by Jonathon Colman on Feb 17, 2012

February 16, 2012
By EVAN SANDHAUS

Mary Ann Williams slideshare
Totally Wired:
1. Findability - metadata
2. Memory - documentation
3. Search and retrival - consistency
Change Agent
Translator, Consensus maker, Task master, Social butterfly
5 helpful lessons

MUST invest in adequate metadata planning and implementation
1. we cannot accurately describe the benefits of using metadata in the platform with all the advantages that it offers.
2. users are unaware that they have been working with metadata ever since they started using a computer

@daliawithnoh tweeted a link: RT @stephlemieux: My latest article: Auto-Classification: Friend or Foe of Taxonomy Management? http://t.co/dlv9IfAu via @cmswire http://twitter.com/daliawithnoh/status/164330571475066881

five guiding principles for creating and storing metadata, so important data is carried with the file wherever possible.

Polish and publish your metadata with Google Refine. We show how Google Refine is an easy way to make your metadata ready for the Linked Data Cloud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KtP9qlx56_c

Penn State

Web tool displays embedded image metadata (upload an image and view the metadata) and creates/Edits Dublin Core embedded metadata in an image or PDF (upload an image and click “Embed DC Record” below the thumbnail). Created by students Matt Miller & Chris Mullin at Pratt Institute.

Preservation Metadata Maintenance Activity from Library of Congress

By Stephanie Lemieux (@stephlemieux) from Earley & Associates