[Metadatalibrarians] New online learning series on metadata and linked data available

[Yuji Tosaka]

**Please excuse cross-postings**


Dear colleagues,


We are pleased to announce three free open online learning series below on
metadata and linked data for the library and cultural heritage community.
The asynchronous, self-paced modules are designed to provide the students
with an active, interactive learning experience with a variety of hands-on
exercises and assessments. These webinar series are supported through an
award from the Institute of Museum and Library Service's Laura Bush 21st
Century Librarian Program for the project "Building a Workforce of
Information Professionals for 21st Century Global Information Access" for a
four-year period (2014-18).



The webinars are available through the following project site:
http://metadatace.cci.drexel.edu/omeka/



- "XML Metadata Standards" by Rebecca S. Guenther introduces the students
to the emergence of XML-based metadata for organizing information
resources, covering such topics as a comparison of various major XML
metadata schemes and interoperability issues in metadata implementation.



- "Linked Data for Librarians" by Seth van Hooland and Ruben Verborgh
provides an introduction to implementing Linked Data in library
settings (*Introduction
to Semantic Web and Linked Data
<http://course.freeyourmetadata.org/introduction/>*) and then explores more
advanced aspects of Linked Data applications, projects, and skills, such as
metadata cleaning, reconciliation, and enriching (*Advanced course on
applications, projects, and skills related to Linked Data
<http://course.freeyourmetadata.org/reconciliation/>)*.

We always welcome your comments, suggestions, and feedback about your
learning experience.

Dr. Jung-ran Park

Editor, *Journal of Library Metadata*

Associate Professor

The College of Computing and Informatics

Drexel University

Email: jung-ran.park at drexel.edu <jung-ran.park at ischool.drexel.edu>


Yuji Tosaka, PhD, MLIS
Cataloging/Metadata Librarian
R. Barbara Gitenstein Library
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
tosaka at tcnj.edu