management: Project: State Historical Society, Digital Date: [Structured/included data] Digitization Specifications: Master file 3000ppi, RGB, TIFF; Reference file 150ppi, RGB, JPEG Library: State Western Trails

11 What Does This Record Describe? Title: Herbert Dore. Publisher: University of -- Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Date: [19--?]. Source: Redpath Chautauqua Collection. Subject: Dore, Herbert. Subject: Lecturers. Identifier: Format: 2 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.

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13 What Does This Record Describe? Title: Herbert Dore. Publisher: University of -- Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Date: [19--?]. Source: Redpath Chautauqua Collection. Subject: Dore, Herbert. Subject: Lecturers. Identifier: Format: 2 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.

14 How About This One? title: (Woman Holding a Pie) LNG subject: Berkeley; male; outdoors; yard; stair subject: Dorothea Lange Collection subject: The War Years ( ) subject: Office of War Information (OWI) subject: Woman Holding a Pie publisher: Museum of [state] date: 1944 type: image identifier: relation: relation: id:/13030/tf9779p783 relation: relation: relation: Record harvested via OAI PMH on

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16 How About This One? title: (Woman Holding a Pie) LNG subject: Berkeley; male; outdoors; yard; stair subject: Dorothea Lange Collection subject: The War Years ( ) subject: Office of War Information (OWI) subject: Woman Holding a Pie publisher: Museum of [state] date: 1944 type: image identifier: relation: relation: id:/13030/tf9779p783 relation: relation: relation: Record harvested via OAI PMH on

17 Course Outline Overview: Section 1 A Look at Sharing: Sections 2 and 3 Defining Shareable Metadata Shareable Metadata in Practice Looking Forward

18 Scope of This Course What we’ll cover –Why we share –Principles of shareable metadata –Some practical advice for creating shareable metadata What we won’t cover –Basic metadata and cataloging principles –Specific metadata and cataloging standards –XML syntax –Technical issues of sharing protocols

19 Overall Objectives An understanding of the need for interoperable or shareable metadata; An understanding of impact that your metadata has on larger aggregations; An understanding of key components of shareable metadata; The ability to think critically about the shareability of your own metadata; Identification of small and large steps that will make your own metadata more shareable; and The ability to produce metadata that is more useful in a shared context.

20 Metadata for You & Me Online What’s available: –Workshop slides in Powerpoint format –Brief textual versions of workshop materials –Supplemental materials such as references, links, and activities Up next: Section 2: A Look at Sharing: The Current Sharing Environment

21 Credits The development of the Metadata for You & Me curriculum was funded through a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarianship grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services The content for this course grew out of work sponsored by the Digital Library Federation and National Science Digital Library to develop best practices for use of OAI- PMH and shareable metadata We would also like to thank: –Richard Urban, MYM Project Manager –Institutions hosting on-site workshops –…and all participants in the online and on-site workshops for your valuable contributions towards the evolution of this training program This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.