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Greetings from Metadata Management Tools!

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018| Kelsey George
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  Earlier this fall, I taught a 3-week online course titled Metadata Management Tools for LITA. The course was designed for library staff who regularly work manipulating MARC and metadata sets or library school students interested in the subject of metadata management. My goal was for students to finish the course with an understanding of the tools available to them for metadata management, example use cases for each tool, and the resources available to them if they would like to further their knowledge or have any questions regarding any of these tools. A big “Thank you!” to LITA for giving me the opportunity to teach this online course. What is “metadata management”? According to Margaret Rouse of WhatIs.com, [m]etadata management is the administration of data that describes other data. It involves establishing policies and processes that ensure information across the organization can be integrated, accessed, shared, linked, analyzed, and maintained to best…

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